Metro Life Score Rankings

387 metros ranked by composite quality-of-life score

# Metro Grade Score
1 Paducah, KY-IL A+ 72.8
2 Pocatello, ID A+ 67.9
3 Wildwood-The Villages, FL A+ 67.0
4 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH A+ 66.0
5 St. Cloud, MN A+ 65.9
6 Ames, IA A+ 65.6
7 Charleston, WV A+ 65.3
8 Lexington-Fayette, KY A+ 64.9
9 Elizabethtown, KY A+ 64.7
10 Sioux Falls, SD-MN A+ 64.7
11 Monroe, LA A+ 64.6
12 Owensboro, KY A 64.6
13 Cedar Rapids, IA A 64.3
14 Lafayette, LA A 64.1
15 Lewiston, ID-WA A 64.1
16 Lincoln, NE A 63.8
17 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN A 63.5
18 Alexandria, LA A 63.4
19 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX A 63.4
20 Decatur, AL A 63.4
21 Idaho Falls, ID A 63.2
22 Dubuque, IA A 62.9
23 Hattiesburg, MS A 62.9
24 Bowling Green, KY A 62.8
25 Duluth, MN-WI A 62.7
26 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA A 62.7
27 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA A 62.4
28 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA A 62.2
29 Hammond, LA A 62.1
30 Dalton, GA A 62.0
31 Iowa City, IA A 62.0
32 Omaha, NE-IA A 61.9
33 Texarkana, TX-AR A 61.9
34 Toledo, OH A 61.8
35 Jacksonville, FL A 61.7
36 Mankato, MN A 61.4
37 Grand Forks, ND-MN A 61.2
38 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS A 61.2
39 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX A- 61.2
40 Wheeling, WV-OH A- 61.2
41 Twin Falls, ID * A- 61.1
42 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD A- 61.0
43 Topeka, KS A- 61.0
44 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV A- 60.8
45 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL A- 60.7
46 Decatur, IL A- 60.7
47 Lake Charles, LA A- 60.6
48 Grand Island, NE A- 60.3
49 Baton Rouge, LA A- 60.2
50 Eagle Pass, TX A- 60.2
51 Beckley, WV A- 60.1
52 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA A- 59.9
53 Greenville, NC A- 59.9
54 Mobile, AL A- 59.8
55 Rochester, MN A- 59.8
56 Winston-Salem, NC A- 59.6
57 Peoria, IL A- 59.5
58 Boise City, ID A- 59.2
59 Albany, GA A- 59.1
60 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX A- 58.9
61 Johnstown, PA A- 58.9
62 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX A- 58.9
63 Cleveland, OH A- 58.8
64 Lawton, OK A- 58.8
65 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH A- 58.8
66 Dothan, AL A- 58.7
67 Rapid City, SD A- 58.7
68 Columbus, GA-AL A- 58.5
69 Fargo, ND-MN A- 58.5
70 New Orleans-Metairie, LA B+ 58.5
71 Lawrence, KS B+ 58.4
72 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL B+ 58.2
73 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC B+ 58.1
74 Gadsden, AL B+ 58.1
75 Jackson, MS B+ 58.1
76 Enid, OK * B+ 58.0
77 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX B+ 58.0
78 Anniston-Oxford, AL B+ 57.7
79 Bismarck, ND B+ 57.6
80 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA B+ 57.6
81 Coeur d'Alene, ID B+ 57.5
82 College Station-Bryan, TX B+ 57.4
83 Waco, TX B+ 57.1
84 Youngstown-Warren, OH B+ 57.1
85 Oklahoma City, OK B+ 57.0
86 Lynchburg, VA B+ 56.9
87 Casper, WY B+ 56.8
88 Mansfield, OH B+ 56.7
89 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA B+ 56.7
90 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC B+ 56.6
91 Minot, ND B+ 56.4
92 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC B+ 56.3
93 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI B+ 56.0
94 Tulsa, OK B+ 56.0
95 Amarillo, TX B+ 55.9
96 Montgomery, AL B+ 55.9
97 Lubbock, TX B+ 55.8
98 Muncie, IN B+ 55.7
99 Lima, OH B+ 55.6
100 Wichita, KS B+ 55.6
101 Battle Creek, MI B+ 55.5
102 Canton-Massillon, OH B+ 55.5
103 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH B+ 55.5
104 Tuscaloosa, AL B+ 55.5
105 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN B+ 55.4
106 Rome, GA B+ 55.4
107 Laredo, TX B+ 55.2
108 Manhattan, KS B+ 55.2
109 Roanoke, VA B+ 55.2
110 Champaign-Urbana, IL B+ 55.0
111 Midland, MI B+ 55.0
112 Cheyenne, WY B+ 54.9
113 Springfield, IL B+ 54.9
114 Saginaw, MI B+ 54.8
115 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ B+ 54.8
116 Las Cruces, NM B+ 54.7
117 Sheboygan, WI B 54.7
118 Macon-Bibb County, GA B 54.5
119 Morgantown, WV B 54.4
120 Rocky Mount, NC B 54.3
121 Sandusky, OH B 54.3
122 St. Joseph, MO-KS B 54.3
123 Longview, TX B 54.2
124 Birmingham, AL B 54.1
125 Auburn-Opelika, AL B 54.0
126 Evansville, IN B 54.0
127 Terre Haute, IN B 53.9
128 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC B 53.9
129 Wichita Falls, TX B 53.8
130 Huntsville, AL B 53.7
131 Valdosta, GA B 53.7
132 Green Bay, WI B 53.4
133 Killeen-Temple, TX B 53.4
134 El Paso, TX B 53.3
135 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN B 53.2
136 St. Louis, MO-IL B 53.1
137 Binghamton, NY B 53.0
138 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA B 53.0
139 Homosassa Springs, FL B 53.0
140 Eau Claire, WI B 52.9
141 Madison, WI B 52.9
142 Springfield, OH B 52.9
