Top 100 Cities In America

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Best Places to Live in America AreaVibes scores the liveability of more than 15,000 cities across America based on their overall score or "AreaVibe". More infoTo sort by population, simply drag the slider left or right to find the range you're looking for. You can also sort each category by clicking on the category name to sort by highest to lowest or lowest to highest. If you've added up all the individual scores for each city and found that they don't equal 100, it's not because we're bad at math. Each category has a different weight, which results in the overall score being adjusted accordingly.

Rank	City	AreaVibe Score	Cost of Living	Crime Index	Education	Employment	Health & Safety	Housing	Transportation	Weather	Local Business	User Ratings
1	Plano, TX	84.64	8.6	7.6	8.1	8.6	6.3	7.7	6.5	8.4	6.7	10.0
2	Madison, WI	82.70	8.3	6.6	7.9	7.6	6.6	7.5	7.6	5.7	9.9	9.0
3	Scottsdale, AZ	82.02	8.4	7.6	7.7	8.3	5.4	8.0	6.8	9.0	6.9	8.0
4	Austin, TX	81.72	8.3	5.7	7.3	7.8	5.7	7.3	7.2	8.7	8.7	9.3
5	Lincoln, NE	81.31	9.1	6.2	7.6	7.9	6.4	7.1	7.7	6.5	7.9	9.0
6	Seattle, WA	80.78	5.4	5.5	7.4	7.7	7.2	8.2	7.3	6.6	9.7	10.0
7	Colorado Springs, CO	80.64	8.9	6.2	7.5	7.7	7.3	7.5	7.3	6.2	6.9	9.3
8	Honolulu, HI	80.35	4.4	6.9	7.0	7.7	6.7	8.4	7.3	9.3	7.8	9.0
9	Dallas, TX	79.91	9.0	5.3	6.2	7.3	5.8	6.9	6.7	8.5	8.8	9.7
10	Jacksonville, FL	79.68	8.9	5.3	6.9	7.5	5.7	6.9	6.9	8.7	8.2	9.0
11	Wichita, KS	79.63	9.0	5.2	7.3	7.6	6.3	6.8	7.6	7.2	8.6	8.5
12	Arlington, TX	79.43	8.4	5.6	7.3	7.9	6.1	7.1	6.6	8.4	7.8	8.5
13	Tampa, FL	79.40	8.9	5.6	6.5	6.9	5.7	6.8	7.1	9.0	7.7	9.5
14	Virginia Beach, VA	79.19	5.9	7.4	7.7	8.1	6.7	7.4	6.9	7.8	7.2	8.5
15	Portland, OR	79.02	5.7	5.9	7.1	7.5	6.4	7.6	7.3	6.8	9.6	9.3
16	Mesa, AZ	78.92	8.4	6.4	7.3	7.9	4.8	7.3	6.6	9.1	6.9	8.5
17	Raleigh, NC	78.84	6.8	6.2	7.5	7.7	6.4	7.6	7.2	7.8	6.9	9.0
18	Lexington-Fayette, KY	78.81	8.8	6.0	7.3	7.5	5.9	7.2	7.4	7.1	8.2	7.7
19	Charlotte, NC	78.74	8.6	5.5	7.2	7.7	5.6	7.4	6.8	7.8	8.4	8.0
20	Garland, TX	78.60	9.0	6.8	6.8	7.9	6.2	6.9	6.5	8.4	6.5	8.0
21	Baton Rouge, LA	78.49	8.8	4.6	7.2	7.0	6.0	7.0	7.3	8.6	7.5	9.0
