Livability.com and Applied Geographic Solutions collaborated to produce their 10th annual list of the 100 best small and mid-sized cities in the United States. Data was collected from over 2,000 cities with populations ranging from 75,000 to 500,000, utilizing federal and private sources. The rankings are based on approximately 100 data points across eight categories: economy, housing and cost of living, amenities, transportation, environment, safety, education, and health.
The top 15 most livable smaller cities, including how each locale ranks in several categories, according to Livability, are the following:
1. Johns Creek, Georgia
LiveScore: 877
Population: 82,493
Economy: 96
Median Home value: $453,747
Amenities: 76
Education: 74
Health: 91
2. Flower Mound, Texas
LiveScore: 872
Population: 81,173
Economy: 90
Median Home value: $423,603
Amenities: 64
Education: 78
Health: 85
3. Carmel, Indiana
LiveScore: 866
Population: 103,628
Economy: 92
Median Home value: $388,578
Amenities: 62
Education: 77
Health: 88
4. Broomfield, Colorado
LiveScore: 855
Population: 76,856
Economy: 97
Median Home value: $491,306
Amenities: 64
Education: 86
Health: 68
5. Sugar Land, Texas
LiveScore: 854
Population: 118,604
Economy: 86
Median Home value: $361,907
Amenities: 65
Education: 81
Health: 75
6. Cary, North Carolina
LiveScore: 849
Population: 180,391
Economy: 86
Median Home value: $438,130
Amenities: 62
Education: 79
Health: 84
7. Overland Park, Kansas
LiveScore: 849
Population: 200,773
Economy: 88
Median Home value: $353,316
Amenities: 66
Education: 88
Health: 63
8. Fishers, Indiana
LiveScore: 848
Population: 103,610
Economy: 90
Median Home value: $331,594
Amenities: 58
Education: 68
Health: 89
9. Naperville, Illinois
LiveScore: 841
Population: 149,293
Economy: 76
Median Home value: $438,434
Amenities: 72
Education: 83
Health: 88
10. Troy Michigan
LiveScore: 837
Population: 87,252
Economy: 75
Median Home value: $352,806
Amenities: 71
Education: 75
Health: 83
11. Roswell, Georgia
LiveScore: 832
Population: 92,536
Economy: 93
Median Home value: $407,034
Amenities: 75
Education: 60
Health: 70
12. Clifton, New Jersey
LiveScore: 831
Population: 89,579
Economy: 80
Median Home value: $398,692
Amenities: 91
Education: 86
Health: 75
13. Columbia, Maryland
LiveScore: 828
Population: 106,498
Economy: 80
Median Home value: $455,220
Amenities: 70
Education: 90
Health: 64
14. Sandy, Utah
LiveScore: 817
Population: 97,754
Economy: 93
Median Home value: $477,230
Amenities: 67
Education: 64
Health: 57
15. Olathe, Kansas
LiveScore: 813
Population: 142,664
Economy: 84
Median Home value: $313,146
Amenities: 57
Education: 81
Health: 68
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