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The complete rankings of cities in the Cities Ranked and Rated book which ranks more than metro areas in the U.S. and Canada using dozens of variables including crime, education, cost of living, access to arts, economy and more.

1 Gainesville, Fla.

2 BellIingham, Wash.

3 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Ore.-Wash.

4 Colorado Springs, Colo.

5 Ann Arbor, Mich.

6 Ogden-Clearfield, Utah

7 Asheville, N.C.

8 Fort Collins-Loveland, Colo.

9 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, Calif.

10 Boise City-Nampa, Idaho

11 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, Calif.

12 Logan, Utah-Idaho

13 Provo-Orem, Utah

14 Corvallis, Ore.

15 Durham, N.C.

16 Olympia, Wash.

17 Charlottesville, Va.

18 Flagstaff, Ariz.

19 Indianapolis-Carmel, Ind.

20 Santa Fe, N.M.

21 Dover, Del.

22 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, Calif.

23 Sebastian-Vero Beach, Fla.

24 Lexington-Fayette, Ky.

25 Lafayette, Ind.

26 Napa, Calif.

27 Salt Lake City, Utah

28 Rockingham County-Strafford County, N.H.

29 Athens-Clarke County, Ga.

30 Richmond, Va.

31 Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, N.C.

32 Iowa City, Iowa

33 Columbus, Ind.

34 Medford, Ore.

35 St. Louis, Mo.

36 Columbus, Ohio

37 Spokane, Wash.

38 Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio-Ky.-Ind.

39 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J.

40 Fargo, N.D.-Minn.

41 Lake County-Kenosha County, Ill.-Wis.

42 Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J.

43 Wichita, Kan.

44 Louisville-Jefferson County, Ky.-Ind.

45 Ocean City, N.J.

46 Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa

47 Winchester, Va.-W.Va.

48 Spartanburg, S.C.

49 State College, Pa.

50 Evansville, Ind.-Ky.

51 San Antonio, Texas

52 Naples-Marco Island, Fla.

53 South Bend-Mishawaka, Ind.-Mich.

54 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga.

55 Abilene, Texas

56 Bend, Ore.

57 Atlantic City, N.J.

58 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif.

59 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, Calif.

60 Roanoke, Va.

61 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

62 Boulder, Colo.

63 Raleigh-Cary, N.C.

64 Reno-Sparks, Nev.

65 Punta Gorda, Fla.

66 Grand Junction, Colo.

67 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Fla.

68 Eugene-Springfield, Ore.

69 Lewiston, Idaho-Wash.

70 Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, Md.

71 Manchester-Nashua, N.H.

72 St. George, Utah

73 San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, Calif.

74 Pittsburgh, Pa.

75 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Fla.

76 Pueblo, Colo.

77 Bergen-Passaic, N.J.

78 Madison, Wis.

79 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Ark.-Mo.

80 Greeley, Colo.

81 Trenton-Ewing, N.J.

82 Salem, Ore.

83 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif.

84 Dayton, Ohio

85 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, N.C.-S.C.

86 Bloomington, Ind.

87 Springfield, Ohio

88 Missoula, Mont.

89 Honolulu, Hawaii

90 Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y.

91 Savannah, Ga.

92 Prescott, Ariz.

93 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif.

94 Greenville, S.C.

95 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Md.-W.Va.

96 Lancaster, Pa.

97 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, Calif.

98 Jackson, Miss.

99 Knoxville, Tenn.

100 Lawrence, Kan.

101 Champaign-Urbana, Ill.

102 Appleton, Wis.

103 Austin-Round Rock, Texas

104 Augusta-Richmond County, Ga.-S.C.

105 Harrisonburg, Va.

106 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif.

107 Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa.

108 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, Calif.

109 Cheyenne, Wyo.

110 Columbia, S.C.

111 Greenville, N.C.

112 Casper, Wyo.

113 Grand Forks, N.D.-Minn.

114 Bismarck, N.D.

115 Columbia, Mo.

116 Macon-Warner Robins, Ga.

117 Fort Wayne, Ind.

118 Reading, Pa.

119 Bowling Green, Ky.

120 Toledo, Ohio

121 Sheboygan, Wis.

122 Tallahassee, Fla.

123 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Wash.

