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1 | Overall Rank (1 = Best) | City | State | Overall Score | Access Rank | Quality Rank | Demand Rank | Health Rank | Community Rank |
2 | 1 | New York | NY | 67.17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 137 | 1 |
3 | 2 | San Francisco | CA | 58.76 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 100 | 31 |
4 | 3 | Miami | FL | 48.79 | 5 | 41 | 22 | 31 | 11 |
5 | 4 | Boston | MA | 48.25 | 3 | 93 | 18 | 12 | 31 |
6 | 5 | Washington | DC | 46.99 | 2 | 106 | 15 | 86 | 29 |
7 | 6 | Portland | OR | 45.37 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 118 | 1 |
8 | 7 | Chicago | IL | 44.88 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 113 | 3 |
9 | 8 | Orlando | FL | 44.52 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 57 | 31 |
10 | 9 | Las Vegas | NV | 43.92 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 162 | 47 |
11 | 10 | Seattle | WA | 43.22 | 9 | 38 | 4 | 53 | 29 |
12 | 11 | St. Louis | MO | 42.47 | 12 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 47 |
13 | 12 | Alexandria | VA | 41.88 | 4 | 170 | 78 | 47 | 47 |
14 | 13 | Fort Lauderdale | FL | 41.65 | 7 | 71 | 53 | 29 | 47 |
15 | 14 | New Orleans | LA | 41.21 | 40 | 5 | 40 | 32 | 11 |
16 | 15 | Atlanta | GA | 40.49 | 14 | 68 | 15 | 25 | 11 |
17 | 16 | Pittsburgh | PA | 38.98 | 16 | 116 | 30 | 9 | 5 |
18 | 17 | San Diego | CA | 38.11 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 102 | 28 |
19 | 18 | Honolulu | HI | 38.03 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 169 | 47 |
20 | 19 | Savannah | GA | 37.36 | 43 | 26 | 70 | 18 | 11 |
21 | 20 | Denver | CO | 37.34 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 72 | 47 |
22 | 21 | Providence | RI | 37.17 | 11 | 79 | 91 | 41 | 47 |
23 | 22 | Pasadena | TX | 37.09 | 193 | 2 | 191 | 67 | 47 |
24 | 23 | Little Rock | AR | 37.04 | 88 | 45 | 134 | 1 | 11 |
25 | 24 | Rochester | NY | 37.03 | 19 | 157 | 70 | 5 | 5 |
26 | 25 | Hayward | CA | 36.72 | 194 | 3 | 150 | 111 | 47 |
27 | 26 | Los Angeles | CA | 36.61 | 48 | 42 | 2 | 154 | 11 |
28 | 27 | Spring Valley | NV | 36.5 | 150 | 1 | 198 | 169 | 47 |
29 | 28 | Cincinnati | OH | 36.44 | 45 | 31 | 38 | 6 | 31 |
30 | 29 | Austin | TX | 36.36 | 58 | 47 | 10 | 54 | 3 |
31 | 30 | Dallas | TX | 36.3 | 39 | 40 | 14 | 63 | 11 |
32 | 31 | Santa Rosa | CA | 35.99 | 57 | 16 | 127 | 117 | 11 |
33 | 32 | Minneapolis | MN | 35.44 | 18 | 75 | 17 | 56 | 47 |
34 | 33 | Phoenix | AZ | 35.43 | 68 | 33 | 12 | 122 | 5 |
35 | 34 | Jackson | MS | 34.56 | 165 | 7 | 157 | 23 | 47 |
36 | 35 | Houston | TX | 34.24 | 64 | 67 | 5 | 92 | 5 |
37 | 36 | Louisville | KY | 34.16 | 22 | 72 | 55 | 39 | 47 |
38 | 37 | Salt Lake City | UT | 33.41 | 34 | 57 | 48 | 33 | 47 |
39 | 38 | Scottsdale | AZ | 33.37 | 44 | 61 | 42 | 8 | 47 |
40 | 39 | Philadelphia | PA | 33.35 | 26 | 77 | 13 | 77 | 47 |
41 | 40 | Nashville | TN | 33.27 | 99 | 23 | 20 | 50 | 31 |
42 | 41 | Richmond | VA | 33.2 | 23 | 131 | 51 | 19 | 47 |
43 | 42 | Madison | WI | 33.16 | 49 | 87 | 58 | 3 | 47 |
44 | 43 | Mobile | AL | 33.15 | 161 | 8 | 157 | 44 | 47 |
45 | 43 | Fort Wayne | IN | 33.15 | 122 | 36 | 120 | 51 | 11 |
46 | 45 | Arlington | VA | 33.11 | 15 | 180 | 52 | 133 | 5 |
47 | 46 | Tampa | FL | 32.95 | 33 | 80 | 35 | 22 | 47 |
