WASHINGTON — WalletHub, a website that says it offers free credit scores and full credit reports has just published a list of the best and worst driving states.
In addition to an overall score, the list also ranks states on other transportation-related categories.
The overall score itself is derived from rankings by state on cost of ownership and maintenance; traffic and infrastructure; safety; and access to vehicles and maintenance.
Oregon has the best overall rank with a score of 61.56 followed by Illinois (61.44), Indiana (60.90), Iowa (60.62) and Texas (60.51)
The overall bottom five and scores include Hawaii (38.45), Alaska (47.48), Washington (47.73), California (48.37 and New Hampshire (49.11).
By category, Iowa was tops in cost of ownership and maintenance, Hawaii was last; Montana was tops in traffic and infrastructure, Massachusetts was last; Rhode Island was first in safety, Montana was last; California was first in access to vehicles and maintenance, Alaska was last.
Some interesting categories include:
Lowest percent of rush-hour traffic congestion — Mississippi, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Iowa and Idaho.
Highest percent of rush-hour traffic congestion — Massachusetts, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland and California.
Fewest days with precipitation — California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas.
Most days with precipitation — New York, Vermont, West Virginia, Hawaii and New Hampshire.
Lowest car theft rate — Vermont, Maine, New York, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.
Highest car theft rate — Oregon, California, Nevada, New Mexico and Alaska.
Lowest average gas prices — Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and South Carolina.
Highest average gas prices — (tie) Nevada and Oregon, Alaska, Washington, California and Hawaii.
Lowest auto maintenance costs — Oregon, West Virginia, Montana, Indiana and Delaware.
Highest auto maintenance costs — New Jersey, Vermont, Massachusetts, Hawaiit and New York.
On its website, WalletHub says it is “dedicated to helping people efficiently attain top ‘WalletFitness’ so they may enjoy life instead of worrying about money. To that end, we strive to make the complex simple and to provide each user with a personalized level of care.”
For more information, visit www.WalletHub.com.
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