143 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL B 52.7
144 Appleton, WI B 52.6
145 Joplin, MO-KS B 52.6
146 Fayetteville, NC B 52.5
147 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA B 52.5
148 Altoona, PA B 52.4
149 Farmington, NM B 52.4
150 Rockford, IL B 52.4
151 Jackson, MI B 52.3
152 Fond du Lac, WI B 52.2
153 Kokomo, IN B 52.2
154 Wausau, WI B 52.2
155 Bay City, MI B 52.1
156 Akron, OH B 52.0
157 Pueblo, CO B 52.0
158 Pittsburgh, PA B 51.9
159 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT B 51.8
160 Burlington-South Burlington, VT B 51.7
161 Flint, MI B 51.7
162 Yakima, WA B 51.7
163 Columbus, OH B 51.6
164 Erie, PA B 51.6
165 Sebring, FL B 51.6
166 Tallahassee, FL B 51.6
167 Utica-Rome, NY B- 51.3
168 Fort Wayne, IN B- 51.2
169 Richmond, VA B- 51.2
170 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL B- 51.0
171 Abilene, TX B- 50.8
172 Gainesville, FL B- 50.8
173 Logan, UT-ID B- 50.8
174 Longview-Kelso, WA B- 50.8
175 Midland, TX B- 50.8
176 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT B- 50.8
177 Warner Robins, GA B- 50.8
178 Elkhart-Goshen, IN B- 50.7
179 Kennewick-Richland, WA B- 50.6
180 Williamsport, PA B- 50.6
181 Jefferson City, MO B- 50.5
182 Greensboro-High Point, NC B- 50.4
183 El Centro, CA B- 50.3
184 Florence, SC B- 50.3
185 Athens-Clarke County, GA B- 50.2
186 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN B- 50.1
187 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC B- 50.1
188 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI B- 50.0
189 Goldsboro, NC B- 49.9
190 Ogden, UT B- 49.9
191 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX B- 49.8
192 Fort Smith, AR-OK B- 49.8
193 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL B- 49.8
194 Bangor, ME B- 49.7
195 Bloomington, IN B- 49.7
196 Corpus Christi, TX B- 49.7
197 Harrisonburg, VA B- 49.7
198 Springfield, MO B- 49.7
199 Jonesboro, AR B- 49.4
200 York-Hanover, PA B- 49.4
201 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA B- 49.3
202 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL B- 49.3
203 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN B- 49.2
204 Reno, NV B- 49.2
205 Ocala, FL B- 49.1
206 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA B- 49.1
207 Columbia, MO B- 49.0
208 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI B- 49.0
209 Lansing-East Lansing, MI B- 49.0
210 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA B- 49.0
211 Michigan City-La Porte, IN B- 48.9
212 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI B- 48.9
213 Bloomington, IL B- 48.7
214 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA B- 48.7
215 Charlottesville, VA B- 48.3
216 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC B- 48.2
217 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL C+ 48.2
218 Jacksonville, NC C+ 48.1
219 Niles, MI C+ 48.1
220 Portland-South Portland, ME C+ 48.1
221 Chambersburg, PA C+ 48.0
222 Victoria, TX C+ 48.0
223 Walla Walla, WA C+ 48.0
224 Tyler, TX C+ 47.9
225 Janesville-Beloit, WI C+ 47.8
226 Naples-Marco Island, FL C+ 47.8
227 Winchester, VA-WV C+ 47.8
228 Grants Pass, OR C+ 47.6
229 Hot Springs, AR C+ 47.5
230 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL C+ 47.5
231 Columbus, IN C+ 47.4
232 Odessa, TX C+ 47.4
233 Salem, OR C+ 47.3
234 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI C+ 47.3
235 Tucson, AZ C+ 47.3
236 Carson City, NV C+ 47.2
237 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX C+ 47.1
238 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV C+ 47.0
239 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL C+ 47.0
240 Kansas City, MO-KS C+ 46.9
241 Bend, OR C+ 46.8
242 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY C+ 46.8
243 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA C+ 46.7
244 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL C+ 46.5
245 Savannah, GA C+ 46.4
246 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY C+ 46.4
247 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL C+ 46.2
248 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA C+ 46.2
249 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA C+ 46.2
250 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL C+ 46.2
251 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI C+ 46.1
252 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL C+ 46.0
253 Lewiston-Auburn, ME C+ 46.0
254 Monroe, MI C+ 46.0
255 Grand Junction, CO C+ 45.9
256 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA C+ 45.9
257 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI C+ 45.9
258 Wilmington, NC C+ 45.9
259 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL C+ 45.8
260 Bakersfield-Delano, CA C+ 45.7
261 Morristown, TN C+ 45.7
262 Spartanburg, SC C+ 45.7
263 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI C+ 45.5
264 Memphis, TN-MS-AR C 45.5
265 Albany, OR C 45.4
266 Eugene-Springfield, OR C 45.4
