A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | |
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1 | Overall Rank (1 = Best) | City | State | Overall Score | Access Rank | Community Rank | Safety Rank | Climate Rank |
2 | 1 | San Francisco | CA | 71.77 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 7 |
3 | 2 | Portland | OR | 71.50 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 43 |
4 | 3 | Fort Collins | CO | 66.06 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 91 |
5 | 4 | Eugene | OR | 63.92 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 69 |
6 | 5 | Minneapolis | MN | 62.77 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 152 |
7 | 6 | Seattle | WA | 62.12 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 57 |
8 | 7 | Washington | DC | 59.84 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 87 |
9 | 8 | Salt Lake City | UT | 58.11 | 13 | 9 | 25 | 98 |
10 | 9 | Boise | ID | 57.78 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 64 |
11 | 10 | Boston | MA | 57.51 | 17 | 35 | 5 | 104 |
12 | 11 | Vancouver | WA | 56.95 | 33 | 60 | 2 | 43 |
13 | 12 | St. Paul | MN | 56.41 | 15 | 42 | 7 | 152 |
14 | 13 | Tempe | AZ | 56.17 | 39 | 4 | 23 | 70 |
15 | 14 | Hayward | CA | 55.69 | 8 | 73 | 83 | 10 |
16 | 15 | Fremont | CA | 54.58 | 2 | 72 | 164 | 7 |
17 | 16 | Denver | CO | 54.55 | 11 | 25 | 48 | 94 |
18 | 17 | Madison | WI | 54.16 | 16 | 5 | 82 | 176 |
19 | 18 | Sunnyvale | CA | 53.74 | 40 | 16 | 52 | 6 |
20 | 19 | New York | NY | 53.62 | 6 | 62 | 44 | 142 |
21 | 20 | Santa Rosa | CA | 53.56 | 25 | 12 | 150 | 1 |
22 | 21 | Buffalo | NY | 53.48 | 42 | 109 | 8 | 141 |
23 | 22 | Rochester | NY | 53.24 | 56 | 37 | 13 | 134 |
24 | 23 | St. Petersburg | FL | 52.65 | 69 | 41 | 14 | 79 |
25 | 24 | Arlington | VA | 52.48 | 49 | 21 | 18 | 87 |
26 | 25 | Albuquerque | NM | 51.75 | 7 | 52 | 134 | 63 |
27 | 26 | Sacramento | CA | 51.74 | 26 | 30 | 81 | 37 |
28 | 27 | Oakland | CA | 50.92 | 44 | 13 | 141 | 7 |
29 | 28 | Miami | FL | 50.80 | 21 | 57 | 38 | 112 |
30 | 29 | Lincoln | NE | 50.59 | 43 | 48 | 33 | 96 |
31 | 30 | Chicago | IL | 49.96 | 41 | 51 | 19 | 190 |
32 | 31 | Omaha | NE | 49.70 | 30 | 88 | 30 | 137 |
33 | 32 | San Jose | CA | 49.69 | 14 | 87 | 168 | 4 |
34 | 33 | Salem | OR | 49.52 | 176 | 65 | 10 | 49 |
35 | 34 | Cincinnati | OH | 49.45 | 12 | 19 | 107 | 200 |
36 | 35 | Las Vegas | NV | 49.36 | 61 | 92 | 27 | 45 |
37 | 36 | Fullerton | CA | 49.30 | 24 | 50 | 137 | 30 |
38 | 37 | Orange | CA | 49.19 | 31 | 34 | 140 | 30 |
39 | 38 | Honolulu | HI | 48.97 | 23 | 36 | 182 | 5 |
40 | 39 | Jersey City | NJ | 48.88 | 51 | 17 | 49 | 166 |
41 | 40 | Tucson | AZ | 48.65 | 75 | 15 | 78 | 65 |
42 | 41 | Orlando | FL | 48.60 | 46 | 77 | 43 | 109 |
43 | 42 | Lexington | KY | 48.51 | 171 | 117 | 9 | 101 |
44 | 43 | Dayton | OH | 48.42 | 71 | 27 | 56 | 164 |
45 | 44 | Tampa | FL | 48.29 | 58 | 81 | 51 | 79 |
46 | 45 | Sunrise Manor | NV | 47.39 | 103 | 150 | 31 | 59 |
47 | 46 | Pittsburgh | PA | 47.37 | 74 | 26 | 32 | 189 |
