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