Metro Life Score Rankings

387 metros ranked by composite quality-of-life score

#	Metro	Grade	Score	Cost of Living	Wages	Rent	Safety	Schools	Childcare	Environment
1	Wildwood-The Villages, FL	A+	71.6	98	47	48	83	88	46	97
2	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	A+	71.5	91	45	88	72	46	64	95
3	Paducah, KY-IL	A+	70.0	94	22	96	77	53	88	68
4	Winston-Salem, NC	A+	69.8	62	36	97	92	62	57	98
5	St. Cloud, MN	A+	69.5	90	75	63	65	54	34	86
6	Wheeling, WV-OH	A+	68.2	85	21	94	98	23	61	97
7	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	A+	66.7	93	36	72	72	45	64	84
8	Greenville, NC	A+	66.6	84	38	83	94	60	59	36
9	Toledo, OH	A+	66.3	67	53	86	57	88	30	90
10	Tuscaloosa, AL	A+	66.3	88	31	75	39	73	90	91
11	Rocky Mount, NC	A+	65.8	87	20	74	93	62	57	76
12	Youngstown-Warren, OH	A	65.8	90	17	94	56	88	30	99
13	Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	A	65.7	80	13	94	99	23	61	96
14	Ames, IA	A	65.2	82	65	91	73	44	66	3
15	Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	A	65.2	91	11	98	99	22	62	69
16	Spartanburg, SC	A	64.4	69	41	65	96	27	69	85
17	Cedar Rapids, IA	A	64.2	81	50	97	73	44	66	15
18	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	A	64.0	72	44	95	48	18	94	84
19	Peoria, IL	A	63.9	68	68	90	63	41	27	69
20	Dubuque, IA	A	63.5	90	41	86	72	45	65	25
21	Mankato, MN	A	63.5	69	74	70	66	54	34	57
22	Monroe, LA	A	63.5	100	5	100	27	90	84	61
23	Terre Haute, IN	A	63.5	88	25	83	50	58	-	89
24	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	A	63.4	83	22	83	94	60	59	39
25	Owensboro, KY	A	63.4	83	13	79	77	53	89	68
26	Rochester, MN	A	63.4	71	88	37	65	54	34	76
27	Minot, ND	A	63.2	91	52	92	66	4	44	60
28	Pocatello, ID	A	63.0	81	15	69	74	66	87	71
29	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	A	62.9	98	9	78	26	91	84	83
30	Midland, MI	A	62.6	63	80	64	18	78	81	59
31	Grand Forks, ND-MN	A	62.5	92	67	84	67	3	44	34
32	Mobile, AL	A	62.3	86	20	85	40	71	91	60
33	Iowa City, IA	A	62.2	67	59	74	72	45	64	42
34	Topeka, KS	A	62.2	82	42	87	16	31	99	90
35	Charleston, WV	A	61.9	82	27	100	100	22	63	16
36	Decatur, AL	A	61.9	90	23	97	41	69	92	23
37	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	A	61.7	80	53	74	73	44	65	23
38	Elizabethtown, KY	A	61.4	72	28	87	78	50	89	27
39	Sandusky, OH	A-	61.4	79	27	80	57	86	31	80
40	Lafayette, LA	A-	61.2	91	9	99	27	90	85	49
41	Wausau, WI	A-	61.1	58	56	73	60	49	39	96
42	Muncie, IN	A-	61.0	86	25	89	50	57	-	62
43	Wichita, KS	A-	60.9	81	38	81	16	31	99	97
44	Twin Falls, ID *	A-	60.8	62	16	66	74	66	86	91
45	Lexington-Fayette, KY	A-	60.7	55	53	54	78	52	89	53
46	Texarkana, TX-AR	A-	60.7	99	5	99	30	42	73	89
47	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	A-	60.5	84	10	96	99	22	62	41
48	Montgomery, AL	A-	60.5	76	17	92	40	72	90	61
49	Sumter, SC	A-	60.5	87	12	52	96	28	69	88
50	Lewiston, ID-WA	A-	60.4	68	30	61	74	65	87	52
51	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	A-	60.3	53	52	54	77	52	89	55
52	Duluth, MN-WI	A-	60.2	82	67	60	66	53	35	25
53	Florence, SC	A-	60.2	92	11	82	97	26	71	31
54	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	A-	60.1	54	68	73	60	48	40	67
55	Springfield, OH	A-	60.1	72	24	79	57	87	31	86
56	Mansfield, OH	A-	59.9	81	18	95	58	83	31	57
57	Saginaw, MI	A-	59.9	70	41	77	17	79	79	77
58	Sheboygan, WI	A-	59.8	47	64	77	60	49	40	83
59	Hattiesburg, MS	A-	59.7	89	1	88	89	14	99	39
