I will give you three states to NOT consider.

Vermont, Peoples Democratic Republic of (bunch of pinko losers)

New York, only marginally right of Vermont, P.D.R

Massachusetts, carry bottled O2 (they tax everything there)

I'd Take MO.. over Illinois or Wisconsin anyday...

Not talkin Basketball here LOL

But then Again I've been eyeballing Colorado pretty hard lately...

MO...low cost of living...good infrastructure....decent people....land and housing is cheap....big on personal freedom...you can walk around WalMart consuming items you haven't purchased yet...

I do also like Missouri