City Rankings

Best and worst U.S. cities across 39 metrics. Only cities with populations above 20,000 are included.

Housing

Median RentMost Expensive & Least Expensive Median Home ValueMost Expensive & Least Expensive Price per Square FootMost Expensive & Least Expensive Rent BurdenHighest Burden & Lowest Burden

Crime

Violent Crime RateHighest Rate & Lowest Rate Property Crime RateHighest Rate & Lowest Rate Murder Clearance RateHighest Clearance & Lowest Clearance

Weather

Coldest CitiesColdest Hottest CitiesHottest Rainiest CitiesRainiest Sunniest CitiesSunniest

Demographics

Male-to-Female RatioHighest Ratio & Lowest Ratio Female-to-Male RatioHighest Ratio & Lowest Ratio Bachelor's DegreeMost Educated & Least Educated Foreign BornHighest & Lowest VeteransHighest & Lowest Median AgeOldest & Youngest

Cost of Living

Overall IndexMost Expensive & Least Expensive Living Wage (1 Adult)Highest & Lowest Fair Market RentMost Expensive & Least Expensive

Jobs

Unemployment RateHighest & Lowest

Transportation

Public TransitMost Transit & Least Transit Work from HomeMost WFH & Least WFH CarpoolMost Carpool & Least Carpool Walk / BikeMost Walk/Bike & Least Walk/Bike Commute TimeLongest Commute & Shortest Commute Traffic Fatality RateMost Dangerous & Safest

Environment

CO₂e EmissionsMost Polluted & Least Polluted

Natural Disasters

Disaster DeclarationsMost Declarations & Fewest Declarations Flood ClaimsMost Claims & Fewest Claims Disaster SpendingMost Spending & Least Spending Hazard Risk ScoreHighest Risk & Lowest Risk

Healthcare

Obesity RateHighest Obesity & Lowest Obesity Depression RateHighest Depression & Lowest Depression Smoking RateHighest Smoking & Lowest Smoking Uninsured RateHighest Uninsured & Lowest Uninsured Binge DrinkingHighest Binge Drinking & Lowest Binge Drinking

Voting

Most RepublicanMost Republican Most DemocraticMost Democratic