48 | 47 | Philadelphia | PA | 47.30 | 94 | 38 | 50 | 118 |
49 | 48 | San Diego | CA | 47.24 | 38 | 89 | 152 | 11 |
50 | 49 | Richmond | VA | 47.11 | 77 | 22 | 116 | 99 |
51 | 50 | Anchorage | AK | 46.97 | 28 | 46 | 115 | 93 |
52 | 51 | Pasadena | CA | 46.89 | 63 | 28 | 145 | 30 |
53 | 52 | Elk Grove | CA | 46.87 | 73 | 127 | 41 | 37 |
54 | 53 | Ontario | CA | 46.85 | 20 | 122 | 175 | 16 |
55 | 54 | Henderson | NV | 46.80 | 85 | 180 | 28 | 45 |
56 | 55 | Alexandria | VA | 46.77 | 50 | 33 | 70 | 87 |
57 | 56 | Newark | NJ | 46.72 | 65 | 23 | 84 | 157 |
58 | 57 | Long Beach | CA | 46.71 | 22 | 85 | 183 | 15 |
59 | 58 | Irvine | CA | 46.64 | 68 | 44 | 130 | 16 |
60 | 59 | Huntington Beach | CA | 46.53 | 48 | 24 | 177 | 16 |
61 | 60 | Atlanta | GA | 46.48 | 59 | 74 | 55 | 102 |
62 | 61 | Aurora | CO | 46.48 | 27 | 180 | 85 | 94 |
63 | 62 | Mesa | AZ | 46.39 | 150 | 114 | 6 | 70 |
64 | 63 | Savannah | GA | 46.33 | 131 | 10 | 124 | 97 |
65 | 64 | Garden Grove | CA | 46.03 | 32 | 61 | 186 | 16 |
66 | 65 | Providence | RI | 45.84 | 151 | 49 | 24 | 161 |
67 | 66 | Torrance | CA | 45.75 | 52 | 32 | 165 | 30 |
68 | 67 | Bellevue | WA | 45.67 | 45 | 144 | 80 | 56 |
69 | 68 | Grand Rapids | MI | 45.63 | 159 | 18 | 47 | 151 |
70 | 69 | Worcester | MA | 45.48 | 54 | 102 | 61 | 171 |
71 | 70 | Baltimore | MD | 45.40 | 64 | 79 | 66 | 139 |
72 | 71 | Spokane | WA | 45.34 | 111 | 97 | 26 | 67 |
73 | 72 | Paradise | NV | 45.23 | 141 | 124 | 17 | 59 |
74 | 73 | Modesto | CA | 45.23 | 29 | 103 | 162 | 48 |
75 | 74 | Des Moines | IA | 45.17 | 67 | 170 | 75 | 131 |
76 | 75 | Nashville | TN | 45.05 | 128 | 167 | 11 | 148 |
77 | 76 | Springfield | MO | 45.00 | 93 | 128 | 46 | 156 |
78 | 77 | Santa Ana | CA | 44.87 | 62 | 83 | 160 | 16 |
79 | 78 | Enterprise | NV | 44.78 | 105 | 189 | 67 | 59 |
80 | 79 | Milwaukee | WI | 44.76 | 53 | 90 | 98 | 133 |
81 | 80 | Riverside | CA | 44.72 | 79 | 71 | 142 | 16 |
82 | 81 | Glendale | AZ | 44.65 | 119 | 55 | 39 | 70 |
83 | 82 | Charlotte | NC | 44.53 | 36 | 179 | 121 | 81 |
84 | 83 | New Orleans | LA | 44.49 | 118 | 11 | 97 | 184 |
85 | 84 | Syracuse | NY | 44.47 | 167 | 47 | 22 | 173 |
86 | 85 | Cleveland | OH | 44.35 | 60 | 53 | 103 | 180 |
87 | 86 | Detroit | MI | 44.08 | 104 | 113 | 69 | 150 |
88 | 87 | San Antonio | TX | 44.03 | 57 | 155 | 96 | 132 |
89 | 88 | Columbus | OH | 44.03 | 87 | 141 | 34 | 174 |
90 | 89 | San Bernardino | CA | 44.03 | 126 | 82 | 117 | 16 |
91 | 90 | Tacoma | WA | 44.01 | 82 | 58 | 90 | 57 |
92 | 91 | Louisville | KY | 43.89 | 125 | 120 | 21 | 158 |
93 | 92 | St. Louis | MO | 43.82 | 83 | 70 | 64 | 186 |
94 | 93 | Knoxville | TN | 43.79 | 84 | 160 | 92 | 121 |
95 | 94 | North Las Vegas | NV | 43.76 | 137 | 177 | 29 | 45 |
96 | 95 | Colorado Springs | CO | 43.74 | 80 | 66 | 109 | 77 |
97 | 96 | Escondido | CA | 43.60 | 70 | 69 | 174 | 14 |
98 | 97 | Scottsdale | AZ | 43.41 | 127 | 80 | 42 | 70 |
99 | 98 | Rancho Cucamonga | CA | 43.25 | 100 | 68 | 146 | 16 |
100 | 99 | McAllen | TX | 43.12 | 133 | 160 | 63 | 107 |