https://local.niche.com/rankings/cities/best-cities/
“These new rankings explore 224 cities to find the best places to live in the U.S. based on crime, public schools, cost of living, job opportunities, and local amenities,” said a Niche spokeswoman. “Our team of data scientists analyzed data from the U.S. Census, FBI, BLS, CDC, and other sources to calculate these rankings.”
The top 15 in Niche’s new rankings are:
Arlington, VA
Cambridge, MA
.Columbia, MD
Ann Arbor, MI
Plano, TX
Overland Park, KS
Boulder, CO
Berkeley, CA
Rochester, MN
Bellevue, WA
Irvine, CA
Sunnyvale, CA
Alexandria, VA
San Francisco, CA
Round Rock, TX