A new report on the best states to live in says people tend to rely on subjective factors – like weather – to rank their home states. But 24/7 Wall St. recently reviewed three fairly objective statewide measures and found that Massachusetts comes out on top.

If weather was included, we probably would have lost.

24/7 Wall St. published a report this week that looked at the poverty rate, educational attainment and life expectancy at birth to determine the quality of life in each state. According to the site, Massachusetts has one of the wealthiest and most highly educated populations.