America's Top-Rated Cities
2025 Edition
In four information-packed volumes, America’s Top-Rated Cities offers current, comprehensive statistical information on nearly 100 cities that have been cited as the best for business and living in the United States. Conveniently arranged by city, this set allows readers to see—at a glance—a concise social, business, economic, demographic, and environmental profile of each city, including brief evaluative comments.
This 2025 edition includes cities that ranked highest and received the most points, using our unique weighing system, along with a curated selection of cities with populations over 100,000, so the largest and most influential cultural centers in America are all included in this set.
Hundreds of new rankings have been added, and each city chapter has been extensively updated to make sure the hundreds of charts and tables contain the most current information available, to give readers up-to-date data and rankings on these important business and cultural centers. Cities new to this edition include: Midland, TX; Salem, OR; Green Bay, WI; and Saint Paul, MN.
Each of the 97 city chapters begins with an informative Background Essay that combines history with current events. All city narratives have been updated to reflect changes that have occurred in the past year, and touch on the city’s environment, politics, employment, cultural offerings, climate, and interesting trivia.
A section of Rankings Information includes rankings from a variety of books, magazines, and online articles. For easy reference, these Rankings are categorized into topics including: Fastest Growing Economies, Most Cultured, Least Stressful, Best for Families, Best for Bikes, and more. Topics in this section range from general to specific while covering a variety of geographic areas.
Each city chapter includes 88 Statistical Tables and detailed topics that offer an unparalleled view of each city’s Business and Living Environments. They are carefully organized with data that is easy to read and understand. Business Environment includes hard facts and figures on 8 major categories, including City Finances, Demographics, Income, Economy, Employment, and Taxes. Living Environment includes 11 topics, such as Cost of Living, Housing, Health, Education, Safety, Recreation, and Climate. Over 90% of statistical data has been updated.
Each volume contains five helpful appendices:
- Comparative Statistics shows city-by-city comparisons between cities. Each volume includes all 97 cities, making for easy comparisons.
- Current Metropolitan Area Definitions features Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSA), Metropolitan Division (MSAD), and New England City and Town Areas (NECTA).
- Lists Government Types and Counties.
- Chambers of Commerce and Economic Development Organizations includes addresses, phone numbers, and fax numbers of these additional resources to help readers find more detailed information on each city.
- State Departments of Labor provides a source of additional, more specific economic and employment data, with address and phone numbers for easy access.
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America’s Top-Rated Cities is designed for a wide range of readers, including private individuals seeking to relocate their residence or business, professionals considering expanding their business or changing careers, government agencies, general researchers, market researchers, real estate consultants, human resource personnel, urban planners, investors, and more.
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Below are the listed cities.
Volume 1: South
Athens, GA
Atlanta, GA
Austin, TX
Cape Coral, FL
Charleston, SC
Clarksville, TN
College Station, TX
Columbia, SC
Dallas, TX
El Paso, TX
Fort Worth, TX
Gainesville, FL
Houston, TX
Huntsville, AL
Jacksonville, FL
Lafayette, LA
McAllen, TX
Memphis, TN
Miami, FL
Midland, TX (New)
Nashville, TN
New Orleans, LA
Orlando, FL
San Antonio, TX
Savannah, GA
Tampa, FL
Volume 2: West
Albuquerque, NM
Anchorage, AK
Billings, MT
Boise City, ID
Boulder, CO
Colorado Springs, CO
Denver, CO
Eugene, OR
Fort Collins, CO
Honolulu, HI
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
Phoenix, AZ
Portland, OR
Provo, UT
Reno, NV
Sacramento, CA
Salem, OR (New)
Salt Lake City, UT
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
San Jose, CA
Santa Rosa, CA
Seattle, WA
Tucson, AZ
Volume 3: Central
Ann Arbor, MI
Cedar Rapids, IA
Chicago, IL
Columbia, MO
Davenport, IA
Des Moines, IA
Detroit, MI
Fargo, ND
Fort Wayne, IN
Green Bay, WI (New)
Indianapolis, IN
Kansas City, MO
Lincoln, NE
Little Rock, AR
Madison, WI
Milwaukee, WI
Minneapolis, MN
Oklahoma City, OK
Omaha, NE
Rochester, MN
Saint Louis, MO
Saint Paul, MN (New)
Sioux Falls, SD
Tulsa, OK
Wichita, KS
Volume 4: East
Baltimore, MD
Boston, MA
Charlotte, NC
Cincinnati, OH
Cleveland, OH
Columbus, OH
Durham, NC
Greensboro, NC
Lexington, KY
Louisville, KY
Manchester, NH
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Providence,RI
Raleigh, NC
Richmond, VA
Virginia Beach, VA
Washington, DC
Wilmington, NC
Winston-Salem, NC
