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America's Top-Rated Cities


2024 Edition

In four information-packed volumes, America’s Top-Rated Cities brings together current and comprehensive statistical information, alongside hundreds of sets of informative rankings, to give readers an insightful look at the largest and most influential population centers across America.  

This 2024 edition uses a new ranking model.  This edition includes 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.

• City Reports incorporate information from hundreds of sources to show, at a glance, a concise social, business, economic, demographic, and environmental profile of each city.

• Rankings showcases ranking data from over 300 sources—to highlight how each city rates in hundreds of different categories, like the best for business, the best for dating, the most environmentally friendly, and so much more.

• Statistical data covers cost of living, finances, taxes, population, commercial real estate, education, major employers, media, crime, climate, housing vacancies, tax audits, bankruptcy, and presidential election results.

• Comparative Statistics for 40 categories allow for easy comparison and trend-spotting.

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• Sort & Rank Cities by 50+ Data Points

• Customized Ranking Tables

• Quick & Easy City-by-City Comparisons

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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 (New)
Houston, TX
Huntsville, AL
Jacksonville, FL
Lafayette, LA
McAllen, TX (New)
Memphis, TN (New)
Miami, FL
Nashville, TN
New Orleans, LA
Orlando, FL
San Antonio, TX
Savannah, GA
Tampa, FL

Volume 2: West

Albuquerque, NM
Anchorage, AK
Billings, MT (New)
Boise City, ID
Boulder, CO
Colorado Springs, CO
Denver, CO
Eugene, OR (New)
Fort Collins, CO
Honolulu, HI
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
Phoenix, AZ
Portland, OR
Provo, UT
Reno, NV
Sacramento, CA
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 (New)
Fargo, ND
Fort Wayne, IN
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
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