22	Atlanta, GA	78.45	8.5	4.7	6.7	6.6	5.4	7.5	7.1	7.9	8.8	9.5
23	Omaha, NE	78.40	9.1	6.0	7.4	7.8	6.0	7.0	7.6	6.3	7.6	8.0
24	Fort Worth, TX	78.37	9.1	5.8	6.4	7.4	6.3	6.7	6.9	8.3	8.0	8.0
25	Nashville, TN	78.26	9.1	4.9	7.4	7.5	4.4	7.2	7.0	7.7	8.1	9.3
26	New York, NY	77.97	4.3	6.5	6.1	6.9	6.2	8.0	8.1	7.2	9.3	9.7
27	Montgomery, AL	77.89	8.2	6.1	7.0	7.2	6.8	6.9	7.5	8.4	7.3	7.0
28	Fort Wayne, IN	77.82	9.0	6.6	6.9	7.3	6.6	6.7	7.4	6.4	7.5	8.0
29	Tulsa, OK	77.77	9.3	4.8	7.1	7.5	5.2	6.9	7.5	7.8	7.3	9.0
30	El Paso, TX	77.70	9.1	6.4	5.9	6.9	5.8	6.7	7.1	8.3	7.5	8.5
31	San Francisco, CA	77.68	4.5	5.6	6.8	8.0	5.8	8.8	7.5	7.0	9.8	8.5
32	Greensboro, NC	77.66	9.1	5.3	7.3	7.3	5.1	7.2	7.3	7.6	7.9	8.0
33	Louisville, KY	77.39	9.0	5.8	6.6	6.9	5.4	6.8	7.5	7.5	8.2	8.0
34	Albuquerque, NM	77.38	8.7	5.3	7.4	7.5	5.1	7.4	7.3	7.4	7.8	8.0
35	Columbus, OH	77.27	8.7	5.3	7.1	7.4	6.0	7.1	7.2	6.9	8.0	8.0
36	Glendale, AZ	77.24	8.4	6.1	6.9	7.8	4.6	7.3	6.5	9.3	6.9	8.0
37	Phoenix, AZ	77.22	8.4	6.0	6.6	7.6	4.6	7.2	6.7	9.2	7.4	8.0
38	Corpus Christi, TX	77.02	9.0	5.2	6.6	7.2	5.2	6.7	7.4	8.9	7.3	8.0
39	Houston, TX	76.82	9.2	4.8	6.2	7.2	5.6	6.8	6.7	8.8	8.5	7.5
40	Shreveport, LA	76.80	8.8	5.2	7.0	6.8	6.3	6.7	7.5	8.3	6.7	8.0
41	San Diego, CA	76.70	5.0	6.6	6.7	7.6	4.7	8.0	7.0	8.0	8.0	9.5
42	Anaheim, CA	76.69	4.7	6.9	5.8	7.6	7.0	8.0	6.6	8.3	7.9	8.5
43	Las Vegas, NV	76.68	6.5	5.3	6.6	7.4	5.9	7.5	6.9	8.6	7.5	9.0
44	San Jose, CA	76.66	4.6	6.9	6.5	8.3	5.4	8.7	6.6	8.1	7.7	8.5
45	Tucson, AZ	76.51	8.0	6.3	6.8	7.3	4.4	7.0	7.2	8.6	7.4	8.0
46	New Orleans, LA	76.49	6.4	5.5	6.6	6.7	6.4	6.9	7.2	8.7	8.8	7.6
47	Norfolk, VA	76.47	5.9	5.5	6.9	7.2	6.6	6.9	7.3	8.1	6.6	10.0
48	St. Petersburg, FL	76.39	8.2	4.4	6.8	7.3	4.7	6.8	7.1	9.0	7.5	9.0
49	San Antonio, TX	76.38	8.6	5.6	6.5	7.3	4.8	6.6	7.0	8.8	7.7	8.0
50	Fremont, CA	76.30	4.6	7.3	7.3	8.4	6.2	8.6	6.2	7.8	8.2	6.0
51	Cincinnati, OH	76.03	9.0	4.7	6.7	6.8	6.4	7.0	7.3	7.0	8.4	7.3
52	Oklahoma City, OK	75.95	9.1	5.0	7.0	7.5	5.3	6.8	7.2	7.8	7.8	7.0
53	Denver, CO	75.94	6.5	6.0	6.7	7.4	5.8	7.7	7.1	6.3	9.0	8.0
54	Indianapolis, IN	75.77	9.2	4.7	7.0	7.4	5.1	7.1	7.1	6.7	7.5	8.5
