Have you made people are you thinking about making people if you said yes you'd probably like to know
where the best and safest place to do that is at least the raising part, not the actual making of
the kids you can do that behind a dumpster in Vegas if you want I wouldn't suggest it,
but it is possible today we're looking at one of the best states to raise a family Wisconsin the
badger state always shows up on positive lists that have anything to do with families if you've
ever been to Wisconsin or you know someone from Wisconsin you probably already know this
Wisconsin is an amazing state for families for so many reasons but today I'm going to show you the
top 10 reasons the badger state is a great state for families got it get it good let's take a look
number 10 education if you're going to be raising a family you're going to want to
have a good education no one in their right mind moves their kids to a place that has
horrible schools unless you're a person that went to horrible schools and you see nothing wrong with
it Wisconsin has a strong educational system with many schools and universities that rank
among the best in the country these institutions offer diverse learning opportunities range from
Liberal Arts to technical programs you got the University of Wisconsin-Madison the University
of Wisconsin lacrosse University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Lawrence University Marquette University
down there in Milwaukee and a whole bunch of other universities of Wisconsin like
at Parkside Platteville River Falls Oshkosh Stevens Point Green Bay Whitewater to name a
few a few years back I was doing a video on colleges and universities and I came across
one stat and I forget the exact numbers but it kind of shows you how good the schools are and
how good the people are in Wisconsin but when it came to the percentage of students that choose
to go to college in state Wisconsin was number one like I said I forgot the exact percentages
but they had the largest percentage of students graduating high school that chose to stay in state
number nine the land Wisconsin in my opinion is a lot like Oregon and a few other states
where the land is very welcoming there is always something to do right out your front
door in Oregon and that's how it is in Wisconsin Wisconsin has an abundance of Natural Beauty with
Lakes forests and parks that provide endless opportunities for outdoor recreation what I
like about Wisconsin also is a lot of things you can do in the summer you could still do in
the winter camping obviously fishing they go ice fishing there go hiking snowshoeing cross-country
skiing but during the summer there's like a lake or a pond or a creek there's always something to
do around water in Wisconsin and if you got kids you know that's kind of important Wisconsin has
some pretty impressive state parks you have well Wisconsin Dells but then you have Devils Lake
State Park Peninsula State Park and something I did there once which was a good time was the
Ice Age Trail it's one of the 11 National Trails and one of the best hiking trails in Wisconsin
we also went snowmobiling that trip it was a lot of fun
number eight they got nice people you always hear about the southern hospitality I think
Wisconsin almost does it better and they're one of our most northern states Wisconsin is
sort of known for its friendly and welcoming communities these people are famously good
neighbors that's just a fact families can feel safe and secure in these tight-knit
neighborhoods where everyone looks out for one another that's kind of their thing that's
how it is in Minnesota too and there's a few different reasons for this or at least a few
different theories for this a good percentage of the people that were early settlers in Wisconsin
and Minnesota were Scandinavian the Scandinavian people that moved here came from small villages
and very small towns places that are used to relying on each other and getting along that
attitude and culture spread through the Midwest midwesterners in general are known for their
friendly and polite manners and Wisconsin is no exception midwesterners place a high value
on community hard work and Hospitality which translates into the friendly and
welcoming atmosphere that you often experience in West Wisconsin sort of the exact opposite
that you'll get if you go to Los Angeles you go there and you got a problem you're on your own I
mean the people will take time out of their day to talk trash about you that's about it
number seven things to do Wisconsin is home to many family-friendly attractions
including zoos museums and amusement parks the badger States diverse culture
provides opportunities for learning and entertainment at the various festivals
they always seem to be having some sort of festival and a strange amount
of these family fun activities involve the consumption of beer I'm all in on that one
number six jobs and security Wisconsin has a thriving economy with many job opportunities
in a variety of Industries there are a lot of places with a lot of really good jobs that
they can't even find enough people for right now in Wisconsin this is always good because
nothing's more uncomfortable than moving to a new place with your family and having to
worry about job security or not being able to get another job if this one doesn't work
out and if your dad or a mom that kind of crap will keep you up at night now if you're like
working fast food or something like that you that never keeps you up because there's a job
