America's Top-Rated Cities, 2013
Demographics:
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Race
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Age
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Relgious Groups by Family
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Marital Status
Male/Female Ratio
Economy:
Gross Metropolitan Product
Income:
Income
Household Income Distribution
Poverty Rate
Personal Bankruptcy Filing Rate
Residental Real Estate:
Building Permits
Homeownership Rates
Housing Vacancy Rates
Employment & Earnings:
Employment by Industry
Labor Force, Employment and Job Growth
Unemployment Rate
Average Hourly Wages: Occupations A-C
Average Hourly Wages: Occupations C-E
Average Hourly Wages: Occupations E-I
Average Hourly Wages: Occupations J-N
Average Hourly Wages: Occupations N-R
Average Hourly Wages: Occupations R-T
Average Hourly Wages: Occupations T-Z
Means of Transportation to Work
Travel Time to Work
Election Results:
2012 Presidential Election Results
Housing:
House Price Index
Year Housing Structure Built
Education:
Highest Level of Education
School Enrollment by Grade & Control
Educational Attainment by Race
Cost of Living:
Cost of Living Index
Grocery Prices
Housing and Utility Costs
Health Care:
Health Care, Transportation and Other Costs
Distribution of Physicians and Dentists
Health Insurance Coverage
Public Safety:
Crime Rate
Climate:
Temperature & Precipitation: Yearly Averages and Extremes
Weather Conditions
Air Quality:
Air Quality Index
Air Quality Index Pollutants
Air Quality Index Trends
Maximum Air Pollutant Concentrations: Particulate Matter, Ozone, CO and Lead
Maximum Air Pollutant Concentrations: Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide
Cost of Living Index
Click on a column header to re-sort the tableUrban Area | Top-Rated | State | Region | Composite | Groceries | Housing | Utilities | Transp. | Health | Misc. | City Report |
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Albuquerque, NM1 | T | NM | West | 94.7 | 94.5 | 87.0 | 98.6 | 94.4 | 100.9 | 99.6 | Albuquerque_NM.pdf |
Alexandria, VA 2 | T | VA | East | 143.5 | 111.4 | 241.2 | 103.9 | 108.1 | 101.0 | 100.7 | Alexandria_VA.pdf |
Anchorage, AK | T | AK | West | 130.8 | 137.6 | 150.2 | 98.2 | 112.0 | 139.1 | 126.3 | Anchorage_AK.pdf |
Ann Arbor, MI | T | MI | Central | 101.0 | 98.8 | 105.4 | 107.7 | 100.4 | 97.3 | 96.4 | AnnArbor_MI.pdf |
Arvada, CO 3 | T | CO | West | 105.1 | 102.7 | 113.2 | 90.0 | 95.1 | 106.5 | 106.9 | Arvada_CO.pdf |
Athens, GA | T | GA | South | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Athens_GA.pdf |
Atlanta, GA | T | GA | South | 97.4 | 101.7 | 89.4 | 93.4 | 102.1 | 101.0 | 101.8 | Atlanta_GA.pdf |