48 | 47 | Fort Collins | CO | 32.94 | 47 | 53 | 102 | 35 | 31 |
49 | 48 | Springfield | MO | 32.91 | 77 | 14 | 116 | 112 | 47 |
50 | 48 | Grand Rapids | MI | 32.91 | 32 | 66 | 58 | 34 | 47 |
51 | 50 | Buffalo | NY | 32.9 | 36 | 59 | 46 | 30 | 47 |
52 | 51 | Santa Ana | CA | 32.74 | 135 | 29 | 107 | 169 | 5 |
53 | 52 | Chattanooga | TN | 32.72 | 86 | 50 | 87 | 7 | 47 |
54 | 53 | Virginia Beach | VA | 32.5 | 92 | 39 | 63 | 148 | 11 |
55 | 54 | Overland Park | KS | 32.3 | 101 | 78 | 66 | 21 | 11 |
56 | 54 | Naperville | IL | 32.3 | 56 | 90 | 118 | 4 | 47 |
57 | 56 | Raleigh | NC | 32.29 | 52 | 99 | 28 | 69 | 11 |
58 | 57 | Lexington | KY | 32.25 | 129 | 21 | 94 | 49 | 47 |
59 | 58 | Knoxville | TN | 32.13 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 13 | 47 |
60 | 59 | Des Moines | IA | 32.06 | 108 | 15 | 97 | 131 | 47 |
61 | 60 | Fullerton | CA | 32 | 132 | 12 | 150 | 143 | 47 |
62 | 61 | McKinney | TX | 31.96 | 141 | 19 | 114 | 55 | 47 |
63 | 62 | Milwaukee | WI | 31.82 | 51 | 46 | 45 | 70 | 47 |
64 | 63 | Cary | NC | 31.67 | 72 | 137 | 97 | 15 | 11 |
65 | 64 | Baltimore | MD | 31.62 | 25 | 146 | 26 | 26 | 47 |
66 | 65 | Shreveport | LA | 31.57 | 160 | 30 | 185 | 11 | 47 |
67 | 66 | Chandler | AZ | 31.47 | 83 | 117 | 77 | 24 | 11 |
68 | 66 | Pasadena | CA | 31.47 | 24 | 92 | 97 | 169 | 47 |
69 | 68 | Aurora | IL | 31.4 | 155 | 11 | 147 | 160 | 47 |
70 | 69 | St. Paul | MN | 31.39 | 28 | 107 | 26 | 81 | 47 |
71 | 70 | St. Petersburg | FL | 31.38 | 30 | 91 | 60 | 88 | 47 |
72 | 71 | Laredo | TX | 31.13 | 190 | 10 | 185 | 166 | 47 |
73 | 72 | Tucson | AZ | 31.12 | 74 | 113 | 36 | 71 | 11 |
74 | 73 | Anchorage | AK | 31.05 | 187 | 51 | 134 | 79 | 11 |
75 | 74 | McAllen | TX | 30.77 | 156 | 20 | 183 | 144 | 47 |
76 | 75 | Brownsville | TX | 30.76 | 191 | 13 | 196 | 156 | 47 |
77 | 76 | Cleveland | OH | 30.74 | 46 | 97 | 32 | 40 | 47 |
78 | 77 | Birmingham | AL | 30.69 | 113 | 54 | 102 | 20 | 47 |
79 | 78 | Kansas City | MO | 30.62 | 130 | 34 | 32 | 80 | 47 |
80 | 79 | Detroit | MI | 30.57 | 89 | 35 | 57 | 141 | 47 |
81 | 80 | Huntington Beach | CA | 30.37 | 35 | 115 | 112 | 64 | 47 |
82 | 81 | Salinas | CA | 30.3 | 127 | 27 | 183 | 108 | 47 |
83 | 82 | Eugene | OR | 30.18 | 38 | 147 | 86 | 17 | 47 |
84 | 83 | Hollywood | FL | 30.17 | 31 | 141 | 94 | 105 | 31 |
85 | 84 | Tulsa | OK | 30.15 | 112 | 43 | 80 | 66 | 47 |
86 | 85 | Columbus | OH | 29.74 | 87 | 63 | 24 | 91 | 47 |
87 | 86 | Orange | CA | 29.65 | 85 | 101 | 150 | 14 | 47 |
88 | 87 | Plano | TX | 29.4 | 79 | 119 | 73 | 16 | 47 |
89 | 88 | Long Beach | CA | 29.39 | 50 | 89 | 64 | 153 | 47 |
90 | 89 | Durham | NC | 29.35 | 67 | 124 | 65 | 45 | 31 |
91 | 90 | Indianapolis | IN | 29.33 | 106 | 49 | 36 | 163 | 47 |
92 | 91 | Tempe | AZ | 29.32 | 41 | 114 | 61 | 120 | 47 |
93 | 92 | Murfreesboro | TN | 29.3 | 107 | 73 | 145 | 38 | 47 |
94 | 93 | Oxnard | CA | 29.29 | 104 | 48 | 177 | 127 | 47 |
95 | 94 | Norfolk | VA | 29.24 | 61 | 96 | 127 | 62 | 47 |
96 | 95 | Oceanside | CA | 29.18 | 78 | 56 | 127 | 169 | 47 |
97 | 96 | Spokane | WA | 29.16 | 55 | 109 | 55 | 73 | 47 |
98 | 97 | Greensboro | NC | 29.14 | 95 | 69 | 108 | 60 | 47 |
99 | 98 | Wichita | KS | 29.12 | 131 | 37 | 97 | 169 | 47 |
100 | 99 | Jersey City | NJ | 29.07 | 29 | 145 | 43 | 169 | 47 |