# | City & State | Score | Affordability | City Profile | Safety | Recreation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charleston, SC |
91.6 |
38 | 3 | 30 | 1 |
2 | Athens, GA |
87.1 |
18 | 5 | 37 | 2 |
3 | Richmond, VA |
82.7 |
40 | 14 | 25 | 3 |
4 | St. Petersburg, FL |
82.6 |
35 | 1 | 8 | 36 |
5 | Durham, NC |
79.1 |
6 | 7 | 39 | 23 |
6 | Greensboro, NC |
77.5 |
12 | 36 | 20 | 32 |
7 | Orlando, FL |
76.2 |
30 | 10 | 32 | 24 |
8 | Norfolk, VA |
75.6 |
2 | 37 | 35 | 31 |
9 | Winston–Salem, NC |
70.8 |
21 | 12 | 26 | 12 |
10 | Hialeah, FL |
64.9 |
14 | 39 | 41 | 21 |
11 | Chesapeake, VA |
64.4 |
3 | 34 | 1 | 30 |
12 | Fayetteville, NC |
63.4 |
9 | 38 | 24 | 25 |
13 | Columbus, GA |
61.1 |
19 | 22 | 38 | 15 |
14 | Augusta, GA |
58.6 |
7 | 19 | 23 | 28 |
15 | Tallahassee, FL |
57.7 |
37 | 41 | 18 | 40 |
16 | Newport News, VA |
57.5 |
8 | 27 | 22 | 18 |
17 | Port St. Lucie, FL |
56.4 |
39 | 40 | 29 | 38 |
18 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
55.1 |
11 | 16 | 33 | 35 |
19 | Cape Coral, FL |
53.6 |
31 | 24 | 9 | 33 |
20 | Sioux Falls, SD |
51.4 |
5 | 31 | 16 | 22 |
21 | Pembroke Pines, FL |
49.4 |
28 | 2 | 19 | 20 |
22 | Cary, NC |
49.4 |
10 | 25 | 42 | 37 |
23 | Alexandria, VA |
48.2 |
34 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
24 | Macon, GA |
46.9 |
27 | 11 | 40 | 5 |
25 | Hollywood, FL |
44.1 |
29 | 26 | 11 | 42 |
26 | Savannah, GA |
43.9 |
1 | 23 | 21 | 34 |
27 | Miramar, FL |
43.1 |
15 | 17 | 31 | 4 |
28 | Hampton, VA |
42.8 |
13 | 28 | 36 | 26 |
29 | Columbia, SC |
41.9 |
20 | 20 | 28 | 13 |
30 | Gainesville, FL |
41.7 |
22 | 15 | 12 | 29 |
31 | Coral Springs, FL |
39.5 |
23 | 32 | 4 | 19 |
32 | Wilmington, NC |
37.4 |
17 | 21 | 17 | 6 |
33 | Clearwater, FL |
36.5 |
42 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
34 | Miami Gardens, FL |
36.5 |
36 | 9 | 13 | 41 |
35 | High Point, NC |
35.5 |
4 | 35 | 2 | 27 |
36 | North Charleston, SC |
35.0 |
24 | 30 | 15 | 10 |
37 | Pompano Beach, FL |
34.8 |
33 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
38 | Palm Bay, FL |
34.8 |
26 | 42 | 27 | 39 |
39 | West Palm Beach, FL |
34.5 |
41 | 13 | 34 | 8 |
40 | Sandy Springs, GA |
34.0 |
16 | 33 | 3 | 17 |
41 | Lakeland, FL |
33.7 |
25 | 18 | 14 | 16 |
42 | Davie, FL |
32.6 |
32 | 29 | 7 | 14 |