Austin, TX | T | TX | South | 92.8 | 85.0 | 82.3 | 99.1 | 101.1 | 102.1 | 99.3 | Austin_TX.pdf |
Bellevue, WA 4 | T | WA | West | 117.2 | 111.7 | 129.5 | 90.4 | 112.4 | 118.4 | 118.7 | Bellevue_WA.pdf |
Billings, MT | T | MT | West | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Billings_MT.pdf |
Boise City, ID | T | ID | West | 96.1 | 101.3 | 83.7 | 97.2 | 101.3 | 101.4 | 102.2 | BoiseCity_ID.pdf |
Boston, MA | T | MA | East | 137.4 | 118.9 | 160.6 | 147.3 | 106.8 | 121.1 | 133.6 | Boston_MA.pdf |
Boulder, CO | T | CO | West | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Boulder_CO.pdf |
Broken Arrow, OK 5 | T | OK | Central | 90.1 | 92.3 | 69.1 | 96.9 | 101.3 | 99.2 | 100.5 | BrokenArrow_OK.pdf |
Cambridge, MA 6 | T | MA | East | 137.4 | 118.9 | 160.6 | 147.3 | 106.8 | 121.1 | 133.6 | Cambridge_MA.pdf |
Cape Coral, FL | T | FL | South | 95.6 | 105.2 | 90.5 | 81.1 | 101.8 | 99.1 | 98.2 | CapeCoral_FL.pdf |
Carlsbad, CA 7 | T | CA | West | 130.8 | 107.4 | 189.1 | 113.0 | 111.2 | 112.4 | 103.6 | Carlsbad_CA.pdf |
Cary, NC 8 | T | NC | East | 93.8 | 101.4 | 79.9 | 104.5 | 96.6 | 100.3 | 97.8 | Cary_NC.pdf |
Cedar Rapids, IA | T | IA | Central | 93.7 | 97.4 | 78.9 | 101.3 | 96.7 | 94.5 | 101.6 | CedarRapids_IA.pdf |
Charleston, SC | T | SC | South | 99.8 | 107.6 | 90.3 | 107.5 | 98.3 | 108.7 | 101.7 | Charleston_SC.pdf |
Charlotte, NC | T | NC | East | 93.3 | 100.2 | 82.1 | 92.7 | 98.2 | 105.0 | 97.4 | Charlotte_NC.pdf |
Chicago, IL | T | IL | Central | 114.8 | 114.5 | 134.2 | 97.6 | 114.6 | 106.9 | 104.6 | Chicago_IL.pdf |
Clarksville, TN | T | TN | South | 97.6 | 90.9 | 89.5 | 93.5 | 93.0 | 99.8 | 110.0 | Clarksville_TN.pdf |
Colorado Springs, CO | T | CO | West | 92.6 | 94.1 | 89.3 | 89.8 | 96.8 | 102.2 | 93.1 | ColoradoSprings_CO.pdf |
Columbia, MD 9 | T | MD | East | 119.2 | 109.4 | 160.3 | 115.3 | 103.9 | 96.5 | 96.5 | Columbia_MD.pdf |
Columbia, MO | T | MO | Central | 91.2 | 95.6 | 80.7 | 90.7 | 96.2 | 96.0 | 96.7 | Columbia_MO.pdf |
Columbus, OH | T | OH | East | 90.3 | 94.4 | 77.1 | 99.9 | 99.0 | 101.8 | 92.9 | Columbus_OH.pdf |
Coral Springs, FL 10 | T | FL | South | 111.1 | 106.8 | 128.7 | 94.3 | 108.2 | 103.1 | 104.9 | CoralSprings_FL.pdf |
Dallas, TX | T | TX | South | 96.3 | 100.7 | 75.4 | 108.1 | 105.0 | 104.5 | 105.0 | Dallas_TX.pdf |
Denver, CO | T | CO | West | 105.1 | 102.7 | 113.2 | 90.0 | 95.1 | 106.5 | 106.9 | Denver_CO.pdf |
Durham, NC | T | NC | East | 92.7 | 98.8 | 78.5 | 92.7 | 104.0 | 100.5 | 98.0 | Durham_NC.pdf |
Edison, NJ 11 | T | NJ | East | 126.1 | 110.3 | 154.7 | 131.3 | 102.4 | 110.2 | 115.6 | Edison_NJ.pdf |
El Paso, TX | T | TX | South | 91.0 | 100.8 | 90.9 | 81.8 | 94.0 | 92.5 | 88.8 | ElPaso_TX.pdf |