124 Bloomington-Normal, Ill.

125 Peoria, Ill.

126 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa

127 Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa

128 Auburn-Opelika, Ala.

129 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash.

130 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va..-Md.-W.Va.

131 Rochester, Minn.

132 Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas

133 Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

134 Great Falls, Mont.

135 Cedar Rapids, Iowa

136 Fond du Lac, Wis.

137 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.-N.C.

138 Billings, Mont.

139 Lincoln, Neb.

140 Holland-Grand Haven, Mich.

141 Redding, Calif.

142 Oshkosh-Neenah, Wis.

143 St. Cloud, Minn.

144 Tulsa, Okla.

145 Albuquerque, N.M.

146 Muskegon-Norton Shores, Mich.

147 Niles-Benton Harbor, Mich.

148 Bremerton-Silverdale, Wash.

149 Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, Fla.

150 Denver-Aurora, Colo.

151 Las Cruces, N.M.

152 San Angelo, Texas

153 Philadelphia, Pa.

154 Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev.

155 Orlando-Kissimmee, Fla.

156 Lakeland, Fla.

157 Rapid City, S.D.

158 Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Fla.

159 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, N.J.

160 Boston-Quincy, Mass.

161 Edison, N.J.

162 Ocala, Fla.

163 Camden, N.J.

164 New Haven-Milford, Conn.

165 El Paso, Texas

166 Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, Mass.

167 Sherman-Denison, Texas

168 Lubbock, Texas

169 Amarillo, Texas

170 Tuscaloosa, Ala.

171 Barnstable Town, Mass.

172 Corpus Christi, Texas

173 Baltimore-Towson, Md.

174 Charleston-North Charleston, S.C.

175 College Station-Bryan, Texas

176 Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, Fla.

177 Anderson, Ind.

178 Carson City, Nev.

179 Lynchburg, Va.

180 Newark-Union, N.J.-Pa.

181 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Va.

182 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Fla.

183 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, Calif.

184 Gainesville, Ga.

185 Oklahoma City, Okla.

186 Brunswick, Ga.

187 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Tenn.-Va.

188 Lebanon, Pa.

189 Ames, Iowa

190 Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Mich.

191 Johnson City, Tenn.

192 Lawton, Okla.

193 Wilmington, N.C.

194 Kokomo, Ind.

195 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, N.C.

196 Little Rock-North Little Rock, Ark.

197 Ithaca, N.Y.

198 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Fla.

199 Kansas City, Mo.-Kan.

200 Montgomery, Ala.

201 York-Hanover, Pa.

202 Sandusky, Ohio

203 Altoona, Pa.

204 Hinesville-Fort Stewart, Ga.

205 Springfield, Ill.

206 Wheeling, W.Va.-Ohio

207 Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, Wash.

208 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Conn.

209 Michigan City-La Porte, Ind.

210 Decatur, Ill.

211 Huntsville, Ala.

212 Tucson, Ariz.

213 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Mich.

214 Columbus, Ga.-Ala.

215 Sioux Falls, S.D.

216 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, Calif.

217 Johnstown, Pa.

218 SprIngfield, Mo.

219 Chattanooga, Tenn.-Ga.

220 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla.

221 Terre Haute, Ind.

222 Goldsboro, N.C.

223 Birmingham-Hoover, Ala.

224 Idaho Falls, Idaho

225 Eau Claire, Wis.

226 Sioux City, Iowa-Neb.-S.D.

227 Janesville, Wis.

228 Anchorage, Alaska

229 Duluth, Minn.-Wis.

230 Gary, Ind.

231 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine

232 Kingston, N.Y.

233 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa-Ill.

234 Kalamazoo-Portage, Mich.

235 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, N.Y.

236 Canton-Massillon, Ohio

237 Lansing-East Lansing, Mich.

238 Wausau, Wis.

239 Battle Creek, Mich.

240 Erie, Pa.

241 Pocatello, Idaho

242 Jackson, Mich.

243 Pittsfield, Mass.

244 Wenatchee, Wash.

245 Glens Falls, N.Y.

246 Bangor, Maine

247 Bakersfield, Calif.

248 Chico, Calif.

249 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Fla.

