NY State Ranks Among Top 20 For Best States To Drive In
Have you ever wondered what state in our country is the best one to drive in when it comes to road congestion, gas prices and rush hour traffic? We upstate New Yorkers have it pretty good overall. Even though everyone we knows says, "New York City is a traffic nightmare!", as a state with a whole lot of rural territory, we ranked 19th out of 50 states in the country for driving on Wallethub's report "2021's Best & Worst States to Drive in".
Wallethub compared 31 different metrics for each state with the following key factors:
– Share of Rush-Hour Traffic Congestion (NYS ranked 19th)
– Traffic Fatality Rate (NYS ranked 1st) – Car Theft Rate (NYS ranked 3rd)
– Auto-Repair Shops per Capita (NYS ranked 3rd)
– Avg. Gas Prices (NYS ranked 40th)
– Auto-Maintenance Costs (NYS ranked 46th)
– Road Quality (NYS ranked 34th)
– Car Dealerships per Capita (NYS ranked 5th)
For the full report visit: wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-states-to-drive-in/43012

Here are the top 20 best states for driving:
Jamie Carroll, Getty Images 20Oklahoma
Blake Borg, Getty Images 19New York
Srongkrod, Getty Images 18Montana
Design Pics, Getty Images 17Georgia
adiabatic, Getty Images 16Virginia
Jupiterimages, Getty Images 15North Dakota
benkrut, Getty Images 14Illinois
Meindert van der Haven, Getty Images 13Nebraska
CarbonBrain, Getty Images 12Kansas
benkrut, Getty Images 11Wisconsin
Lisa F. Young, Getty Images 10Ohio
Oleksii Liskonih, Getty Images 9South Dakota
knowlesgallery, Getty Images 8Idaho
amolson7, Getty Images 7Maine
Dylan Buell, Getty Images 6Kentucky
Sean Pavone, Getty Images 5Tennessee
DarcyMaulsby, Getty Images 4Iowa
RickSause, Getty Images 3North Carolina
wellesenterprises, Getty Images 2Indiana
KBazin, Getty Images 1Texas