Eugene, OR | T | OR | West | 109.8 | 93.8 | 132.3 | 85.3 | 110.0 | 118.2 | 102.9 | Eugene_OR.pdf |
Fargo, ND | T | ND | Central | 93.3 | 103.9 | 84.4 | 89.3 | 97.0 | 102.6 | 95.5 | Fargo_ND.pdf |
Fort Collins, CO | T | CO | West | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | FortCollins_CO.pdf |
Fort Wayne, IN 12 | T | IN | Central | 94.4 | 93.3 | 89.3 | 87.3 | 106.9 | 93.4 | 98.0 | FortWayne_IN.pdf |
Fort Worth, TX | T | TX | South | 93.2 | 92.1 | 79.2 | 110.8 | 102.1 | 96.3 | 96.9 | FortWorth_TX.pdf |
Fremont, CA 13 | T | CA | West | 136.6 | 115.6 | 194.5 | 91.3 | 113.4 | 116.8 | 118.1 | Fremont_CA.pdf |
Frisco, TX 14 | T | TX | South | 96.3 | 100.7 | 75.4 | 108.1 | 105.0 | 104.5 | 105.0 | Frisco_TX.pdf |
Gilbert, AZ 15 | T | AZ | West | 96.6 | 103.9 | 87.4 | 100.3 | 102.9 | 102.6 | 97.6 | Gilbert_AZ.pdf |
Greensboro, NC 16 | T | NC | East | 92.4 | 98.5 | 82.9 | 88.5 | 83.3 | 99.3 | 101.5 | Greensboro_NC.pdf |
Henderson, NV 17 | T | NV | West | 100.2 | 105.1 | 92.5 | 91.4 | 103.8 | 106.4 | 105.8 | Henderson_NV.pdf |
Honolulu, HI | T | HI | West | 168.0 | 155.8 | 252.5 | 161.8 | 125.9 | 123.4 | 120.4 | Honolulu_HI.pdf |
Houston, TX | T | TX | South | 89.9 | 80.8 | 83.3 | 89.3 | 95.3 | 98.1 | 96.8 | Houston_TX.pdf |
Huntsville, AL | T | AL | South | 93.7 | 95.9 | 78.7 | 96.2 | 101.8 | 95.0 | 102.4 | Huntsville_AL.pdf |
Indianapolis, IN | T | IN | Central | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Indianapolis_IN.pdf |
Irvine, CA 18 | T | CA | West | 142.9 | 108.2 | 230.3 | 112.8 | 112.0 | 109.0 | 104.4 | Irvine_CA.pdf |
Jackson, MS | T | MS | South | 96.7 | 91.3 | 95.1 | 124.3 | 94.9 | 98.4 | 91.7 | Jackson_MS.pdf |
Jacksonville, FL | T | FL | South | 94.0 | 100.5 | 82.9 | 101.5 | 106.4 | 88.5 | 95.2 | Jacksonville_FL.pdf |
Kansas City, MO | T | MO | Central | 99.5 | 98.9 | 90.1 | 110.1 | 98.7 | 97.0 | 105.1 | KansasCity_MO.pdf |
Kenosha, WI 19 | T | WI | Central | 99.4 | 94.5 | 104.5 | 109.6 | 101.2 | 110.2 | 91.5 | Kenosha_WI.pdf |
Las Vegas, NV | T | NV | West | 100.2 | 105.1 | 92.5 | 91.4 | 103.8 | 106.4 | 105.8 | LasVegas_NV.pdf |
Lexington, KY | T | KY | East | 91.9 | 91.9 | 82.8 | 94.5 | 97.1 | 98.8 | 96.6 | Lexington_KY.pdf |
Lincoln, NE | T | NE | Central | 93.5 | 95.2 | 84.6 | 103.8 | 106.8 | 94.8 | 92.8 | Lincoln_NE.pdf |
Little Rock, AR | T | AR | South | 95.8 | 94.5 | 89.3 | 105.4 | 95.0 | 90.8 | 99.8 | LittleRock_AR.pdf |
Los Angeles, CA | T | CA | West | 133.0 | 107.6 | 197.3 | 112.3 | 109.0 | 110.0 | 104.5 | LosAngeles_CA.pdf |
Madison, WI | T | WI | Central | 108.2 | 100.8 | 112.7 | 103.5 | 109.8 | 117.4 | 107.0 | Madison_WI.pdf |
Manchester, NH | T | NH | East | 119.9 | 101.7 | 126.6 | 127.1 | 99.7 | 110.8 | 127.1 | Manchester_NH.pdf |
