# | City & State | Score | Affordability | City Profile | Safety | Recreation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ann Arbor, MI |
89.4 |
21 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
2 | Madison, WI |
88.7 |
34 | 3 | 24 | 7 |
3 | Fargo, ND |
83.1 |
9 | 8 | 34 | 6 |
4 | Des Moines, IA |
82.4 |
15 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
5 | Joliet, IL |
77.4 |
31 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
6 | Saint Paul, MN |
74.0 |
28 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
7 | Cincinnati, OH |
62.6 |
26 | 9 | 14 | 20 |
8 | Toledo, OH |
59.7 |
2 | 18 | 9 | 33 |
9 | Lincoln, NE |
58.8 |
13 | 6 | 25 | 17 |
10 | Fort Wayne, IN |
58.1 |
29 | 26 | 16 | 26 |
11 | Aurora, IL |
55.5 |
24 | 23 | 11 | 10 |
12 | Akron, OH |
49.7 |
7 | 22 | 29 | 29 |
13 | Grand Rapids, MI |
45.1 |
35 | 29 | 26 | 31 |
14 | Overland Park, KS |
44.2 |
18 | 15 | 35 | 23 |
15 | Springfield, MO |
44.0 |
16 | 27 | 12 | 32 |
16 | Kansas City, KS |
43.8 |
3 | 24 | 3 | 15 |
17 | Rockford, IL |
41.9 |
19 | 7 | 33 | 22 |
18 | Naperville, IL |
40.3 |
5 | 10 | 19 | 12 |
19 | Dayton, OH |
40.0 |
27 | 34 | 1 | 35 |
20 | Warren, MI |
39.3 |
14 | 30 | 2 | 14 |
21 | Olathe, KS |
38.8 |
11 | 25 | 8 | 18 |
22 | Sterling Heights, MI |
37.9 |
33 | 28 | 28 | 24 |
23 | Cedar Rapids, IA |
35.8 |
10 | 16 | 27 | 5 |
24 | Topeka, KS |
35.5 |
8 | 33 | 21 | 13 |
25 | Evansville, IN |
35.3 |
20 | 11 | 23 | 11 |
26 | Columbia, MS |
34.9 |
17 | 32 | 22 | 25 |
27 | Independence, MS |
34.9 |
32 | 35 | 15 | 30 |
28 | Springfield, IL |
34.8 |
4 | 12 | 10 | 28 |
29 | Lansing, MI |
34.3 |
30 | 13 | 20 | 19 |
30 | Peoria, IL |
34.3 |
22 | 21 | 18 | 8 |
31 | Rochester, MN |
33.5 |
23 | 31 | 17 | 27 |
32 | Elgin, IL |
33.4 |
1 | 19 | 4 | 34 |
33 | Green Bay, WI |
31.4 |
12 | 20 | 5 | 21 |
34 | Davenport, IA |
30.6 |
6 | 17 | 30 | 16 |
35 | South Bend, IN |
30.3 |
36 | 14 | 31 | 9 |