60	Gadsden, AL	A-	59.6	97	0	98	40	70	91	32
61	Lincoln, NE	A-	59.6	66	51	74	81	20	56	53
62	Dothan, AL	A-	59.5	99	1	97	41	70	92	25
63	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	A-	59.5	98	3	93	41	70	91	31
64	Morgantown, WV	A-	59.5	52	37	81	99	22	62	62
65	Omaha, NE-IA	A-	59.4	63	70	41	81	21	56	67
66	Lynchburg, VA	A-	59.3	78	42	66	80	24	54	55
67	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	A-	59.2	31	69	75	95	58	60	16
68	Lima, OH	A-	59.2	76	33	79	58	83	31	53
69	La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	A-	59.1	65	64	71	61	47	41	48
70	Jacksonville, FL	B+	59.0	24	57	80	87	83	51	43
71	Decatur, IL	B+	58.7	84	52	87	64	38	27	23
72	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	B+	58.7	65	70	49	73	45	65	24
73	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	B+	58.7	58	61	47	26	90	84	64
74	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	B+	58.6	98	6	81	27	89	85	40
75	Huntsville, AL	B+	58.6	54	71	49	40	70	91	41
76	Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	B+	58.6	85	11	43	93	61	58	70
77	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	B+	58.5	52	48	70	97	26	70	37
78	Idaho Falls, ID	B+	58.4	46	56	50	74	65	87	41
79	Cleveland, OH	B+	58.2	47	67	90	59	81	32	18
80	Waco, TX	B+	58.2	59	34	95	30	43	72	94
81	Bowling Green, KY	B+	58.0	74	13	93	78	49	90	11
82	Fayetteville, NC	B+	58.0	63	39	57	95	59	60	30
83	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	B+	58.0	75	17	75	90	13	99	37
84	Hammond, LA	B+	57.8	99	2	82	28	89	86	37
85	Springfield, IL	B+	57.8	56	62	63	63	42	26	85
86	Grand Island, NE	B+	57.7	92	33	62	82	20	56	34
87	Valdosta, GA	B+	57.7	85	4	65	53	34	94	92
88	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	B+	57.6	45	62	82	31	42	73	79
89	Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	B+	57.4	69	35	55	79	25	53	88
90	Fargo, ND-MN	B+	57.2	71	69	78	67	3	44	29
91	Rapid City, SD	B+	57.2	80	26	69	48	17	94	74
92	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	B+	57.2	30	73	51	79	25	53	94
93	Wilmington, NC	B+	57.2	36	45	36	92	62	57	98
94	Rockford, IL	B+	57.1	62	54	68	63	41	26	76
95	Kokomo, IN	B+	57.0	76	32	77	51	56	-	48
96	Dalton, GA	B+	56.9	75	24	92	55	33	96	22
97	Greensboro-High Point, NC	B+	56.9	55	46	48	94	60	59	36
98	Madison, WI	B+	56.9	32	86	64	61	48	41	56
99	Anniston-Oxford, AL	B+	56.7	95	3	96	42	68	93	4
100	Lake Charles, LA	B+	56.7	96	9	62	27	90	85	49
101	Beckley, WV	B+	56.5	85	3	99	100	21	63	8
102	Niles, MI	B+	56.5	61	48	66	17	78	80	65
103	Raleigh-Cary, NC	B+	56.5	28	75	17	93	61	58	74
104	Alexandria, LA	B+	56.4	97	6	93	28	89	86	2
105	Johnstown, PA	B+	56.4	95	8	90	70	16	-	45
106	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	B+	56.3	57	73	53	58	82	32	23
107	Goldsboro, NC	B+	56.2	84	6	58	95	59	59	34
108	Jackson, MI	B+	56.2	64	49	71	19	77	81	42
109	Flint, MI	B+	56.1	54	50	91	19	76	82	30
110	Fond du Lac, WI	B+	55.6	66	55	68	62	46	42	31
111	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	B+	55.6	44	64	72	19	77	81	46
112	Warner Robins, GA	B+	55.6	48	47	42	53	35	94	95
113	Rome, GA	B+	55.5	74	12	65	54	34	95	77
114	St. Joseph, MO-KS	B+	55.5	93	32	86	14	13	-	87
115	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	B+	55.4	43	75	55	18	77	81	50
116	Manhattan, KS	B+	55.2	74	31	88	16	30	100	56