McAllen, TX | T | TX | South | 85.4 | 85.7 | 74.2 | 93.8 | 88.6 | 88.6 | 90.3 | McAllen_TX.pdf |
Miami, FL | T | FL | South | 107.2 | 107.4 | 112.0 | 94.3 | 109.0 | 106.3 | 106.4 | Miami_FL.pdf |
Murfreesboro, TN | T | TN | South | 88.2 | 94.7 | 78.4 | 84.0 | 95.6 | 89.2 | 93.0 | Murfreesboro_TN.pdf |
Murrieta, CA 20 | T | CA | West | 113.6 | 108.1 | 138.9 | 87.9 | 118.1 | 105.3 | 100.2 | Murrieta_CA.pdf |
Naperville, IL 21 | T | IL | Central | 100.0 | 98.1 | 99.1 | 103.3 | 106.4 | 104.4 | 97.7 | Naperville_IL.pdf |
Nashville, TN | T | TN | South | 90.3 | 97.5 | 70.6 | 87.1 | 93.4 | 91.6 | 104.6 | Nashville_TN.pdf |
New Orleans, LA 22 | T | LA | South | 95.7 | 95.9 | 95.2 | 89.3 | 99.1 | 91.2 | 97.7 | NewOrleans_LA.pdf |
New York, NY | T | NY | East | 219.2 | 148.8 | 414.6 | 143.6 | 122.9 | 127.7 | 144.1 | NewYork_NY.pdf |
Norman, OK | T | OK | Central | 91.6 | 94.1 | 85.7 | 81.8 | 104.2 | 93.2 | 94.7 | Norman_OK.pdf |
Olathe, KS 23 | T | KS | Central | 99.5 | 98.9 | 90.1 | 110.1 | 98.7 | 97.0 | 105.1 | Olathe_KS.pdf |
Omaha, NE | T | NE | Central | 89.5 | 94.2 | 80.5 | 92.3 | 100.6 | 98.2 | 89.7 | Omaha_NE.pdf |
Orlando, FL | T | FL | South | 97.3 | 100.2 | 79.7 | 107.8 | 99.2 | 94.2 | 108.1 | Orlando_FL.pdf |
Overland Park, KS 24 | T | KS | Central | 99.5 | 98.9 | 90.1 | 110.1 | 98.7 | 97.0 | 105.1 | OverlandPark_KS.pdf |
Oyster Bay, NY 25 | T | NY | East | 138.6 | 118.9 | 188.5 | 138.6 | 109.8 | 110.5 | 116.0 | OysterBay_NY.pdf |
Philadelphia, PA | T | PA | East | 125.1 | 124.6 | 140.6 | 129.9 | 107.7 | 104.6 | 118.6 | Philadelphia_PA.pdf |
Pittsburgh, PA | T | PA | East | 94.9 | 104.9 | 76.9 | 100.6 | 111.3 | 93.7 | 99.6 | Pittsburgh_PA.pdf |
Portland, OR | T | OR | West | 113.7 | 111.3 | 131.0 | 88.3 | 113.7 | 113.7 | 107.6 | Portland_OR.pdf |
Providence, RI | T | RI | East | 125.7 | 111.4 | 134.6 | 129.6 | 104.3 | 111.8 | 131.5 | Providence_RI.pdf |
Provo, UT | T | UT | West | 90.1 | 89.6 | 82.3 | 82.8 | 93.9 | 89.2 | 98.4 | Provo_UT.pdf |
Raleigh, NC | T | NC | East | 93.8 | 101.4 | 79.9 | 104.5 | 96.6 | 100.3 | 97.8 | Raleigh_NC.pdf |
Roseville, CA | T | CA | West | 116.3 | 109.7 | 138.6 | 117.4 | 114.0 | 114.2 | 100.1 | Roseville_CA.pdf |
Round Rock, TX | T | TX | South | 88.7 | 82.1 | 76.1 | 104.9 | 88.7 | 93.9 | 96.6 | RoundRock_TX.pdf |
Saint Paul, MN | T | MN | Central | 110.0 | 107.0 | 112.9 | 106.8 | 103.4 | 106.7 | 112.2 | SaintPaul_MN.pdf |
San Antonio, TX | T | TX | South | 93.2 | 84.6 | 91.4 | 85.8 | 102.2 | 97.2 | 97.2 | SanAntonio_TX.pdf |
San Diego, CA | T | CA | West | 130.8 | 107.4 | 189.1 | 113.0 | 111.2 | 112.4 | 103.6 | SanDiego_CA.pdf |
San Francisco, CA | T | CA | West | 162.9 | 115.9 | 283.8 | 91.2 | 111.5 | 112.3 | 122.4 | SanFrancisco_CA.pdf |
