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Best U.S. Cities to Live In

Top-rated cities based on our composite ReloCompare™ score across 7 government data categories.

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# City State Population Score
1 Montgomery AL 199,819 82.2/100
2 Birmingham AL 200,431 80.2/100
3 Kansas City KS 155,438 79.8/100
4 Huntsville AL 215,025 77.5/100
5 Lincoln NE 290,531 77.5/100
6 Omaha NE 489,201 77.5/100
7 Greensboro NC 297,202 77.5/100
8 Fort Wayne IN 264,514 77.2/100
9 Wichita KS 395,951 77.2/100
10 Springfield MO 168,873 77.2/100
11 Tulsa OK 411,938 77.2/100
12 Chattanooga TN 181,288 77.2/100
13 Kansas City MO 505,958 77.0/100
14 Memphis TN 630,027 76.8/100
15 Clarksville TN 167,882 75.8/100
16 Olathe KS 142,114 75.2/100
17 Winston-Salem NC 249,571 75.2/100
18 Columbus GA 204,572 75.0/100
19 Jackson MS 153,271 75.0/100
20 St. Louis MO 298,018 74.8/100
21 Little Rock AR 202,218 74.5/100
22 Albuquerque NM 562,551 74.5/100
23 Oklahoma City OK 681,088 74.5/100
24 Sioux Falls SD 193,401 74.5/100
25 Akron OH 190,273 74.2/100
26 El Paso TX 677,181 74.2/100
27 Lubbock TX 258,190 74.2/100
28 Pasadena TX 150,620 74.2/100
29 Baton Rouge LA 225,500 74.0/100
30 Mobile AL 186,316 73.2/100
31 Knoxville TN 191,857 73.2/100
32 Des Moines IA 213,164 72.8/100
33 Buffalo NY 276,688 72.8/100
34 Syracuse NY 146,134 72.8/100
35 Amarillo TX 200,360 72.8/100
36 Brownsville TX 186,999 72.8/100
37 Corpus Christi TX 317,804 72.8/100
38 Chesapeake VA 249,377 72.8/100
39 Milwaukee WI 573,299 72.8/100
40 Macon-Bibb County GA 156,554 72.5/100
41 Newport News VA 185,118 72.5/100
42 Lexington-Fayette urban county KY 321,276 72.2/100
43 Laredo TX 255,293 72.2/100
44 Virginia Beach VA 457,900 72.2/100
45 Gainesville FL 142,414 72.0/100
46 Rochester NY 210,992 72.0/100
47 Cincinnati OH 308,870 72.0/100
48 Cleveland OH 370,365 72.0/100
49 Killeen TX 153,708 72.0/100
50 San Antonio TX 1,445,662 72.0/100