Top Ten Overrated States in the U.S.

The Top Ten
1 California California is a state in the Southwestern United States. With 39.6 million residents across a total area of about 163,696 square miles (423,970 square kilometers), California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento, and the largest city is Los Angeles.

Southern California in particular is super overrated. The only beautiful part of the state is the Sierra Nevadas, or maybe the Central Coast. Rest of the state is ugly desert with miserable people who can barely afford it here. The drivers are terrible, California is super corrupt and nasty. There's really not a lot to do here. Many people are leaving because the California dream is dead

Where do I start. Southern California is expensive and all the places you will pay to live in have NO Character; they are simply lame, generic apartments and homes with no style at all. Along the same lines are the people... Majority of southern Californians have no sense of fashion whatsoever; I mean it could be because they are spending ALL there money on rent, so they are left wearing 1970's Wal-Mart clothes.

Besides those points, there is traffic EVERYWHERE. It is a pain in the butt to get anywhere at all. You spend all of your time in useless Corporate jobs where you most likely have to commute, therefore your in rush hour all of time, and are spending all your money on living.

My next complaint is the ULTRA Strong sun. The problem is that since the temperature is always nice, you don't realize how strong those UV Rays R. I was constantly burnt and got a lot of new freckles. Then there is the Arid, Dry climate that will dry your skin and hair out like a prune. It is horrible.

I just moved home from Southern California and honestly have zero desire to ever go back.

2 Florida Florida is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. Florida is the southeasternmost U.S. state, with the Atlantic on one side and the Gulf of Mexico on the other.

Florida is disgusting. Its way too hot, too many bugs, and gross east coast people. Bunch of angry old farts and bad drivers. Please don't ever move here. Please leave.

Florida is not bad at all as what people say. Of course, if you didn't like your experience in Florida for any reason, I am totally OK with that. But when people start criticizing Florida (or any other state) based on stereotypes or what they hear(and it's obvious when they are), that's when it is not OK. Every state has ups and downs, and depending on the person, more of the other. For example, California was a blast for me. The only thing off was the weather, and that's the same with my experience in Florida. There is so much to do down there, but the weather wasnt ideal. Again it depends on the person, and whichever part of the state you go (the panhandle was questionable for sure).

I've lived here my whole life; besides the crazy stories you hear from the white trash citizens who make up probably 50% of the population, it's a very boring and uninteresting state. Mainly the people who thrive here are retired elderly people, ghetto scum, and hillbilly white trash. There's no culture, and very little fun things to do. The employment rate is also in the dump since most of the people living here are retired. The beach is probably the only positive to living in Florida.

3 New York New York is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic Region. New York was one of the original thirteen colonies that formed the United States. With an estimated 19.54 million residents in 2018, it is the fourth most populous state. In order to distinguish the state from the city with the same name, it is sometimes referred to as New York State.

The best state. I everyone else is jealous... the only bad part about it are the Jersey rats trying to call themselves New Yorkers. We have Niagara Falls, not one, but two of the great lakes, the mountains, the rolling hills, the great education, the beaches (lakes, oceans, rivers), picturesque small towns, the history, the culture, and not to mention, the Greatest City in the world, NEW YORK CITY! Plus all the songs about us. You will never find any place quite like it.

And once again, my state's reputation is ruined by the city. New York has a population of 19.8 million. The city has a population of 8.5 million. That's only 43% of the whole state's population. And size wise, city takes up a mere 0.5% of the state's land area. So yeah. Stop acting like the city is the only part of NY that exists just because it's the only part you bothered to visit. Hike to the top of Mt. Marcy and look out and then try and tell me New York is "dirty and overcrowded".

4 Massachusetts Massachusetts, officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England part of the northeastern region of the United States.

Massachusetts really is overrated. Specifically Western Mass. Funding here is ridiculous. All of our roads and bridges are ridiculous, and NOT up to code. And then there's Eastern Mass. Boston. Boston is really just an outrageous tourist attraction. It's impossible to navigate by car, so use the train. While Eastern Mass is rolling in the dough, we people in the West are stuck on ripped-up trails they call roads.

