Covering nearly 3.8 million square miles and housing over 335 million people, the United States stands as the third-largest country globally in terms of both landmass and population. Despite a generally high standard of living, the vast size of the country means that certain regions offer more favorable living conditions than others.
Determining the overall quality of life is a subjective endeavor, yet various factors contribute to the desirability of specific communities. Elements such as the local economy, public health and safety, and accessibility to culture and entertainment play crucial roles in shaping the living experience.
According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 40% of the 28.2 million Americans who relocated in 2022 did so for reasons such as securing a new job, finding a better or more affordable home, residing in a safer neighborhood, or health-related considerations.
The analysis encompassed all locations in the U.S. with sufficient data and populations exceeding 5,000. The list includes cities, towns, villages, boroughs, and unincorporated communities, with a focus on the highest-ranking place in each county to prevent geographic clustering.
Typically, the communities on this list boast low crime rates, prosperous economies, and financially stable populations. Most residents in these areas also enjoy easy access to quality healthcare, public parks, and recreational facilities, as well as entertainment and cultural attractions such as bars, restaurants, theaters, and museums.
- Boulder, Colorado
Median home value: $790,100
Median household income: $74,902
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 95.0%
Recreational establishments: 18.3 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 104,930 - North Oaks, Minnesota
Median home value: $696,800
Median household income: $220,861
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 99.8%
Recreational establishments: 38.9 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 5,204 - Coto de Caza, California
Median home value: $1,165,200
Median household income: $210,990
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 99.1%
Recreational establishments: 17.2 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 15,873 - Montecito, California
Median home value: $2,000,000
Median household income: $193,423
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 96.1%
Recreational establishments: 49.5 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 8,494 - Key West, Florida
Median home value: $728,500
Median household income: $75,638
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 80.6%
Recreational establishments: 179.6 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 26,776 - Key Biscayne, Florida
Median home value: $1,246,700
Median household income: $167,990
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 98.5%
Recreational establishments: 18.1 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 14,530 - Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania
Median home value: $769,300
Median household income: $247,930
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 92.9%
Recreational establishments: 47.1 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 5,314 - Bellaire, Texas
Median home value: $857,900
Median household income: $211,202
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 91.0%
Recreational establishments: 17.1 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 17,262 - St. Helena, California
Median home value: $1,370,500
Median household income: $122,348
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 95.2%
Recreational establishments: 27.2 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 5,530 - Druid Hills, Georgia
Median home value: $698,000
Median household income: $137,576
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 88.5%
Recreational establishments: 12.4 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 8,611 - Fairwood, Maryland
Median home value: $588,600
Median household income: $177,315
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 97.3%
Recreational establishments: 11.8 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 7,453 - Jackson, Wyoming
Median home value: $836,300
Median household income: $83,289
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 97.7%
Recreational establishments: 51.2 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 10,728 - Southlake, Texas
Median home value: $723,800
Median household income: $239,833
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 94.6%
Recreational establishments: 19.6 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 30,754 - Boston, Massachusetts
Median home value: $610,400
Median household income: $81,744
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 99.8%
Recreational establishments: 31.2 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 672,814 - Hingham, Massachusetts
Median home value: $1,020,600
Median household income: $206,384
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 91.5%
Recreational establishments: 59.4 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 5,557 - Merion Station, Pennsylvania
Median home value: $693,800
Median household income: $233,340
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 96.4%
Recreational establishments: 38.7 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 5,369 - Westfield, New Jersey
Median home value: $810,400
Median household income: $185,319
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 99.8%
Recreational establishments: 16.4 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 30,950 - Chatham, New Jersey
Median home value: $827,900
Median household income: $209,283
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 98.5%
Recreational establishments: 33.1 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 9,208 - Laie, Hawaii
Median home value: $937,000
Median household income: $101,011
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 97.3%
Recreational establishments: 33.4 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 6,436 - Aspen, Colorado
Median home value: N/A
Median household income: $89,625
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 94.6%
Recreational establishments: N/A
Total population: 7,019 - Ridgewood, New Jersey
Median home value: $789,900
Median household income: $194,256
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 99.5%
Recreational establishments: 9.5 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 25,991 - Paradise Valley, Arizona
Median home value: $1,778,000
Median household income: $203,659
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 92.7%
Recreational establishments: 25.6 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 12,666 - Bainbridge Island, Washington
Median home value: $852,700
