These Are The Top 25 American Cities With The Best Work-Life Balance, 2020

Madison in Wisconsin has been dubbed the city with the best work-life balance in the United States for 2020, according to SmartAsset, while Lincoln, Nebraska and Lexington, Kentucky placed second and third, respectively.

The 2020 rankings placed Nashville, Tennessee in fourth ahead of Columbus, Ohio into fifth; while Portland, Oregon ranked sixth. Henderson, Nevada tied with Buffalo, New York, as 7th American city with the best work-life balance.

Overall, among the top 10 American cities with the best work-life balance, the ninth and tenth positions are held by Omaha, Nebraska, and Paradise, Nevada.

To find the cities with the best work-life balance, the finance guidance website compared data for the 100 largest cities in the US across ten metrics including entertainment establishment density, dining establishment density, bar density, housing costs as a percentage of income, average number of weeks worked per year, average number of hours worked per week, average commute time, percentage of workers with commutes over an hour, unemployment rate, and labor force participation rate.

Top 25 American cities with the best work-life balance, 2020

1. Madison, Wisconsin
2. Lincoln, Nebraska
3. Lexington, Kentucky
4. Nashville, Tennessee
5. Columbus, Ohio
6. Portland, Oregon

   

7. Henderson, Nevada (tie)
8. Buffalo, New York (tie)
9. Omaha, Nebraska
10. Paradise, Nevada
11. Denver, Colorado

    

12. Boise, Idaho
13. Austin, Texas
14. Durham, North Carolina
15. Saint Paul, Minnesota
16. Reno, Nevada
17. San Francisco, California

    

18. Wichita, Kansas
19. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
20. Richmond, Virginia
21. Louisville, Kentucky (tie)
22. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (tie)
23. Lubbock, Texas
24. Kansas City, Missouri
25. Minneapolis, Minnesota (tie)
26. Corpus Christi, Texas (tie)