55	Kansas City, MO	75.75	8.4	4.6	7.2	7.3	6.3	6.9	7.2	7.1	7.2	8.0
56	Boston, MA	75.60	5.1	5.3	6.9	7.3	5.6	8.0	7.6	6.7	8.6	9.1
57	Memphis, TN	75.55	9.1	4.0	7.1	6.9	5.4	6.7	7.1	8.0	7.4	8.5
58	Aurora, CO	75.06	6.5	6.3	6.9	7.8	6.1	7.5	6.7	6.3	7.6	8.0
59	St. Paul, MN	74.80	6.2	5.5	7.1	7.5	6.4	7.2	7.4	5.6	8.6	8.0
60	Washington, DC	74.78	4.9	4.8	6.6	7.0	6.1	7.6	7.6	7.6	9.0	8.3
61	Long Beach, CA	74.10	4.7	5.9	6.1	6.9	6.4	7.9	6.6	8.1	7.6	8.5
62	Jersey City, NJ	73.91	5.2	5.9	6.7	6.9	5.8	7.5	7.7	7.2	8.9	7.0
63	St. Louis, MO	73.70	9.1	3.7	6.3	6.5	5.1	6.5	7.2	7.0	8.0	9.0
64	Akron, OH	73.68	7.9	5.1	6.9	6.9	5.1	6.8	7.2	6.4	8.0	8.0
65	Los Angeles, CA	73.66	4.8	6.1	5.6	6.9	3.9	8.0	6.6	8.2	9.8	8.3
66	Sacramento, CA	73.58	5.6	5.3	6.3	7.1	4.7	7.4	7.1	7.7	8.3	9.0
67	Birmingham, AL	73.39	8.6	4.5	6.6	6.5	4.7	6.5	7.0	8.1	7.6	8.0
68	Rochester, NY	73.04	7.6	5.0	6.1	6.5	6.5	6.5	7.6	6.2	8.8	7.0
69	Pittsburgh, PA	72.84	9.0	5.2	6.9	6.6	6.0	6.5	7.6	6.6	8.7	4.5
70	Milwaukee, WI	72.81	7.1	4.8	6.6	6.8	5.4	6.8	7.3	5.9	7.9	9.0
71	Bakersfield, CA	72.72	6.5	5.7	6.3	7.1	3.9	7.1	7.2	8.4	7.8	7.5
72	Fresno, CA	72.58	5.4	5.8	5.7	6.6	4.9	7.0	7.2	8.2	8.0	8.5
73	Hialeah, FL	72.54	6.2	6.3	4.0	6.6	6.5	7.1	6.6	9.3	7.7	7.0
74	Buffalo, NY	72.27	8.6	4.5	6.2	6.1	5.7	6.4	7.6	6.0	7.9	8.0
75	Minneapolis, MN	71.22	5.9	4.9	7.2	7.4	4.8	7.3	7.6	5.5	9.2	6.3
76	Miami, FL	71.22	6.2	4.8	4.4	6.2	4.6	7.3	6.9	9.3	8.5	8.0
77	Santa Ana, CA	71.15	4.7	6.5	3.6	7.2	6.8	7.8	6.8	8.1	8.0	6.5
78	Chicago, IL	71.00	5.8	5.0	6.2	6.9	4.9	7.5	6.9	6.4	7.9	8.4
79	Philadelphia, PA	70.90	5.3	4.9	6.2	6.6	5.6	6.5	7.2	7.4	8.6	7.6
80	Riverside, CA	70.61	5.8	6.2	6.1	7.2	4.4	7.5	6.5	8.0	7.3	6.5
81	Baltimore, MD	70.43	5.4	4.5	6.1	6.6	5.5	6.7	7.0	7.4	9.3	7.0
82	Cleveland, OH	70.41	7.9	4.5	6.3	6.3	4.9	6.7	7.1	6.7	7.5	7.5
83	Newark, NJ	70.27	5.2	5.4	5.2	6.0	6.1	7.4	7.2	7.2	8.9	6.7
84	Anchorage, AK	70.22	5.3	5.4	7.4	7.9	5.3	7.6	7.5	3.0	6.3	9.5
85	Toledo, OH	69.61	8.9	5.1	6.8	6.9	4.7	6.7	7.4	6.4	7.1	4.5
86	Oakland, CA	69.30	4.9	4.3	6.2	7.1	3.8	8.1	6.9	7.3	8.2	7.5
87	Stockton, CA	68.22	5.6	4.7	5.7	6.6	4.1	7.3	6.7	7.9	7.9	7.0
88	Detroit, MI	65.32	6.6	4.0	5.9	6.2	5.0	6.5	6.7	6.4	7.3	6.0