If you're looking to move or travel, it's always a good idea to know about the area you're headed to. This map compares six major data points for every individual county in the United States and ranks them from easiest to hardest to live in.

The map, from The New York Times, narrowed down a few important factors to consider when determining a county's quality of living. Times writer Alan Flippen explains how the ranks were determined:



You can scan the map yourself and see the data for each county pop up next to your cursor. Obviously, a list of data points cannot completely determine the difficulty of life in an area or truly define an area's culture or charm, but the information provided is still important. If it's important to you that you live in an area with a high rate of educated people or you're curious of what the unemployment rate is in a certain county, this data-focused map can help you out. Check it out at the link below.

Where Are the Hardest Places to Live in the U.S.? | The New York Times