Wisconsin ranks high among best states for millennials

Here's a feather in Wisconsin's cap in its attempt to woo millennials to the state. Wisconsin landed sixth in a WalletHub ranking of the best states for millennials released Tuesday.

Wisconsin came in behind the District of Columbia, North Dakota, Minnesota, Massachusetts and Iowa.

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The ranking assessed states in five areas: affordability, education and health, quality of life, economic health and civic engagement. WalletHub defined millennials as people born between 1981 and 1997.

Wisconsin's top 10 rankings for quality of life and civic engagement helped it nab the No. 6 spot. Those categories included Wisconsin's lower-than-average percentage of millennials living with their parents, housing costs and unemployment rate.

The state has actively been trying to grow its stagnant population of young people. Wisconsin has one of the lowest shares of millennials in the nation.

The economic development agency is in the middle of a $1 million marketing campaign that shows Chicagoans the best parts of living in Wisconsin. Gov. Scott Walker has proposed expanding the marketing effort to draw workers from other Midwestern states.

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Sarah Hauer can be reached at shauer@journalsentinel.com or on Twitter @SarahHauer and Instagram @HauerSarah.