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Methodology
To help drivers identify the states that provide the best commuting conditions, WalletHub compared the 50 states across four key dimensions: 1) Cost of Ownership & Maintenance, 2) Traffic & Infrastructure, 3) Safety and 4) Access to Vehicles & Maintenance.
WalletHub evaluated those dimensions using 31 relevant metrics, which are listed below with their corresponding weights. Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the best for drivers.
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Finally, WalletHub determined each state’s weighted average across all metrics to calculate its overall score and used the following scores to rank-order our sample.
For metrics marked with an asterisk ( ), the square root of the population was used to calculate the population size in order to avoid overcompensating for minor differences across states. ....

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