All metros

300 U.S. metro areas across 51 states, each scored on affordability, jobs, incomes, education, commute, air, and climate — all from public Census + BEA data.

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Alabamaoverview →

AuburnLiv 55 BirminghamLiv 52 DaphneLiv 57 DecaturLiv 41 DothanLiv 34 FlorenceLiv 47 HuntsvilleLiv 74 MobileLiv 30 MontgomeryLiv 47 TuscaloosaLiv 31

Alaskaoverview →

AnchorageLiv 71

Arizonaoverview →

Lake Havasu CityLiv 21 PhoenixLiv 58 Prescott ValleyLiv 47 TucsonLiv 47 YumaLiv 27

Arkansasoverview →

FayettevilleLiv 70 Fort SmithLiv 35 Little RockLiv 51

Coloradooverview →

BoulderLiv 83 Colorado SpringsLiv 63 DenverLiv 83 Fort CollinsLiv 75 Grand JunctionLiv 50 GreeleyLiv 70 PuebloLiv 37

Connecticutoverview →

BridgeportLiv 79 HartfordLiv 69 New HavenLiv 58 NorwichLiv 62 WaterburyLiv 47

Delawareoverview →

District of Columbiaoverview →

WashingtonLiv 81

Georgiaoverview →

AthensLiv 45 AtlantaLiv 62 AugustaLiv 40 ColumbusLiv 31 DaltonLiv 34 GainesvilleLiv 59 MaconLiv 21 SavannahLiv 51 ValdostaLiv 37 Warner RobinsLiv 48

Hawaiioverview →

KahuluiLiv 68 Urban HonoluluLiv 71

Idahooverview →

Boise CityLiv 64 Coeur d'AleneLiv 61 Idaho FallsLiv 59

Illinoisoverview →

BloomingtonLiv 71 ChampaignLiv 56 ChicagoLiv 56 PeoriaLiv 57 RockfordLiv 37 SpringfieldLiv 69

Indianaoverview →

BloomingtonLiv 51 ElkhartLiv 40 EvansvilleLiv 47 Fort WayneLiv 50 IndianapolisLiv 58 LafayetteLiv 48 South BendLiv 33 Terre HauteLiv 32

Iowaoverview →

Cedar RapidsLiv 61 DavenportLiv 56 Des MoinesLiv 72 Iowa CityLiv 70 WaterlooLiv 56

Kansasoverview →

TopekaLiv 56 WichitaLiv 52

Kentuckyoverview →

Bowling GreenLiv 41 LexingtonLiv 53 LouisvilleLiv 46

Louisianaoverview →

AlexandriaLiv 31 Baton RougeLiv 40 HoumaLiv 38 LafayetteLiv 33 Lake CharlesLiv 34 MonroeLiv 32 New OrleansLiv 36 ShreveportLiv 28 SlidellLiv 57

Maineoverview →

BangorLiv 46 PortlandLiv 76

Marylandoverview →

BaltimoreLiv 69 HagerstownLiv 49 Lexington ParkLiv 78

Massachusettsoverview →

Amherst TownLiv 62 Barnstable TownLiv 70 BostonLiv 83 SpringfieldLiv 44 WorcesterLiv 64

Michiganoverview →

Ann ArborLiv 71 DetroitLiv 46 FlintLiv 20 Grand RapidsLiv 62 JacksonLiv 44 KalamazooLiv 53 LansingLiv 51 MonroeLiv 44 MuskegonLiv 32 NilesLiv 47 SaginawLiv 32 Traverse CityLiv 71

Minnesotaoverview →

DuluthLiv 50 MinneapolisLiv 74 RochesterLiv 88 St. CloudLiv 56

Mississippioverview →

GulfportLiv 36 HattiesburgLiv 37 JacksonLiv 39

Missourioverview →

ColumbiaLiv 74 Jefferson CityLiv 59 JoplinLiv 38 Kansas CityLiv 69 SpringfieldLiv 52 St. LouisLiv 62

