Newton, Mass., has been crowned as this year’s best U.S. city to live in, according to rankings from 24/7 Wall St. The publication narrowed its list to 550 cities (all of which have more than 65,000 residents) and ranked the cities based on seven major categories: crime, economy, education, housing, environment, leisure, and infrastructure.
The labor market was one of the key measures used to identify the best cities, with top cities having to show positive employment growth between 2011 and 2013.
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24/7 Wall St. noted that “surprisingly, none of America’s largest cities are on this list,” citing that the largest cities tend to have higher crime rates that automatically excluded them from consideration, as well higher poverty rates.
Below are the 12 cities that topped 24/7 Wall St.’s list. Visit 24/7 Wall St. to view the full methodology used in the rankings for each of the top cities.
- Newton, Mass.
- Bellevue, Wash.
- Mountain View, Calif.
- Pleasanton, Calif.
- Evanston, Ill.
- Irvine, Calif.
- Troy, Mich.
- Cary, N.C.
- Flower Mound, Texas
- Johns Creeks, Ga.
- Boca Raton, Fla.
- Carmel, Ind.
Source: “America’s 50 Best Cities to Live,” 24/7 Wall St. (Sept. 17, 2014)
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