ST. PAUL, MN - Governor Tim Walz today announced that WalletHub has ranked Minnesota as a top state to raise a family. Minnesota ranked second in WalletHub’s study , which compared key factors across all 50 states including housing affordability, health care quality, safety, and school quality.

“Making Minnesota the best state to raise a family has been my mission since day one,” said Governor Walz. “Investments in education, tax cuts to the middle-class, paid family and medical leave, and public safety have set us apart as an example for how to make life easier for working families. I’ll protect these investments, and I won’t stop fighting until we are number one.”

“Children and families are at the center of everything we do,” said Lieutenant Governor Flanagan. “Through smart investments in universal school meals, paid family and medical leave, affordable housing, and a nation-leading Child Tax Credit, Minnesota has become one of the best states in the country to raise a family. I’m so proud of this recognition.”

Governor Walz has made historic investments to increase child care access and affordability, bolster access to health care and mental health resources, provide universal school meals, reduce child poverty, and make life more affordable for working families.

The Governor’s 2025 biennial budget proposal protects those investments that have made Minnesota one of the best states to raise a family, while ensuring stability and success in the years to come.