| # | City & State | Score | Affordability | City Profile | Safety | Recreation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syracuse, NY |
95.6 |
10 | 1 | 15 | 4 |
| 2 | Providence, RI |
89.7 |
3 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | New Haven, CT |
87.5 |
9 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| 4 | Allentown, PA |
71.2 |
1 | 4 | 16 | 9 |
| 5 | Stamford, CT |
68.3 |
19 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Worcester, MA |
62.7 |
15 | 2 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Jersey City, NJ |
60.9 |
21 | 5 | 14 | 13 |
| 8 | Springfield, MA |
52.4 |
12 | 7 | 19 | 14 |
| 9 | Paterson, NJ |
50.2 |
17 | 6 | 21 | 17 |
| 10 | Bridgeport, CT |
50.2 |
2 | 20 | 20 | 3 |
| 11 | Newark, NJ |
49.0 |
16 | 10 | 17 | 6 |
| 12 | Buffalo, NY |
44.3 |
7 | 12 | 6 | 10 |
| 13 | Elizabeth, NJ |
43.9 |
14 | 11 | 18 | 19 |
| 14 | Yonkers, NY |
43.8 |
18 | 14 | 7 | 20 |
| 15 | Hartford, CT |
42.2 |
13 | 21 | 12 | 2 |
| 16 | Rochester, NY |
40.9 |
8 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| 17 | Lowell, MA |
37.7 |
6 | 16 | 13 | 16 |
| 18 | Cambridge, MA |
37.7 |
20 | 18 | 9 | 8 |
| 19 | Manchester, NH |
37.5 |
5 | 15 | 5 | 7 |
| 20 | Waterbury, CT |
37.0 |
11 | 19 | 2 | 12 |
| 21 | Edison, NJ |
34.9 |
4 | 17 | 3 | 18 |