117	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	B	55.2	55	46	51	50	57	-	84
118	Traverse City, MI	B	55.2	51	42	61	17	80	79	90
119	Champaign-Urbana, IL	B	55.1	57	73	77	65	37	28	16
120	Columbus, GA-AL	B	55.1	78	18	84	55	33	96	20
121	Tulsa, OK	B	55.1	79	34	61	23	62	45	91
122	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	B	55.0	56	51	84	81	23	55	10
123	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	B	55.0	95	5	87	32	40	74	57
124	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	B	54.9	75	53	81	35	36	78	8
125	Tallahassee, FL	B	54.9	47	21	44	83	87	46	89
126	Jackson, MS	B	54.8	80	11	51	89	14	98	43
127	Sebring, FL	B	54.8	60	3	54	83	87	47	82
128	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	B	54.7	31	84	20	95	59	60	26
129	St. Louis, MO-IL	B	54.7	43	69	98	14	13	-	87
130	Williamsport, PA	B	54.7	61	28	64	68	19	-	98
131	Birmingham, AL	B	54.5	66	49	55	42	69	93	9
132	Monroe, MI	B	54.4	51	62	48	18	78	80	61
133	Yakima, WA	B	54.4	40	76	40	45	74	11	99
134	Albany, GA	B	54.3	89	18	76	56	31	98	1
135	Battle Creek, MI	B	54.3	72	51	68	20	74	83	7
136	Canton-Massillon, OH	B	54.3	78	23	85	59	80	33	14
137	Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	B	54.3	79	40	56	21	67	38	83
138	Green Bay, WI	B	54.2	53	56	71	62	47	42	36
139	Jacksonville, NC	B	54.2	62	5	69	94	60	58	44
140	Bismarck, ND	B	54.0	69	72	68	67	2	44	10
141	Lawrence, KS	B	54.0	73	44	67	17	30	100	51
142	Macon-Bibb County, GA	B	54.0	83	17	49	54	34	95	56
143	Pittsburgh, PA	B	54.0	45	65	50	69	17	-	70
144	Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	B	53.9	93	25	89	3	51	67	47
145	Wichita Falls, TX	B	53.9	77	8	76	29	44	71	97
146	Evansville, IN	B	53.8	66	37	78	52	55	-	28
147	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	B	53.8	19	76	18	76	100	29	78
148	Janesville-Beloit, WI	B	53.6	49	63	58	62	47	42	44
149	Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	B	53.6	38	60	60	60	48	40	73
150	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	B	53.5	33	80	46	61	48	41	59
151	Eagle Pass, TX	B	53.4	100	0	96	34	38	76	26
152	Auburn-Opelika, AL	B	53.3	87	14	67	42	68	93	5
153	Baton Rouge, LA	B	53.2	71	36	63	28	89	86	7
154	Eau Claire, WI	B	52.9	56	54	67	62	46	43	26
155	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	B	52.9	26	74	83	33	39	76	41
156	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	B	52.8	23	61	20	85	85	49	68
157	Richmond, VA	B	52.8	30	81	23	80	24	54	75
158	Lubbock, TX	B	52.7	68	15	95	32	40	75	55
159	York-Hanover, PA	B	52.7	37	55	46	67	19	-	99
160	Columbia, SC	B	52.6	49	43	52	98	26	71	20
161	Roanoke, VA	B	52.6	49	35	57	80	24	53	75
162	Winchester, VA-WV	B	52.6	36	60	27	79	25	52	98
163	Oklahoma City, OK	B	52.5	73	43	58	23	61	45	66
164	Reno, NV	B	52.5	17	70	53	28	99	55	75
165	Utica-Rome, NY	B	52.5	58	68	70	36	5	18	92
166	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	B	52.5	89	59	38	36	6	18	96
167	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	B-	52.4	73	32	67	52	55	-	27
168	Lawton, OK	B-	52.4	95	2	92	23	61	45	52
169	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	B-	52.1	64	46	56	55	32	97	5
170	Fort Wayne, IN	B-	52.1	59	35	78	52	56	-	32
171	College Station-Bryan, TX	B-	52.0	70	48	66	34	37	77	19
172	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	B-	51.9	50	40	57	68	18	-	82
173	Joplin, MO-KS	B-	51.7	97	22	99	15	12	-	45