I was on 495 when a major accident happened, my GPS said "Despite there being an accident, this is the fastest route to your destination"

#1 in the Country? Yeah, okay, if you factor out the stress of the abysmal traffic system. Can't even get to the grocery store without hassle because my small town is a through town to get to 495.

I just moved to Iowa from Massachusetts and I can say that Massachusetts is the most overrated state in the US. Many people, not all though are crummy. The roads aren't on a grid so it leads to some of the worst traffic problems in the US. It isn't the worst state in the US but it is one of the most overrated.

5 Texas Texas is a state in the Southern USA. It is the second largest by area and population. Its largest city is Houston.

Why are Texans so proud of being from Texas? its not that great. The politics suck, The people are annoying and dumb, The only thing to do in Texas is eat or watch nascar. gross.

I live Texas. It's deplorable. The air is unfit to breath. The lakes are so contaminated with pollution they recommend not eating the fish. The coastal beaches are rife with flesh eating bacterial out breaks and the water has a lingering putrid odor. Quite unlike the photos they show of a vibrantly blue colored Gulf of Mexico, the water is actually brown & you can't even see your feet through it at a depth of more than 4 inches.. The population density has risen so much in the past 3 years that if you live in any of the major cities all you will hear 7 days per week is unregulated noise pollution from ongoing construction projects and enjoy the hours of your life gone forever sitting in freeway traffic jams. On your days off you can enjoy the piercing sounds of stupidity via weed whackers & leaf blowers as the abused immigrant laborer's blow dirt, dust and debris from the neighbor's on one side of the street only to return later in the week to blow all the crap back across the street creating clouds that cover EVERYTHING. The real estate taxes are just as excessively inflated and abusive as the inferior government. When you change your driver's license and car title to Texas, they sell your personal information to marketing company's so I hope you enjoy getting lots of junk mail, spam and having a government that is willing complicit in assisting identity thieves while profiteering a the expense of citizens lives.. Texas is an overpriced 3rd world dump.

6 Oregon Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Oregon is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the north by Washington, on the south by California, on the east by Idaho, and on the southeast by Nevada.

Oregon is as it seems, its pretty nice there and it has many activities, I don't live there but I've visited and, yes there are "hippies" but they don't bother you.

Portland is full of weirdos. Oregon is a sad, miserable state. The weather is awful and a lot of the state is empty wasteland

Some of my family members went there once and said it was very boring.

7 Washington Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States located north of Oregon, west of Idaho, and south of the Canadian province of British Columbia on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. It is the only state named after a president.

Seattle is full of weirdos. They are anti social and mean. Rest of the state is super boring, full of dumb hicks, ugly white people, poor Indians. Just super sad

How is Washington state on this list? I went on vacation with my family to Seattle in December 2018 and November 2019, and it was awesome. Sure it was cold outside, but it sure beats the blazing sun at home. The air was so fresh and cold it actually hurt my nose when I went there. Additionally, I spent Thanksgiving 2019 up there. If I could, I'd go back to Seattle, especially during the late fall like I did 2 years in a row when I was 12 and 13 years old.

Oh hell no! Washington is better than overrated California!

8 Hawaii Hawaii is the 50th and most recent state of the United States of America, receiving statehood on August 21, 1959.

Hawaii is overrated. Beach/tropical is overrated. The sun will give you skin cancer. Honolulu is a hobo dump, the island is super cliquey and racist. Hawaii gets very boring and its expensive

It's not the paradise you think it is. We stayed at a hotel for a few days and one of my mates woke up screaming to a giant centipede crawling up his leg. This was a couple years ago but I will never forget the horror of trying to get that thing out of our bedroom. Never visiting again.

1. Living costs are atrociously high due to paradise label, limited land, and the unavoidable costs of importing things from across 2400 miles from cali.
2. Vast majority of population(over 2/3rds) in one city(Honolulu).
3. Horrible unavoidable heat year round. There's a limit to how much clothing you can take off.
4. Business is extremely tourism based and limited due to a small population and extremely competitive inside the main city Honolulu which means there's hardly any business outside it.
5. Local issues such as highest homeless per capita and boundless racist hostility from the "native Hawaiians" which is killing their tourism.
6. Transportation from one island to the next will cost you hundreds.
7. You either are addicted to the beach, the heat, or it's really not for you.

Glamorous Waikiki isn't a good depiction of the rest of the state.

