{"id":95,"date":"2026-10-20T16:03:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T16:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbcrealtors.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/20\/massachusetts-named-among-best-states-to-live-in\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T16:03:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T16:03:32","slug":"massachusetts-named-among-best-states-to-live-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbcrealtors.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/20\/massachusetts-named-among-best-states-to-live-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts named among best states to live in"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Massachusetts ranks 4th among the best U.S. states to live in, excelling in health, education, safety, and quality of life. It has the best public schools, top health outcomes, low crime and traffic fatalities, and strong outdoor amenities. However, affordability is a major drawback, with high living costs and low housing affordability. The state&#039;s highest median income helps offset these costs, making its benefits outweigh the expenses for many residents.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/bostonagentmagazine.com\/2026\/08\/26\/massachusetts-top-5-best-state-to-live-in\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massachusetts ranks 4th among the best U.S. states to live in, excelling in health, education, safety, and quality of life. It has the best public schools, top health outcomes, low crime and traffic fatalities, and strong outdoor amenities. However, affordability is a major drawback, with high living costs and low housing affordability. The state&#039;s highest [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":257,"featured_media":96,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbcrealtors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbcrealtors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbcrealtors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbcrealtors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/257"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbcrealtors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbcrealtors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbcrealtors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbcrealtors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbcrealtors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbcrealtors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}