Massachusetts•In office since 2023•Party: D

Maura Healey

Serving as Governor of Massachusetts since 2023. Evaluation based on verified public data.

Overall GradeB+

72.4 / 100

Ranked #14 of 50 nationally

Economy

75.9 / 100A-

Unemployment RateD+

3.6%

National avg 3.9%

Rank 31 of 5039 pct

Trend since took officefrom 3.4%

Median Household IncomeA+

$96,505

National avg $74,580

Rank 3 of 5096 pct

Trend since took officefrom $77,378

Job GrowthA

5.5%

National avg 5.5%

Rank 16 of 5069 pct

Trend since took officefrom 2.0%

Real GDP GrowthA-

7.0%

National avg 8.0%

Rank 20 of 5061 pct

Trend since took officefrom 3.0%

Real Wage GrowthA+

3.2%

National avg 3.0%

Rank 13 of 5076 pct

Trend since took officefrom 1.0%

Fiscal Health

58.8 / 100B-

State Debt per CapitaD-

$11,500

National avg $3,580

Rank 48 of 504 pct

Trend since took officefrom $12,800

Rainy Day FundA

32.0%

National avg 14.0%

Rank 4 of 5094 pct

Trend since took officefrom 30.0%

State & Local Tax BurdenD

11.5%

National avg 11.2%

Rank 37 of 5028 pct

Trend since took officefrom 11.4%

Credit RatingA+

100

National avg 90

Rank 12 of 5079 pct

Trend since took officefrom 100

Quality of Life

59.3 / 100B-

Poverty RateC+

10.4%

National avg 11.5%

Rank 14 of 5074 pct

Trend since took officefrom 9.4%

High School Graduation RateB

89.0%

National avg 87.0%

Rank 15 of 5071 pct

Trend since took officefrom 88.3%

Life ExpectancyA-

79.6 yrs

National avg 77.5 yrs

Rank 3 of 5097 pct

Trend since took officefrom 80.2 yrs

Violent Crime RateB

308 / 100k

National avg 380 / 100k

Rank 20 of 5062 pct

Trend since took officefrom 338 / 100k

Bridges in Poor ConditionD

8.4%

National avg 6.6%

Rank 42 of 5017 pct

Trend since took officefrom 8.9%

How this grade is built

Each metric gets two scores: how the state ranks among all 50 states (60%) and how much it changed under this governor (40%). These combine into a 0–100 score per metric, averaged within three pillars — Economy, Fiscal Health, Quality of Life — then curved across the cohort so grades spread A–F.

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