opening no matter where you go cool thing about Wisconsin they have plenty of trade jobs that
they're looking to fill don't sleep on going to trade school guys if you're younger right
now and you're thinking about college great if you can do college absolutely go do it just keep
in mind there's a lot of good trade schools that can get you a good job or a good career
number five it's cheap Wisconsin has a low-cost living making it an affordable place to raise a
family families can enjoy a high quality of life without breaking the bank so to speak when it
comes to Health Care Wisconsin is ranked fourth in the nation for the cheapest when it comes to
buying a home they're ranked 16th in the nation now like I've said before it's hard to really
get a median price that's realistic for an entire State cities are a little easier to do but just
to give you an idea the median home price and the absolute cheapest state right now in 2023
is Mississippi where the median home price is 119 thousand dollars the most expensive is Hawaii with
615 000 Wisconsin is a hundred and eighty thousand dollars that isn't the cheapest but it ain't bad
especially when you look at what's going on in Hawaii and California as a matter of fact
number four Sports Wisconsin is Big when it comes to Sports on the professional side you
got the Green Bay Packers the Milwaukee Bucks and basketball you got the Milwaukee Brewers
and baseball they got a whole bunch of minor league baseball teams and some hockey and
that's just on the professional side when you start looking at their college sports that's
where these people get a little insane you got the University of Wisconsin Badgers which have
won far too many things for me to even start naming them then of course Marquette is huge
when it comes to basketball and then when you look at their youth sports this is a really
big thing for most of these communities they like their hockey and they like their
football which if you got kids youth sports usually plays a big part of their lives not
as much as when I was a kid I mean most kids are playing video games instead of
going to baseball practice but we all change it's still a big part of a lot of kids lives
number three food and drink Wisconsin is sort of a foodie's Dream from cheese to bratwurst
and some of the best beer you'll find in the country you'll find in Wisconsin now
the beard thing's probably not as much of a family thing but everything else is that's
a big part of a lot of their festivals they have some really really good food Wisconsin
has a lot of farms so you're going to get a lot of fresh food and some really cool
farmers markets Seymour Wisconsin claims to be the birthplace of the modern hamburger
a lot of different places make that claim but the butter burger originated in Wisconsin most
likely at Sully's Grill in Milwaukee the butter burger is a hamburger with butter
spread on the Buns you also find that just about everything has cranberries involved in Wisconsin
number two Community now we've touched on this a little bit in some of the other ones but
Wisconsin has a strong sense of community they have a lot of local events and festivals that
bring people together families can participate in these celebrations and connect with others
who share their same interests and values I guess Wisconsin is still to this day a very
rural State and Rural communities in a way sort of depend on the different festivals and events
that a community will have well that's a tradition that goes way back because you really didn't see
people that often and this was a good chance to get people together celebrate the holidays
celebrate something just so you can interact with other people besides the people that lived on
your farm this is also how a lot of young people found a future spouse well even though things have
changed it's still a big part of Wisconsin life really this is kind of big for all of the Midwest
but in my opinion Wisconsin and a couple other states like Iowa and Minnesota take it a step
further yeah back in the old days they didn't have Tinder or Facebook or Instagram Ram you
actually had to go places to meet the opposite sex so events Festival state fairs county fairs
were really important communities like this and Wisconsin's keeping that type of tradition alive
all right before we get to number one if you're thinking about moving to Wisconsin or any state
there's a link down below for a website called home and money they have all kinds of tools
you might need if you're looking to buy a house someplace including getting you in touch with a
real estate agent in whatever area you're thinking about moving to all right on to number one
and number one quality of life Wisconsin has the fifth highest quality of life score in the
United States the state schools are among the best performing in the nation like I said earlier they
lead the country in high school graduation cost living is lower than the national average and
levels of poverty are really low unemployment is always below the national average the crime rate
in most areas is extremely low Milwaukee is the only place that has any significant crime
and theirs isn't terrible when you look at places like Chicago and Detroit and Philadelphia overall
Wisconsin is just a great place to live and the quality of life score kind of shows you that their
only real knock is they do more drinking than any other state in the Union so there's that
all right that's today's video hope you guys enjoyed it I hope you got some
information of it now go out have a great day be nice to each other