Connecticut Deemed 2025’s 2nd Worst State for Summer Road Trips

With an Official slogan of Connecticut: Make it Here, is it any wonder that a recent study states that Connecticut is the second worst state in all of the US as a road trip destination?

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We have most of the typical ingredients of a fun family road trip in Connecticut: Amusement parks, sandy saltwater beaches, plenty of unique restaurants and cultural attractions, but why does the rest of New England get the majority of tourism dollars from the rest of the continental US? A new study from WalletHub.com has some answers.

REASONS WHY CONNECTICUT DOESN'T ATTRACT ROAD TRIPPERS

WalletHub.com's study did what the rest of us do when trying to determine which states are the best to plan a road trip towards, they compared the 50 states against each other. WalletHub compared all 50 states across 3 key dimensions: Cost, Safety, and Activities, and 32 key metrics in order to determine their rankings. Some of the metrics used to compare were Average cost and prices of gas, car repairs, hotel rooms, camping sites, cost of living, population density, violent crime rates, total area dedicated to parks, national parks, nightlife attractions, miles of highways, and good weather days.

Connecticut ranked #49 out of the 50 states, only Delaware ranked worse for 2025 according to the study. We have the highest average price for a vehicle repair, a camp site, and scenic byways in the nation. Connecticut overall ranking in the Cost category was #44, Safety - #25, and Activities at #46.

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It's true, I've never heard someone say "Oh, I've always wanted to go there" when I've said that I'm from Connecticut.

The best states for road tripping in 2025? WalletHub.com's data says the Top 3 are Minnestoa, New York, and Ohio. In New England, our champion for 2025 is Maine at #15.