2019 Top 100 Best Places To Live

While its affordable housing, plentiful amenities and high-scoring infrastructure went a long way towards helping Greensboro make the list of the Top 100 Best Places to Live, it’s the community’s diversity and dedication to inclusiveness that make it truly special.

Worcester is less than an hour from Boston by car or train, but the cost of living is a world away: here you’ll find rent prices nearly $1,000 less than Boston, and a median home value less than $250,000, which is nearly unheard of in this area.

East Lansing is synonymous with Michigan State University, a land-grant institution with more than 50,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

As the state capital and the home of Florida State University, one thing’s for sure: Tallahassee is seldom sleepy. In Tallahassee you can find live music, art, history, outdoor adventure and an optimistic energy. It’s no coincidence that Livability also named Tallahassee one of the best places in the country to get a fresh start.

Norfolk is a naval town with rich military history. A battleship, the USS Wisconsin, that’s been deactivated and docked at the Nauticus museum complex certainly commands attention. But also helping the second largest city in Virginia score high in the amenities category is the buzzy arts and culture scene, which is exemplified by the hip Neon district, the home of public art, bursts of neon and murals that are packed with powerful stories and metaphors.

Located just north of Lake Winnebago along the shores of the Fox River in Wisconsin, Appleton is a small city with tons of great amenities and almost none of the headaches you’d find in a big city.

Located in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains and home to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is a small city with a lot of attitude (and we mean that in the best way).

McKinney makes the impossibly large and concrete-filled DFW metroplex seem quaint, small and downright charming. But don’t think this sweet Texas town has a slow pace of life — they’re quickly becoming one of the fastest growing economies in the country thanks to a large presence of manufacturing and tech companies.

North of Salt Lake City and located near three world-class ski resorts is Ogden, which is a little slice of heaven for those who love to be outdoors.

This cozy, tight-knit community near the Idaho-Washington border offers the charm of a small town with the amenities of a larger city.