Republican governors slammed CNBC's quality of life rankings as biased, pointing to Census data showing massive domestic migration into their states.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The state flag of Texas CNBC faced a wave of online mockery Monday after releasing its annual quality-of-life rankings, which ...

Tennessee was ranked by CNBC as the worst state to live in for 2026, followed by Texas, Indiana, Louisiana and Georgia.

Return to office mandates and a decline in remote work have companies looking more closely at the quality of life in the place where they establish offices.