267 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD C 45.4
268 Raleigh-Cary, NC C 45.4
269 Traverse City, MI C 45.4
270 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA C 45.4
271 Yuma, AZ C 45.4
272 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI C 45.3
273 Jackson, TN C 45.3
274 Port St. Lucie, FL C 45.3
275 Punta Gorda, FL C 45.3
276 San Angelo, TX C 45.2
277 Johnson City, TN C 45.1
278 Medford, OR C 45.1
279 Burlington, NC C 45.0
280 Bellingham, WA C 44.9
281 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ C 44.8
282 Corvallis, OR C 44.8
283 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC C 44.7
284 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA C 44.7
285 Asheville, NC C 44.6
286 Sherman-Denison, TX C 44.6
287 Syracuse, NY C 44.6
288 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA C 44.4
289 Lebanon, PA C 44.4
290 St. George, UT C 44.2
291 Merced, CA C 44.0
292 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL C 44.0
293 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ C 43.9
294 Salisbury, MD C 43.9
295 Ann Arbor, MI C 43.8
296 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT C 43.8
297 State College, PA C 43.7
298 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA C 43.6
299 Kenosha, WI C 43.5
300 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR C 43.5
301 Albuquerque, NM C 43.2
302 Fresno, CA C 43.2
303 Visalia, CA C 43.2
304 Waterbury-Shelton, CT C 43.0
305 Billings, MT C 42.7
306 Glens Falls, NY C 42.6
307 Colorado Springs, CO C 42.5
308 Gainesville, GA C 42.5
309 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT C 42.5
310 Manchester-Nashua, NH C- 42.5
311 Redding, CA C- 42.5
312 Reading, PA C- 42.4
313 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ C- 42.2
314 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO C- 42.2
315 Rochester, NY C- 42.2
316 Hinesville, GA C- 42.1
317 Lancaster, PA C- 42.1
318 Trenton-Princeton, NJ C- 42.1
319 Hanford-Corcoran, CA C- 42.0
320 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN C- 41.9
321 Greeley, CO C- 41.8
322 Pittsfield, MA C- 41.4
323 Cleveland, TN C- 41.3
324 Columbia, SC C- 41.2
325 New Haven, CT C- 41.2
326 Boulder, CO C- 41.1
327 Chico, CA C- 41.1
328 Vineland, NJ C- 41.0
329 Chattanooga, TN-GA C- 40.8
330 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL C- 40.8
331 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ C- 40.8
332 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA C- 40.8
333 Yuba City, CA C- 40.8
334 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area C- 40.7
335 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV C- 40.7
336 Helena, MT C- 40.7
337 Modesto, CA C- 40.5
338 Vallejo, CA C- 40.5
339 Anchorage, AK C- 40.4
340 Flagstaff, AZ C- 40.3
341 Kankakee, IL C- 40.3
342 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA C- 40.1
343 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO C- 40.0
344 Gettysburg, PA C- 40.0
345 Knoxville, TN C- 40.0
346 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY C- 39.9
347 Stockton-Lodi, CA C- 39.9
348 Sumter, SC C- 39.9
349 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA D 39.8
350 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA D 39.8
351 Missoula, MT D 39.7
352 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA D 39.7
353 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA D 39.6
354 Fairbanks-College, AK D 39.4
355 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA D 39.4
356 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR D 39.3
357 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA D 39.3
358 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA D 39.3
359 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA D 39.2
360 Elmira, NY D 38.8
361 Springfield, MA D 38.8
362 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ D 38.7
363 Clarksville, TN-KY D 38.5
364 Napa, CA D 38.4
365 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN D 38.2
366 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA D 38.2
367 Salinas, CA D 38.2
368 Dover, DE D 37.8
369 Ithaca, NY D 37.4
370 Santa Fe, NM D 37.4
371 Great Falls, MT D 37.3
372 Worcester, MA D 36.4
373 Lexington Park, MD D 36.3
374 Barnstable Town, MA D 36.2
375 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA D 35.9
376 Urban Honolulu, HI F 35.6
377 Kahului-Wailuku, HI F 35.4
378 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ F 35.4
379 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD F 35.2
380 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY F 34.5
381 Bozeman, MT F 33.5
382 Kingston, NY F 33.3
383 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH F 33.0
384 Charleston-North Charleston, SC F 33.0
385 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC F 32.8
386 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC F 30.0
387 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV F 26.2