174	Appleton, WI	B-	51.6	60	60	59	63	46	43	4
175	Casper, WY	B-	51.5	48	39	85	89	2	64	15
176	Cheyenne, WY	B-	51.5	35	63	69	88	2	63	17
177	Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	B-	51.4	88	19	51	55	32	97	13
178	Michigan City-La Porte, IN	B-	51.3	65	16	73	51	57	-	59
179	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	B-	51.1	41	72	43	59	81	33	18
180	Columbus, OH	B-	51.0	41	77	35	58	81	32	21
181	Homosassa Springs, FL	B-	51.0	51	7	61	87	82	51	40
182	Laredo, TX	B-	50.8	92	2	72	33	39	75	51
183	Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	B-	50.8	56	14	47	26	91	84	84
184	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	B-	50.7	94	4	88	35	36	78	12
185	Logan, UT-ID	B-	50.7	38	22	59	77	99	30	54
186	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	B-	50.7	60	26	59	18	78	80	63
187	Enid, OK *	B-	50.3	99	1	91	23	59	46	28
188	Burlington, NC	B-	50.0	53	26	44	96	58	61	13
189	Longview, TX	B-	50.0	77	16	63	32	40	75	54
190	Longview-Kelso, WA	B-	50.0	31	89	35	47	71	13	54
191	Bay City, MI	B-	49.9	63	21	91	20	75	83	8
192	State College, PA	B-	49.9	34	58	38	68	18	-	87
193	Naples-Marco Island, FL	B-	49.8	12	68	8	86	84	50	63
194	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	B-	49.8	30	30	33	84	85	48	69
195	Akron, OH	B-	49.7	52	55	55	59	80	33	0
196	Springfield, MO	B-	49.7	83	19	82	14	12	-	86
197	Walla Walla, WA	B-	49.6	26	77	28	45	73	11	94
198	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	B-	49.5	33	59	16	88	81	52	22
199	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	B-	49.5	39	72	33	51	56	-	42
200	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	B-	49.5	51	37	59	51	56	-	49
201	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	B-	49.4	21	85	29	46	73	12	85
202	Vineland, NJ	B-	49.4	38	74	22	82	7	15	93
203	Killeen-Temple, TX	B-	49.3	68	28	60	33	39	76	47
204	Morristown, TN	B-	49.3	94	4	76	2	52	66	62
205	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	B-	49.2	40	60	47	19	76	82	35
206	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	B-	49.2	28	34	35	76	99	29	73
207	Bloomington, IL	B-	49.1	50	72	50	65	36	28	10
208	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	B-	49.0	18	47	9	83	88	46	89
209	Erie, PA	B-	48.9	70	29	62	70	15	-	28
210	Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	B-	48.9	27	28	25	84	87	47	82
211	Ocala, FL	B-	48.7	42	8	41	85	84	49	66
212	Ogden, UT	B-	48.7	20	49	25	76	99	29	66
213	Waterbury-Shelton, CT	B-	48.7	24	83	15	90	11	9	95
214	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	B-	48.6	15	88	30	89	14	16	72
215	Savannah, GA	B-	48.6	42	40	22	53	34	95	81
216	Kennewick-Richland, WA	B-	48.5	23	98	29	47	71	13	46
217	Midland, TX	C+	48.5	39	81	16	32	40	74	59
218	Las Cruces, NM	C+	48.1	74	35	89	1	29	-	51
219	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	C+	48.1	9	84	31	45	73	11	96
220	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	C+	48.0	8	94	20	66	54	34	60
221	St. George, UT	C+	48.0	32	24	26	76	100	29	87
222	Boise City, ID	C+	47.9	26	58	23	75	65	88	11
223	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	C+	47.9	32	27	31	87	83	50	50
224	Port St. Lucie, FL	C+	47.7	22	39	17	84	86	48	71
225	Victoria, TX	C+	47.7	76	10	35	30	43	72	93
226	Salem, OR	C+	47.6	10	85	28	43	79	24	77
227	Altoona, PA	C+	47.5	77	18	75	71	15	-	2
