In response to this yr’s listing, the highest locations to stay additionally embrace Boise, ID, Colorado Springs, CO, Greenville, SC, and Charlotte, NC. However, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Detroit, MI, Hartford, CT, New Haven, CT, and Flint, MI had been thought of the “worst” cities to stay in, primarily attributable to excessive unemployment and financial hardships. In comparison with earlier years, this yr’s listing displays the nation’s rising issues about reasonably priced housing and job alternatives.
The place does your metropolis fall on the listing? Hold studying to seek out out. Plus, see why Naples was chosen as the very best place to stay within the U.S.
What U.S. metropolis has the highest quality of life?
Naples, FL, has earned the title of finest place to stay within the U.S. per the 2024 listing launched by U.S. Information & World Report. However why precisely was Naples decided to be the #1 metropolis within the nation?
The oceanside metropolis, which is nestled on the Florida coast of the Gulf of Mexico, scored extremely in financial worth (as in, you get greater than what you pay for in Naples). The Florida metropolis additionally has a low unemployment price of two.9 p.c (a full 1 p.c under the nationwide common of three.9 p.c) and it is teeming with job alternatives because of their booming tourism and healthcare industries.
A well-liked retirement spot, town additionally has a excessive median earnings worth of $98,120; due to this, high-paying jobs in well being care centered on older adults are ample. Town additionally ranked extremely in desirability, because of the beachside city’s big range of out of doors recreation alternatives, high faculties and universities, and an unlimited assortment of eating places and shops.
Very like Finland, which was named the happiest nation to stay on this yr for the seventh yr in a row, Naples is teeming with wellness retreats, spas, and resorts. And this isn’t the primary time Naples has gotten public popularity of being a tremendous place to stay. In 2019, Naples was named the primary metropolis in the US when it comes to wellness by Gallup Nationwide Well being and Effectively-Being Index—for the fourth (!!!) yr in a row.
How do the opposite cities examine to Naples? Under are the very best (and worst) locations to stay within the U.S. in 2024.
10 finest locations to stay within the U.S., ranked:
- Naples, Florida
- Boise, Idaho
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Greenville, South Carolina
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Huntsville, Alabama
- Virginia Seashore, Virginia
- Austin, Texas
- Boulder, Colorado
10 worst locations to stay within the U.S., ranked:
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Detroit, Michigan
- Hartford, Connecticut
- New Haven, Connecticut
- Flint, Michigan
- Trenton, New Jersey
- Stockton, California
- Vallejo, California
- Studying, Pennsylvania
- Cleveland, Ohio
No matter the place your metropolis ranks on this yr’s listing, it is essential to notice that each metropolis has its personal highlights price bragging about, whether or not it is San Juan’s vibrant evening life, Detroit’s bustling arts and tradition scene, or Hartford’s historic district. Nonetheless, this listing would possibly assist you to determine the following metropolis you need to go to—or maybe, transfer to—subsequent.