Montanaoverview →

Nebraskaoverview →

LincolnLiv 63 OmahaLiv 69

Nevadaoverview →

Las VegasLiv 40 RenoLiv 57

New Hampshireoverview →

ManchesterLiv 80

New Jerseyoverview →

Atlantic CityLiv 44 TrentonLiv 73 VinelandLiv 28

New Mexicooverview →

AlbuquerqueLiv 48 Las CrucesLiv 31 Santa FeLiv 75

New Yorkoverview →

AlbanyLiv 68 BinghamtonLiv 39 BuffaloLiv 52 KingstonLiv 57 New YorkLiv 56 PoughkeepsieLiv 52 RochesterLiv 59 SyracuseLiv 53 UticaLiv 49

North Carolinaoverview →

AshevilleLiv 57 BurlingtonLiv 37 CharlotteLiv 64 DurhamLiv 70 FayettevilleLiv 28 GreensboroLiv 43 GreenvilleLiv 29 HickoryLiv 38 JacksonvilleLiv 39 RaleighLiv 85 Rocky MountLiv 18 WilmingtonLiv 65 Winston-SalemLiv 46

North Dakotaoverview →

Ohiooverview →

AkronLiv 50 CantonLiv 46 CincinnatiLiv 59 ClevelandLiv 51 ColumbusLiv 63 DaytonLiv 49 ToledoLiv 44 YoungstownLiv 31

Oklahomaoverview →

Oklahoma CityLiv 52 TulsaLiv 48

Oregonoverview →

BendLiv 73 EugeneLiv 42 MedfordLiv 48 PortlandLiv 70 SalemLiv 43

Pennsylvaniaoverview →

AllentownLiv 49 ChambersburgLiv 46 ErieLiv 41 HarrisburgLiv 60 LancasterLiv 63 PhiladelphiaLiv 61 PittsburghLiv 57 ReadingLiv 38 ScrantonLiv 41 State CollegeLiv 58 YorkLiv 54

Puerto Ricooverview →

AguadillaLiv 30 AreciboLiv 33 MayagüezLiv 32 PonceLiv 35 San JuanLiv 38

Rhode Islandoverview →

ProvidenceLiv 52

South Carolinaoverview →

CharlestonLiv 67 ColumbiaLiv 44 FlorenceLiv 23 GreenvilleLiv 52 Hilton Head IslandLiv 72 Myrtle BeachLiv 37 SpartanburgLiv 36

South Dakotaoverview →

Rapid CityLiv 65 Sioux FallsLiv 77

Tennesseeoverview →

ChattanoogaLiv 51 ClarksvilleLiv 41 JacksonLiv 42 Johnson CityLiv 38 KingsportLiv 39 KnoxvilleLiv 55 MemphisLiv 39 NashvilleLiv 69

Utahoverview →

LoganLiv 59 OgdenLiv 72 ProvoLiv 74 Salt Lake CityLiv 74 St. GeorgeLiv 67

Vermontoverview →

BurlingtonLiv 77

Virginiaoverview →

BlacksburgLiv 49 CharlottesvilleLiv 84 LynchburgLiv 44 RichmondLiv 62 RoanokeLiv 55 Virginia BeachLiv 58 WinchesterLiv 48

Washingtonoverview →

BellinghamLiv 62 BremertonLiv 80 KennewickLiv 52 OlympiaLiv 67 SeattleLiv 78 SpokaneLiv 57 YakimaLiv 30

West Virginiaoverview →

CharlestonLiv 34 HuntingtonLiv 35

Wisconsinoverview →

AppletonLiv 71 Eau ClaireLiv 55 Green BayLiv 65 JanesvilleLiv 46 KenoshaLiv 57 La CrosseLiv 65 MadisonLiv 82 MilwaukeeLiv 58 OshkoshLiv 55 RacineLiv 45