Median household income: $145,475
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 86.8%
Recreational establishments: 43.8 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 24,557 - Garden City, New York
Median home value: $881,200
Median household income: $185,188
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 99.2%
Recreational establishments: 30.1 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 23,087 - Arlington, Virginia
Median home value: $755,800
Median household income: $128,145
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 100.0%
Recreational establishments: 19.0 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 235,764 - Coronado, California
Median home value: $1,656,900
Median household income: $114,559
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 97.7%
Recreational establishments: 25.7 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 20,627 - La Cañada Flintridge, California
Median home value: $1,671,400
Median household income: $187,384
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 97.9%
Recreational establishments: 22.1 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 20,613 - Lake Forest, Illinois
Median home value: $812,900
Median household income: $194,267
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 97.8%
Recreational establishments: 40.8 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 19,450 - New York, New York
Median home value: $660,700
Median household income: $70,663
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 98.9%
Recreational establishments: 14.4 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 8,736,047 - Berkeley, California
Median home value: $1,111,000
Median household income: $97,834
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 99.4%
Recreational establishments: 26.3 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 119,607 - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Median home value: $888,000
Median household income: $112,565
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 97.1%
Recreational establishments: 27.8 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 116,892 - Chevy Chase, Maryland
Median home value: $999,200
Median household income: $207,971
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 99.8%
Recreational establishments: 21.8 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 9,889 - Hinsdale, Illinois
Median home value: $880,100
Median household income: $224,185
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 99.7%
Recreational establishments: 18.8 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 17,148 - Upper Montclair, New Jersey
Median home value: $797,400
Median household income: $235,637
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 99.7%
Recreational establishments: 21.4 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 12,033 - Princeton, New Jersey
Median home value: $893,600
Median household income: $165,149
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 99.4%
Recreational establishments: 22.7 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 30,717 - Falls Church, Virginia
Median home value: $838,300
Median household income: $155,071
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 100.0%
Recreational establishments: 0.0 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 14,494 - Glencoe, Illinois
Median home value: $1,101,200
Median household income: $212,132
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 99.3%
Recreational establishments: 24.6 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 8,824 - Mountain View, California
Median home value: $1,613,300
Median household income: $158,104
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 99.5%
Recreational establishments: 21.9 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 82,409 - McLean, Virginia
Median home value: $1,102,100
Median household income: $242,610
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 99.7%
Recreational establishments: 14.8 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 49,310 - Mercer Island, Washington
Median home value: $1,504,500
Median household income: $170,000
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 98.0%
Recreational establishments: 30.4 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 25,506 - Hoboken, New Jersey
Median home value: $777,600
Median household income: $160,890
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 100.0%
Recreational establishments: 14.4 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 59,369 - Rumson, New Jersey
Median home value: $1,309,200
Median household income: $239,188
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 96.0%
Recreational establishments: 42.9 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 7,292 - Wellesley, Massachusetts
Median home value: $1,251,800
Median household income: $226,250
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 94.7%
Recreational establishments: 31.6 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 29,365 - University Park, Texas
Median home value: $1,380,600
Median household income: $247,045
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 96.7%
Recreational establishments: 20.4 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 25,029 - Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, California
Median home value: $1,450,000
Median household income: $220,875
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 97.5%
Recreational establishments: 50.0 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 12,535 - San Carlos, California
Median home value: $1,904,400
Median household income: $204,570
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 99.5%
Recreational establishments: 17.3 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 30,754 - San Francisco, California
Median home value: $1,194,500
Median household income: $126,187
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 100.0%
Recreational establishments: 41.1 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 865,933 - Old Greenwich, Connecticut
Median home value: $1,444,800
Median household income: $234,152
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 97.5%
Recreational establishments: 57.2 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 6,929 - Rye, New York
Median home value: $1,529,400
Median household income: $207,930
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 99.6%
Recreational establishments: 42.6 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 16,459 - Orinda, California
Median home value: $1,538,400
Median household income: $248,984
Population with access to exercise opportunities: 98.2%
Recreational establishments: 27.0 per 10,000 businesses
Total population: 19,497
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