9 Ohio Ohio is a state in the midwestern region of the United States. Ohio is the 34th largest by area, the 7th most populous, and the 10th most densely populated of the 50 United States.

I don't know about the people, but the state itself, truly is the rectum of
The country. Reason being it is the dirtiest, most "non" environmentally
Friendly state in the country. I'm really tired of Northeast mountains and
Lakes getting affected by Ohio in particular.

Alright, I've traveled all over, and I confidently say that Ohio has literally NOTHING to do. Don't vacation here, save your money and camp in your backyard, it's a much better experience than what you'll have in the state of scum.

The only really good part about Ohio is that it's safe to live there, because they don't really have to deal with many natural disasters, nor many dangerous wild animals.

Other than that, it's really just an incredibly bland state.

10 North Carolina North Carolina is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west, Virginia to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.

People keep moving to NC. Why? The cities are boring. It's not really southern anymore just annoying east coasters with their bad attitudes and ugly accents and horrible politics. NC sucks

How is NC overrated? Though no place is perfect, I would say it's one of the best states. It's not pretentious and self promoting like CA and TX. Great weather, beautiful geography, affordable, strong economy, and really nice people. The methodology of this list has to be flawed.

Wait wait wait, No way, cause When I looked at the unratted states or whatever North Carolina was #2 and even though North Carolina is 8th in overrated? No way :/ replace North Carolina in the top overrated states

The Contenders
11 Arizona Arizona is a U.S. state in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the Western and the Mountain states.

Live here, love it. Great place to live if your actually willing to go outdoors and hike.

If you can take the heat, you'll love Arizona.

I hate living in this state.

12 Nevada Nevada is a state in the Western, Mountain West, and Southwestern regions of the United States of America.

The prostitute state. That's all it is. I inherited a piece of land there and wouldn't even sell it to you for 1 dollar because it would be ripping you off.

Outside of Vegas it's just some desert areas that no one knows about and Vegas itself is just casinos and nothing cool if your under 21.

Just a boring desert with one city full of hookers.

13 Missouri Missouri is a state located in the Midwestern United States. It is the 21st most extensive, and the 18th most populous of the fifty states.

I live in Kansas city and I think it's boring, I mean sure we have zona Rosa and worlds of fun but those things get boring quicker than you think, plus here its very gloomy.

St. Louis is a terrible city.

14 Colorado Colorado is a state in the United States encompassing most of the Southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains.

I'll never understand why people get so worked up about those fourteeners. It might have the "highest" mountains, but they're not very impressive when you realize you're already 9,000 feet above sea level and you're still in the foothills. Compared to mountain ranges in other western states, Colorado's mountains just aren't visually impressive. There's no vertical mountain walls or glaciers, just big, brown hills. Heck, they aren't even the most impressive in the Rockies, but everyone there seems to think it's the center of the world. And the skiing? I'll think about going there when I feel like sitting in a traffic jam with a bunch of ex-California suburbanites.

It was awesome until about 3 years ago. Housing market out of control. Every consumer us getting screwed over each in every way. The traffic is miserable almost all day anymore including weekends. Don't go skiing on weekends, way overpriced and possibly a 3 hour drive in ridiculous traffic. I have lived here my whole life, I used to love it, but it is getting ruined by the population and lazy homeless hippy boom. 20 year olds sitting on the street begging because they have already given up. Many people are starting to sell there way over priced home and moving on to a new state with the good amount of equity they have built in this robbery market of Denver. If you come to Colorado, don't come to stay, come to visit the mountains do some site seeing. That is all you need.

15 Illinois Illinois is a state in the midwestern region of the United States. It is the 5th most populous state and 25th largest state in terms of land area, and is often noted as a microcosm of the entire country.

Illinois is very flat. You have to pay tolls to go through the state. The people of Illinois flee to Wisconsin every chance they get. Chicago is the most rat infested big city in the country (look it up). The people whine about there sport teams more then anyone, other than New York. The only reason this state should even still exist is portillos.

Chicago seems like the only interesting and memorable part about it.

