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Wallethub's analysts compared all states on a number of criteria to determine which were the safest and which were the least safe.Learn more: http://news.lee.net/lifestyles/the-safest-and-least-safe-states-in-america/article_b34d9d70-4cb1-11e7-ba86-2bb1dc6f9d83.html

Wallethub's analysts compared the 100 largest U.S. cities to determine where pets enjoy the highest quality of life without breaking the bank.Learn more: http://news.lee.net/lifestyles/pets/america-s-most-pet-friendly-cities/article_fa33c76f-e25d-52b6-8216-d04033e957d0.html

WalletHub’s analysts compared the 50 states across 22 key metrics, ranging from movie costs to accessibility of national parks to casinos per capita.Learn more: http://news.lee.net/entertainment/which-states-are-the-most-fun/article_8bc70484-3100-11e7-87e4-478919ec8a8a.html

Wallethub's analysts compared the 62 largest U.S. cities to determine which are the best to live in.Learn more: http://news.lee.net/lifestyles/where-are-the-most-livable-big-cities/article_c9f74ed2-70a5-11e7-82b6-8f1901fd03de.html

Wallethub's analysts compared all 50 states plus the District of Columbia on statistics like number of available nursing jobs and average nurse salary to find the best places to have a career in nursing.Learn more: http://news.lee.net/jobs/the-best-and-worst-states-to-be-a-nurse/article_14128408-14c8-11e7-b711-43e3d7019fbf.html

Wallethub's analysts compared major U.S. cities to find out which had the best cost of living index, which have the lowest labor costs, which have the lowest average office space rentals, and much more.Learn more: http://news.lee.net/business/the-best-u-s-cities-to-start-a-business/article_365e436a-2abe-11e7-8347-bb237811f2cd.html

Wallethub's analysts compared cities' rates of homelessness, percentage of income donated to charity, most volunteering hours per capita and more to determine which are the most caring.Learn more: http://news.lee.net/lifestyles/health-med-fit/the-most-caring-cities-in-america/article_e2f59c12-c606-11e6-b41f-8ff5b5ad61de.html

Wallethub compared all 50 states in the categories of education, health, road conditions and more to determine where taxpayers get the best return on investment from state taxes.Learn more: http://news.lee.net/business/investment/where-do-you-get-your-money-s-worth-from-state/article_a2526924-157f-11e7-9250-e39327554c61.html

Sometimes raising a healthy, balanced family requires moving to a new state. Wallethub analyzed all 50 states and the District of Columbia to determine which were the best places to raise a family.Learn more: http://news.lee.net/lifestyles/parenting/the-best-and-worst-states-to-raise-a-family/article_a26574a0-dd90-11e6-a155-d3f19aeef1c8.html

While Americans might be traveling in record numbers, some regions of the world see much more traffic than others. WanderBat, a travel research site by Graphiq, used data from the Department of Commerce's National Travel and Tourism Office to find…