228	Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	C+	47.5	32	25	22	85	85	48	69
229	Columbus, IN	C+	47.4	54	55	36	52	55	-	20
230	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	C+	47.4	61	46	53	2	52	67	58
231	Jackson, TN	C+	47.3	97	14	56	3	51	68	43
232	Pueblo, CO	C+	47.3	65	47	54	5	64	22	73
233	Tyler, TX	C+	47.2	61	15	46	30	43	72	92
234	Yuma, AZ	C+	47.2	57	31	40	21	68	37	100
235	Johnson City, TN	C+	47.1	88	7	76	3	51	68	44
236	Bloomington, IN	C+	47.0	43	50	62	53	55	-	10
237	Harrisonburg, VA	C+	47.0	44	37	49	80	24	54	38
238	Reading, PA	C+	47.0	33	62	26	68	18	-	74
239	Binghamton, NY	C+	46.9	55	74	80	39	1	21	9
240	Coeur d'Alene, ID	C+	46.9	27	44	28	75	65	88	19
241	Syracuse, NY	C+	46.9	39	83	39	37	5	19	88
242	Lewiston-Auburn, ME	C+	46.8	44	57	26	92	0	37	52
243	El Centro, CA	C+	46.7	42	87	42	13	92	9	26
244	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	C+	46.7	12	97	10	82	6	15	90
245	Asheville, NC	C+	46.6	35	44	27	96	58	61	4
246	El Paso, TX	C+	46.6	75	13	65	33	38	76	27
247	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	C+	46.6	49	6	34	97	27	70	63
248	Gainesville, FL	C+	46.5	35	26	32	87	82	51	33
249	Jefferson City, MO	C+	46.5	87	16	89	15	12	-	44
250	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	C+	46.4	21	77	37	20	75	82	24
251	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	C+	46.4	16	45	9	85	85	49	67
252	Salisbury, MD	C+	46.1	40	57	70	25	30	17	78
253	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	C+	46.1	4	99	5	98	6	0	95
254	Kenosha, WI	C+	46.0	17	71	39	61	47	41	47
255	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	C+	46.0	20	91	12	90	10	10	65
256	Punta Gorda, FL	C+	46.0	20	19	33	84	86	47	73
257	Tucson, AZ	C+	46.0	34	54	38	21	67	38	91
258	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	C+	45.8	0	65	4	86	84	50	58
259	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	C+	45.8	13	93	20	46	72	13	62
260	Amarillo, TX	C+	45.7	64	20	80	35	35	79	2
261	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	C+	45.7	17	70	15	98	26	71	16
262	Farmington, NM	C+	45.7	89	24	85	1	29	-	29
263	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	C+	45.7	7	94	11	43	79	24	72
264	Kansas City, MO-KS	C	45.5	59	73	43	15	12	-	46
265	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	C	45.5	14	43	10	86	84	49	65
266	Portland-South Portland, ME	C	45.5	15	80	13	91	1	36	72
267	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	C	45.4	22	67	18	29	98	55	51
268	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	C	45.4	13	86	14	69	17	-	70
269	Visalia, CA	C	45.2	24	76	32	8	98	2	94
270	Jonesboro, AR	C	45.1	96	4	90	4	20	-	45
271	Pittsfield, MA	C	45.0	42	87	24	49	10	1	71
272	Springfield, MA	C	44.8	37	88	19	48	10	1	85
273	Athens-Clarke County, GA	C	44.6	52	27	47	56	32	98	4
274	Charlottesville, VA	C	44.6	25	81	13	81	23	54	17
275	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	C	44.5	94	12	94	16	11	-	14
276	Columbia, MO	C	44.5	77	42	72	15	11	-	20
277	Fort Smith, AR-OK	C	44.4	96	2	98	5	19	-	32
278	San Angelo, TX	C	44.4	60	8	46	31	41	74	78
279	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	C	44.3	10	95	10	46	72	12	67
280	Lebanon, PA	C	44.2	53	33	37	69	17	-	52
281	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	C	44.2	2	99	4	46	72	12	82
282	Ann Arbor, MI	C	44.0	18	89	23	20	74	83	3