16 Georgia Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies.

I lived in Georgia pretty much my entire life, I grew up in a very remote town really far away for Atlanta, well not too far away and not to remote, but I love it cause I'm a person who really cares about stability, success, prosperity and being able to work to live, not live to work like I'm currently doing it here in SF, CA. Georgia is one the best states to live in if you're a person who's plans for life are to have a family, a good and comfortable life. I moved to San Francisco 2 years ago, I've had fun and it's cool but it's seriously overrated, expensive as hell, and people here are not polite at all! I hate that if full of Asians who just make this city be so crowded and dirty! Anyways if you're planning to move to CA do not do it, cause you'll experience what it is like to get stocked in CA trying to save money to move out of it. I love Georgia and I'm actually finding the way out! Good luck #donotmovetoCA

17 Maryland Maryland is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Washington, D.C.

I lived in Maryland for about 3 years and learned a lot...always keep your car doors locked, taxes will get you no matter how much you make, and last but not least...the state has traffic 24/7

Maryland may also be a bit overrated in some kind of way if many people like it and if there are many tourist attractions in there.

A great state that is constantly being wrecked by Democrats or liberals.

18 Minnesota Minnesota is a state in the Midwestern United States. Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd state on May 11, 1858, created from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory.

What kind of "civilized", "liberal", "accepting" state allows cops to shoot at an [Australian] woman (who doesn't look like a criminal) who called 911 for help? Not to mention that the jury (believe that it consists of the citizens! ) acquitted the police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile (who was trying to comply with orders, by the way! Guess being black and having a gun means you deserve to being shot at.). Oh and I almost forgot about Jamar Clark, another one fatally shot in Minneapolis LESS than a year before Philando Castile was shot dead by police. Racist, killer police officers are not put in check in this so-called "liberal" state.

There may be a few successful minorities, but overall, I don't know how anyone would think this is one of the best places to live in America with all of this in mind. Speaking of the "liberal" culture here, this state was close to electing Donald Trump, even to the point that Minnesota voted Democratic by lower margins than the nation as a whole, not to mention compared to states like Colorado and Virginia, states that voted Republican for a long time and voted for Dubya twice. And a restaurant had a sign that says "Muslims Get Out," and many of the citizens don't see a problem with that when that type of discrimination echoes Jim Crow-era South, just to name a few of some racist incidents. What does that tell you about how liberal and accepting the denizens of Minnesota are?

19 New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania, and on the southwest by Delaware.

I love New Jersey. I love the people there for the most part. Lush greenery in the north and highly educated people are living there. You have the beaches and the Delaware Water Gap. There are much culture there and diversity. It is so livable. Though I don't recommend everyone moving there because it is so great the way it is.

More like overhated. At least the cities aren't that overcrowded like NYC and the people are more nicer.

Yeah because the state that is always called the worst by biased westerners is overrated...

20 Indiana

Overrated? What is this? A joke. Not many people even talk about this state.

21 New Mexico

New Mexico can also be a bit overrated but they might be underrated as well.

22 Connecticut
23 Alabama Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west.
24 Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state located in the South Atlantic region of the United States.

Virginia overrated I don't think so. I'm not even from Virginia (I'm from NJ) and I think Virginia is a beautiful state with tons (well for America) of history and beautiful historical towns such as Alexandria. Also, many of Washington DC's wealthy suburbs can be found in Virginia along with great shopping. As far as nature goes Virginia does not disappoint. It has beautiful sandy beaches along it's coast and inland rolling hills and mountains and even a good climate for grape growing/wine production.

It sucks! To humid in the summer, to cold in the winter, and to wet in the spring! It rains like, every other day and there are thunderstorm warnings everyday at six PM during summer! ITS IS HORID!

I would rather eat my toes than spend another day in this state.

25 Kansas Kansas is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area.

Most people say that Kansas is boring, and they are not considering many aspects of the state. Kansas may be covered in many, many farms, but there is vibrant culture, like the local hospitality of the restaurants in the small towns. Get to know the people, spend some time here, and you might enjoy it. I'll direct you to a truly "overrated" state, that is #1, California. Kansas is really an underrated state in my opinion. Most people who say Kansas is boring are immature or just passed by the state.

I'm from here and anybody that talks trash on it is stupid. Kansas is actually way underrated in terms of being a nice state.

Yeah, a state that is laughed at and unfairly stereotyped by coastal retards is very overrated.

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