The data point is in , and Boise , Idahois America ’s most liveable city for 2019 . At least agree toLivability , a site that speciate in highlight the appealingness of small- to mid - sized cities in the U.S.
Of of course , any ranking of the “ most liveable city ” in America is open to argument , because the very concept of“livable”is highly subjective . That said , certain indicators of the quality of living in any given citycanbe measured — like median home value , job opportunities , and variety — and Livability did just that while crafting its annual listing of the Top 100 Best Places to Live for 2019 .
Livability forecast its termination by assigning a “ LivScore ” to cities based on more than 40 criteria across eight category . These let in creature comforts , demographic , education , saving , wellness forethought , housing , social and civil capital , and transportation and infrastructure . ( Boise has previously been named among thesafest citiesin the U.S. )
Economic concerns factored heavily into Livability ’s par this year , after a poll of 1000Millennialsacross the state revealed that affordability was the most crucial factor when determine where to live . “ So , for the first sentence ever , we plant a cap on medial family time value , ” Livability explained in its story . “ This class , no metropolis on the Top 100 Best Places to alive list has a medial home value above $ 250,000 . ”
Unsurprisingly , no big cities made the top 20 ( even though the population was capped at 1 million this year ) . Of the top 20 city , populations range from roughly 55,000 ( in Manhattan , Kansas ) to 466,000 ( in Omaha , Nebraska ) .
Check out the top 20 best cities below , and gossip Livability’swebsiteto see the original report with the full ranking of 100 cities .
1.Boise , Idaho2.Raleigh , North Carolina3.Madison , Wisconsin4.Iowa City , Iowa5.Rochester , Minnesota6.Columbia , Missouri7.Sioux Falls , South Dakota8.Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania9.Lincoln , Nebraska10.Greenville , South Carolina11.Fargo , North Dakota12.Tampa , Florida13.Minneapolis , Minnesota14.Asheville , North Carolina15.Bismarck , North Dakota16.Manhattan , Kansas17.Orlando , Florida18.Tempe , Arizona19.Bloomington , Indiana20.Omaha , Nebraska