283	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	C	43.7	23	77	13	56	32	97	5
284	Redding, CA	C	43.7	20	84	26	11	94	6	74
285	New Haven, CT	C	43.6	8	94	9	90	10	10	64
286	Urban Honolulu, HI	C	43.6	2	90	3	75	28	16	92
287	Chambersburg, PA	C	43.4	45	52	40	71	15	-	15
288	Yuba City, CA	C	43.3	9	82	28	7	98	2	100
289	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	C	43.1	26	65	32	70	16	-	38
290	Hot Springs, AR	C	43.1	96	1	84	5	20	-	40
291	Medford, OR	C	43.1	16	66	30	43	77	24	58
292	Sherman-Denison, TX	C	43.1	48	12	44	31	42	73	83
293	Merced, CA	C	42.8	27	75	31	12	93	7	58
294	Corpus Christi, TX	C	42.6	58	34	37	34	37	77	21
295	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	C	42.5	37	69	19	2	53	66	64
296	Cleveland, TN	C	42.4	86	10	60	3	50	68	19
297	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	C	42.4	12	94	12	91	9	10	38
298	Odessa, TX	C	42.4	48	32	25	31	41	74	66
299	Rochester, NY	C	42.3	33	81	27	37	5	19	76
300	Abilene, TX	C	42.1	73	15	53	36	35	79	0
301	Worcester, MA	C	42.1	13	93	17	48	11	0	99
302	Bangor, ME	C	41.9	35	54	39	92	0	37	6
303	Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	C	41.9	29	29	14	97	27	70	39
304	Hinesville, GA	C	41.9	47	9	38	54	33	96	40
305	Kankakee, IL	C	41.9	37	33	48	64	39	27	46
306	Knoxville, TN	C	41.9	59	41	33	2	51	67	48
307	Vallejo, CA	C	41.9	4	99	6	8	97	3	93
308	Gainesville, GA	C	41.8	34	30	30	54	33	96	33
309	Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	C	41.7	45	7	45	41	69	92	22
310	Bend, OR	C-	41.4	10	79	40	44	75	26	9
311	Carson City, NV	C-	41.4	29	51	29	29	98	56	15
312	Stockton-Lodi, CA	C-	41.3	8	85	18	8	97	3	88
313	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	C-	41.0	38	86	45	39	2	21	13
314	Eugene-Springfield, OR	C-	40.9	16	76	21	44	76	25	28
315	Lancaster, PA	C-	40.8	28	48	30	69	16	-	50
316	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	C-	40.8	78	10	73	4	21	-	54
317	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	C-	40.8	5	98	5	10	95	6	77
318	Corvallis, OR	C-	40.7	9	82	25	44	75	25	21
319	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	C-	40.6	29	78	12	35	35	78	6
320	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	C-	40.5	11	78	13	22	67	39	70
321	Grants Pass, OR	C-	40.3	30	39	42	44	76	25	35
322	Modesto, CA	C-	40.2	9	90	16	12	94	7	61
323	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	C-	40.1	10	89	16	64	37	28	17
324	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	C-	40.0	2	100	1	9	96	4	80
325	Elmira, NY	C-	39.9	46	61	52	38	3	21	27
326	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	C-	39.8	25	19	15	88	82	51	24
327	Manchester-Nashua, NH	C-	39.8	6	83	6	91	1	16	56
328	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	C-	39.7	4	97	0	9	97	4	81
329	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	C-	39.6	14	38	9	88	80	52	14
330	Clarksville, TN-KY	C-	39.6	70	23	45	4	50	69	18
331	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	C-	39.6	15	79	34	12	93	8	38
332	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	C-	39.6	6	92	5	11	95	6	75
333	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	C-	39.6	5	95	2	8	97	3	81
334	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	C-	39.5	46	49	56	25	29	17	37
335	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	C-	39.5	0	100	1	10	96	5	79
336	Gettysburg, PA	C-	39.4	41	29	41	70	16	-	33
