Considering that 80% of Americans live in 3% of our country’s landmass, WalletHub looked at 62 of the our largest metros with +300,000 residents to help migrating consumers choose their “best” city.
Assuming that migrating consumers have the luxury of choosing, WalletHub gathered data on 62 of the country’s largest cities with +300,000 residents to help those consumers decide where to move. WalletHub focused on factors such as:
- affordability
- quality of life
- economy
- safety
- education and health
- +56 other factors
and tabulated each city’s score. A perfect score was 100 – no city got close. Here are some of WalletHub’s findings.
Overall Best 10 Cities
- Seattle WA 63.63
- Virginia Beach VA 63.27
- Austin TX 63.24
- San Francisco CA 62.56
- San Diego CA 62.49
- Honolulu HW 61.41
- Portland OR 61.07
- San Jose CA 60.87
- Colorado Springs CO 60.72
- New York City NY 60.38
Just so you know, Minneapolis and Denver just missed the cut with scores of 59.91 and 59.78 respectively.
Best Affordability
- Wichita KS
- Oklahoma City OK
- Omaha NB
- Louisville KY
- Lexington KY
Highest Income Growth
- San Francisco CA
- Seattle WA
- Austin TX
- Denver CO
- Portland OR
Highest Homeownership Rate
- Virginia Beach VA
- Mesa AZ
- Wichita KS
- Louisville KY
- Albuquerque NM
Overall Worst 10 Cities
- Detroit MI 33.15
- Memphis TN 37.20
- Cleveland OH 38.59
- Baltimore MY 41.23
- St. Louis MO 42.81
- Indianapolis IN 45.79
- Tulsa OK 46.95
- Milwaukee WS 47.28
- New Orleans LS 48.25
- Santa Ana CA 48.48
Just so you know, Houston and Albuquerque just missed the cut with scores of 48.70 and 48.98 respectively.
