”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations while noting these grades are best seen as a mix of artful interpretation and data.
Buzz: It’s funny how the vast range of viewpoints about California life shows up in a random collection of surveys with the Golden State more often found at the top or bottom of state-by-state rankings.
Source: California’s standing in a dozen recent scorecards on a wide variety of topics.
Topline
There are too many state-vs.-state rankings. But they can be fun and thought-provoking.
Some rankings are created to give the public a better understanding of each state’s pluses and minuses. Other scorecards help push