250 Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Fla.

251 New York-White Plains-Wayne, N.Y.-N.J.

252 Jacksonville, Fla.

253 Essex County, Mass.

254 Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas

255 Midland-Odessa, Texas

256 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas

257 Topeka, Kan.

258 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.

259 Worcester, Mass.

260 Charleston, W.Va.

261 Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, Fla.

262 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn.-Wis.

263 Longview, Wash.

264 Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas

265 Wichita Falls, Texas

266 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, R.I.-Mass.

267 Baton Rouge, La.

268 Yuma, Ariz.

269 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio-Pa.

270 Monroe, Mich.

271 Shreveport-Bossier City, La.

272 Tacoma, Wash.

273 Fayetteville, N.C.

274 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas

275 Panama City-Lynn Haven, Fla.

276 Syracuse, N.Y.

277 Yakima, Wash.

278 Memphis, Tenn.-Miss.-Ark.

279 Muncie, Ind.

280 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wis.

281 Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro, Tenn.

282 Jonesboro, Ark.

283 Green Bay, Wis.

284 Dalton, Ga.

285 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio

286 Albany, Ga.

287 Jacksonville, N.C.

288 Morgantown, W.Va.

289 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, W.Va.-Ohio

290 Mansfield, Ohio

291 Elkhart-Goshen, Ind.

292 Rome, Ga.

293 Cleveland, Tenn.

294 La Crosse, Wis.-Minn.

295 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, S.C.

296 Rochester, N.Y.

297 Elizabethtown, Ky.

298 Akron, Ohio

299 Rockford, Ill.

300 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y.

301 Waco, Texas

302 Racine, Wis.

303 Scranton—Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

304 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Mich.

305 Joplin., Mo.

306 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Conn.

307 Burlington-South Burlington, Vt.

308 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, N.Y.

309 Binghamton, N.Y.

310 Kankakee-Bradley, Ill.

311 Springfield, Mass.

312 Lewiston-Auburn, Maine

313 Salinas, Calif.

314 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz.

315 Madera, Calif.

316 Salisbury, Md.

317 Fresno, Calif.

318 Tyler, Texas

319 Longview, Texas

320 Vallejo-Fairfield, Calif.

321 Utica-Rome, N.Y.

322 Hot Springs, Ark.

323 Mobile, Ala.

324 Cumberland, Md.-W.Va.

325 Danville, Va..

326 Fort Smith, Ark.-Okla.

327 Anderson, S.C.

328 Owensboro, Ky.

329 Jefferson City, Mo.

330 Bay City, Mich.

331 Fairbanks, Alaska

332 Williamsport, Pa.

333 Clarksville, Tenn.-Ky.

334 Gadsden, Ala.

335 Flint, Mich.

336 Lima, Ohio

337 Valdosta, Ga.

338 Norwich-New London, Conn.

339 Dubuque, Iowa

340 Huntington-Ashland, W.Va.-Ky.-Ohio

341 Laredo, Texas

342 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas

343 Texarkana, Texas-Ark.

344 Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Mich.

345 Morristown, Tenn.

346 St. Joseph, Mo.-Kan.

347 Decatur, Ala.

348 Lake Charles, La. 24

349 Hattiesburg, Miss.

350 Stockton, Calif.

351 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA

352 Dothan, Ala.

353 Rocky Mount, N.C.

354 Danville, Ill.

355 Jackson, Tenn.

356 Victoria, Texas

357 Florence-Muscle Shoals, Ala.

358 Weirton-Steubenville, W.Va.-Ohio

359 Florence, S.C.

360 Elmira, N.Y.

361 Pine Bluff, Ark.

362 Hanford-Corcoran, Calif.

363 Sumter, S.C.

364 Anniston-Oxford, Ala.

365 El Centro, Calif.

366 Alexandria, La.

367 Lafayette, La.

368 Farmington, N.M.

369 Monroe, La.

370 Merced, Calif.

371 Yuba City, Calif.

372 Visalia-Porterville, Calif.

373 Modesto, Calif.

Source: Cities Ranked & Rated