San Jose, CA | T | CA | West | 150.5 | 114.7 | 245.3 | 131.9 | 114.6 | 116.2 | 103.9 | SanJose_CA.pdf |
Savannah, GA | T | GA | South | 91.6 | 97.1 | 77.2 | 100.6 | 97.7 | 93.2 | 97.1 | Savannah_GA.pdf |
Scottsdale, AZ 27 | T | AZ | West | 96.6 | 103.9 | 87.4 | 100.3 | 102.9 | 102.6 | 97.6 | Scottsdale_AZ.pdf |
Seattle, WA | T | WA | West | 117.2 | 111.7 | 129.5 | 90.4 | 112.4 | 118.4 | 118.7 | Seattle_WA.pdf |
Sioux Falls, SD | T | SD | Central | 97.2 | 95.0 | 86.2 | 102.4 | 92.5 | 94.4 | 108.1 | SiouxFalls_SD.pdf |
Smithtown, NY 28 | T | NY | East | 138.6 | 118.9 | 188.5 | 138.6 | 109.8 | 110.5 | 116.0 | Smithtown_NY.pdf |
Stamford, CT | T | CT | East | 147.5 | 116.5 | 208.0 | 139.7 | 116.5 | 114.4 | 124.2 | Stamford_CT.pdf |
Sterling Heights, MI 29 | T | MI | Central | 93.8 | 95.9 | 84.8 | 104.0 | 100.5 | 95.5 | 95.1 | SterlingHeights_MI.pdf |
Sunnyvale, CA 30 | T | CA | West | 150.5 | 114.7 | 245.3 | 131.9 | 114.6 | 116.2 | 103.9 | Sunnyvale_CA.pdf |
Tampa, FL | T | FL | South | 91.9 | 98.2 | 79.0 | 96.7 | 102.9 | 93.6 | 95.2 | Tampa_FL.pdf |
Thousand Oaks, CA | T | CA | West | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ThousandOaks_CA.pdf |
Virginia Beach, VA 31 | T | VA | East | 105.4 | 100.3 | 114.0 | 110.9 | 97.7 | 102.3 | 101.1 | VirginiaBeach_VA.pdf |
Washington, DC | T | DC | East | 143.5 | 111.4 | 241.2 | 103.9 | 108.1 | 101.0 | 100.7 | Washington_DC.pdf |
West Jordan, UT 32 | T | UT | West | 100.2 | 104.8 | 106.9 | 71.1 | 99.9 | 96.1 | 102.0 | WestJordan_UT.pdf |
Woodbridge, NJ 33 | T | NJ | East | 126.1 | 110.3 | 154.7 | 131.3 | 102.4 | 110.2 | 115.6 | Woodbridge_NJ.pdf |
United States | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Note: In cases where data is not available for the city, data for the metro area or for a neighboring city has been provided and noted below; (1) Rio Rancho, NM; (2) Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA; (3) Denver CO; (4) Seattle WA; (5) Tulsa OK; (6) Boston MA; (7) San Diego CA; (8) Raleigh NC; (9) Baltimore MD; (10) Fort Lauderdale FL; (11) Middlesex-Monmouth NJ; (12) Fort Wayne-Allen County IN; (13) Oakland CA; (14) Dallas TX; (15) Phoenix AZ; (16) Winston-Salem NC; (17) Las Vages NV; (18) Orange County CA; (19) Milwaukee-Waukesha WI; (20) Riverside City CA; (21) Joilet-Will County IL; (22) Slidell-St.Tammany Parish LA; (23) Kansas City MO-KS; (24) Kansas City MO-KS; (25) Nassau County NY; (26) Sacramento CA; (27) Phoenix AZ; (28) Nassau County NY; (29) Detroit MI; (30) San Jose CA; (31) Hampton Roads-SE Virginia VA; (32) Salt Lake City UT; (33) Middlesex-Monmouth NJ
Source: The Council for Community and Economic Research (formerly ACCRA), Cost of Living Index 2012