Salt Lake City among top 10 for 'Best State Capitals to Live In'

Salt Lake City is ranked 10th among the nation’s state capitals in a study of Best State Capitals to Live In. The study by personal finance company WalletHub compared state capitals in all 50 states, using 48 key metrics, including cost of living and K-12 school system qualities.The top 10 were Austin, Texas; Raleigh, North Carolina: Atlanta; Madison, Wisconsin; Boise, Idaho; St. Paul, Minnesota; Lincoln, Nebraska; Bismarck, North Dakota; Denver; and Salt Lake City.In the Best vs. Worst categories, Concord, New Hampshire, has the lowest violent-crime rate per 1,000 residents, which is 9.2 times lower than in Little Rock, Arkansas, the city with the highest. Austin, Texas, has the highest median household income (adjusted for cost of living), which is 2.1 times higher than in Hartford, Connecticut, the city with the lowest. And Montpelier, Vermont, has the highest share of adults age 25 and older with at least a bachelor’s degree, which is four times higher than in Trenton, New Jersey, the city with the lowest. The entire survey is available online at https://wallethub.com/edu/best-state-capitals/19030.