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- The largest city in the US is New York City, with over 8.5 million residents. Los Angeles and Chicago follow, each with more than 2.5 million residents, and southern US cities Houston and Phoenix round out the top five with populations of almost 2.3 million and 1.6 million, respectively.
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Feb 26, 2024 · Topping the list as the city with the highest quality of life is Ann Arbor, Michigan, which has a score of 7.9 out of 10. “Ann Arbor is a city of contrasts. It is at once rural and urban,...
- Laura Begley Bloom
We partnered with Applied Geographic Solutions (AGS) to curate our Top 100 Best Places To Live in the U.S. based on nearly 100 data points and an algorithm that takes into account measures of a city’s economy, housing and cost of living, amenities, transportation, environment, safety, education and health.
- Home to one of the most storied football franchises in the NFL, the Green Bay Packers, Green Bay has the perfect mix of... Read More.
- Once a sleepy farming town, Huntsville gained national recognition during the Space Race of the 1960s and is now... Read More.
- Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill are known for their research/technology roots and collegiate rivalries. This tri-city... Read More.
- Snug against the foothills where the Great Plains give rise to the Rocky Mountains, Boulder is nothing if not a looker... Read More.
- Green Bay, Wisconsin. Metro Population: 326,590. Median Home Price: $247,092. Average Annual Salary: $51,510. New to the No. 1 spot on the Best Places to Live list this year is Green Bay.
- Huntsville, Alabama. Metro Population: 483,366. Median Home Price: $304,290. Average Annual Salary: $61,140. After ranking No. 1 in 2022, Huntsville has been unseated as the Best Place to Live in the U.S. in 2023-2024, but remains near the top thanks to its strong job market and low cost of living – a winning combination for many people looking to relocate.
- Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina. Metro Population: 2,034,246. Median Home Price: $436,616. Average Annual Salary: $61,759. The Raleigh and Durham metro area continues to be an attractive place for people to relocate, thanks to its affordability and job market.
- Boulder, Colorado. Metro Population: 328,713. Median Home Price: $784,844. Average Annual Salary: $73,360. Holding its spot at No. 4 for the second year in a row, Boulder has a strong job market and gets high marks for quality of life.
- How The Cities Are Ranked
- New York City
- Chicago, Illinois
- Los Angeles, California
- San Francisco, California
- Washington, D.C.
- Miami, Florida
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Seattle, Washington
- Houston, Texas
To determine which cities would be considered for this list, Resonance looked at U.S. cities with populations of more than 500,000. Each city was ranked based on a combination of qualitative evaluations from locals and visitors, as well as core statistics, including median household income and crime rates. Those ranking metrics covered 25 areas gro...
Highlighted rankings: Place (1), Prosperity (1) Why we love it: New York City has (once again) taken the top spot in Resonance’s annual rankings. Make no mistake: Being at the top for the past few years is no easy feat. But the Big Apple has proved its staying power with renovated airports, new hotels and museums enticing people to see the city. No...
Highlighted rankings: Product (2), Place (3) Why we love it: There’s plenty to celebrate in Chicago and not only because of its fantastic nightlife. The city saw the return of its epic concerts and free summer festivals, Sundays on State (when portions of iconic State Street turn pedestrian only), even meetings and conventions, marking a newfound e...
Highlighted rankings: Programming (2), Promotion (2) Why we love it: While Hollywood’s prowess is the most commonly associated aspect of Los Angeles (the iconic sign turns 100 this year), the city’s restaurant scene in all its richness and diversity is just as intertwined with L.A.'s identity. Vanguards like La Cha Cha Chá, Alma, and even LA Plaza ...
Highlighted rankings: Place (2), People (2) Why we love it: San Francisco has long drawn people and companies alike—AFAR included—to the West Coast. Thanks to the Bay Area’s world-renowned universities like Stanford and UC Berkeley, San Francisco has one of the most educated and prosperous populations. While the city’s lack of affordable housing ca...
Highlighted rankings: Prosperity (3), Promotion (3) Why we love it: Unsurprisingly, the nation’s capital scores well for its many free museums, including the National Museum of African American History and Culture and other Smithsonian institutions like the National Air and Space Museum. In addition to all of its exhibitions, there are many neighbo...
Highlighted rankings: Place (4), People (3) Why we love it: Miami has historically been a meeting point for the Americas, making it a no-brainer that its foreign-born population ranked high on the list. But in this city, diversity goes beyond nationality; the city’s allure for the LGBTQ community and ex–Silicon Valley techies gives it a sense of we...
Highlighted rankings: Place (7), Product (4) Why we love it: Boston is home to more than 75 institutions of higher learning—including Harvard and MIT—giving it the top spot in the University category and a high ranking in the Educational attainment category. But it’s not only students who come to Boston. As the oldest large city in America, it draw...
Highlighted rankings: Place (9), Prosperity (6) Why we love it: Off in the far-most corner of the Pacific Northwest, the pine-scented idyll of Seattle is one of the country’s best-kept secrets, with a high quality of life that comes from continued investment from big tech and (literally) greener pastures. Amazon and Microsoft—two of the cities bigg...
Highlighted rankings: Product (5), Programming (7) Why we love it: “Houston today is one of America’s most ethnically diverse big cities,” reports Resonance, “with more than 145 languages spoken at home, according to the latest census—about even with New York. No wonder it ranks no. 7 for Culture and its prism of festivals, from international film ...
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3 days ago · Greenville, South Carolina, ranked No. 4, while Charlotte and Raleigh in North Carolina ranked No. 5 and No. 6, respectively, with the three cities scoring well for their buoyant job market and ...
Oct 17, 2022 · Lifestyle. Places to Travel. The 10 Best Big Cities to Live in the U.S. By: Samantha Sharf. Editor: Kristen Bahler. Published: Oct 17, 2022 4 min read. Austin, Texas. Getty Images. The Austin, Texas metro area gained 53,301 people between July 2020 and July 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