337	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	C-	39.3	18	82	6	78	13	-	13
338	Chattanooga, TN-GA	C-	39.3	67	30	39	4	49	69	17
339	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	C-	39.1	3	96	0	9	96	4	80
340	Glens Falls, NY	C-	39.0	44	61	44	38	3	20	33
341	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	C-	39.0	1	96	1	10	95	5	79
342	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	C-	38.9	4	91	3	9	96	4	80
343	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	C-	38.8	18	88	32	13	92	9	6
344	Grand Junction, CO	C-	38.8	41	45	58	6	64	22	34
345	Salinas, CA	C-	38.8	3	92	2	10	95	5	78
346	Bellingham, WA	C-	38.6	11	91	15	47	68	14	8
347	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	C-	38.6	12	80	10	34	38	77	22
348	Dover, DE	C-	38.5	31	58	34	42	25	43	25
349	Fresno, CA	D	38.3	14	84	23	13	92	8	32
350	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	D	38.2	6	96	8	47	69	14	12
351	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	D	38.2	46	20	41	22	66	39	49
352	Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	D	38.0	28	40	24	22	67	38	72
353	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	D	37.7	5	97	3	91	8	11	12
354	Kahului-Wailuku, HI	D	37.7	3	82	4	75	27	16	45
355	Lexington Park, MD	D	37.7	19	96	7	25	30	17	53
356	Napa, CA	D	37.6	1	95	2	11	94	7	63
357	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	D	37.5	2	91	2	11	94	6	68
358	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	D	37.4	1	98	3	12	93	8	55
359	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	D	37.3	25	78	11	82	6	15	5
360	Greeley, CO	D	37.2	22	78	27	6	64	22	35
361	Albany, OR	D	36.9	15	63	31	45	74	26	1
362	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	D	36.5	23	71	11	71	15	-	2
363	Chico, CA	D	36.5	16	79	24	13	92	9	18
364	Fairbanks-College, AK	D	36.4	11	87	22	0	91	14	29
365	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	D	36.3	17	87	19	6	63	23	31
366	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	D	35.7	67	31	45	5	19	-	30
367	Santa Fe, NM	D	35.7	25	63	21	1	31	-	81
368	Billings, MT	D	35.6	50	56	36	25	8	36	9
369	Missoula, MT	D	35.2	36	38	42	24	9	35	60
370	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	D	35.1	1	99	5	37	5	19	65
371	Colorado Springs, CO	D	34.8	19	83	19	7	63	23	19
372	Flagstaff, AZ	D	34.5	21	59	11	22	66	39	30
373	Anchorage, AK	D	34.3	7	92	24	0	91	14	3
374	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	D	34.1	24	90	21	39	1	21	1
375	Helena, MT	D	34.0	39	58	18	24	9	35	39
376	Ithaca, NY	F	33.9	11	85	17	38	4	20	42
377	Barnstable Town, MA	F	33.2	27	92	4	49	7	1	7
378	Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	F	33.0	22	95	8	49	7	2	3
379	Albuquerque, NM	F	32.9	40	66	34	1	28	-	1
380	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	F	32.8	6	93	7	6	63	23	24
381	Boulder, CO	F	32.6	7	97	7	7	63	24	11
382	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	F	32.4	3	89	8	37	4	19	48
383	Kingston, NY	F	31.8	19	66	14	38	4	20	47
384	Great Falls, MT	F	30.6	34	23	52	24	9	36	35
385	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	F	30.5	8	90	12	26	28	18	6
386	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	F	30.0	5	98	1	49	8	1	11
387	Bozeman, MT	F	26.0	13	66	6	24	8	36	12

Compiled byPlainCompare Editorial, PlainCompare Editorial Team · Updated May 16, 2026