The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has included Maine in a new study saying we are among the top 10 states with the best quality of life. Maine ranks #8! Nine different factors were taken in to account including health, safety, education, and income.

New England fared well in the study with New Hampshire at number one and Massachusetts and Vermont also in the top ten.

According to the study Maine ranked high thanks to our homicide rate, which is 1.88 per 100-thousand people the 8th lowest in the country. Also, the voter turnout rate in Maine is 68.6 percent which is the 9th highest.

More from the study from Yahoo:

'Vacationland' is far more than merely a tourist destination. Like more than half of the best states for quality of life, Maine received a nearly perfect score for its housing. Maine homes had an average of nearly three rooms per person, more than all but one other state. Spacious households are likely favored by Maine residents as the state’s long winter can keep people indoors for long periods of time. And while heating costs can be a burden, falling U.S. crude oil prices have considerably reduced the financial strain of buying home heating oil, which is more-widely used in Maine than in any other state.

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