Syracuse
#1 Best City 70
Syracuse
New York, USA
SafetyA+
CostC+
Growth65
Avg. Rent$1,546
Median Income$47,819
Cost of Living103/100
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The original uploader was Festiva76 at English Wikipedia. (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons #2 Best City 70 Aiken
South Carolina, USA
SafetyC
CostB
Growth68
Avg. Rent$1,400
Median Income$76,746
Cost of Living89/100
Hazleton
#3 Best City 69
Hazleton
Pennsylvania, USA
SafetyB
CostC+
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,350
Median Income$46,177
Cost of Living101/100
Nicolas from Paris, France (CC BY-SA 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons #4 Best City 68 Grants Pass
Oregon, USA
SafetyC
CostC
Growth62
Avg. Rent$1,450
Median Income$59,646
Cost of Living112/100
M.O. Stevens (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons #5 Best City 72 Tigard
Oregon, USA
SafetyC-
CostC-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,800
Median Income$108,823
Cost of Living121/100
Bobak Ha'Eri (CC BY 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #6 Best City 79 Eugene
Oregon, USA
SafetyC-
CostA
Growth—
Avg. Rent$1,800
Median Income$66,562
Cost of Living64/100
Ponca City
#7 Best City 60
Ponca City
Oklahoma, USA
SafetyF
CostB+
Growth45
Avg. Rent$800
Median Income$55,941
Cost of Living83/100
TulGuy (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons #8 Best City 78 Owasso
Oklahoma, USA
SafetyA+
CostB-
Growth72
Avg. Rent$1,214
Median Income$79,036
Cost of Living94/100
Nyttend (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons #9 Best City 75 Elyria
Ohio, USA
SafetyC-
CostB-
Growth45
Avg. Rent$917
Median Income$54,945
Cost of Living94/100
Brandon Bisel (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #10 Best City 60 Akron
Ohio, USA
SafetyF
CostB+
Growth40
Avg. Rent$1,123
Median Income$48,076
Cost of Living85/100
Jason Zhang (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #11 Best City 68 Toledo
Ohio, USA
SafetyF
CostB-
Growth60
Avg. Rent$950
Median Income$49,724
Cost of Living95/100
EEJCC (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #12 Best City 70 Cincinnati
Ohio, USA
SafetyB-
CostC+
Growth68
Avg. Rent$1,410
Median Income$52,909
Cost of Living103/100
Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #13 Best City 65 Binghamton
New York, USA
SafetyF
CostC
Growth58
Avg. Rent$1,138
Median Income$45,578
Cost of Living110/100
Sioux Falls
#14 Best City 78
Sioux Falls
South Dakota, USA
SafetyB+
CostB
Growth78
Avg. Rent$1,327
Median Income$75,970
Cost of Living88/100
Dllu (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #15 Best City 68 New York City
New York, USA
SafetyC-
CostF
Growth60
Avg. Rent$3,382
Median Income$80,483
Cost of Living178/100
Foreverstocks (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #16 Best City 68 Alamogordo
New Mexico, USA
SafetyC-
CostB
Growth60
Avg. Rent$1,098
Median Income$55,952
Cost of Living90/100
Terry Umbenhaur (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #17 Best City 72 Las Cruces
New Mexico, USA
SafetyC
CostB
Growth75
Avg. Rent$1,068
Median Income$55,422
Cost of Living91/100
Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #18 Best City 72 Albuquerque
New Mexico, USA
SafetyF
CostB-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,178
Median Income$71,494
Cost of Living97/100
Hamilton Township
#19 Best City 72
Hamilton Township
New Jersey, USA
SafetyC+
CostC
Growth70
Avg. Rent$2,151
Median Income$100,771
Cost of Living114/100
Hanyou23 (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #20 Best City 72 Lincoln
Nebraska, USA
SafetyB+
CostB-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,363
Median Income$71,867
Cost of Living94/100
Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons #21 Best City 72 Omaha
Nebraska, USA
SafetyB
CostB
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,450
Median Income$73,201
Cost of Living92/100
Billings
#22 Best City 77
Billings
Montana, USA
SafetyD
CostB-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,390
Median Income$73,712
Cost of Living95/100
St. Louis
#23 Best City 65
St. Louis
Missouri, USA
SafetyF
CostB
Growth50
Avg. Rent$1,439
Median Income$56,160
Cost of Living89/100
Project for Public Sources (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons #24 Best City 78 Sterling Heights
Michigan, USA
SafetyA
CostB-
Growth68
Avg. Rent$870
Median Income$79,909
Cost of Living95/100
WMrapids (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons #25 Best City 72 Grand Rapids
Michigan, USA
SafetyB-
CostB-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,500
Median Income$69,108
Cost of Living95/100
Katie Haugland Brown (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons #26 Best City 70 Houston
Texas, USA
SafetyC
CostB-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,800
Median Income$97,458
Cost of Living93/100
Danville
#27 Best City 70
Danville
Virginia, USA
SafetyB
CostB
Growth78
Avg. Rent$1,000
Median Income$44,423
Cost of Living87/100
Grand Blanc
#28 Best City 70
Grand Blanc
Michigan, USA
SafetyA
CostB-
Growth60
Avg. Rent$983
Median Income$70,518
Cost of Living95/100
Flint
#29 Best City 74
Flint
Michigan, USA
SafetyF
CostB+
Growth—
Avg. Rent$950
Median Income$37,646
Cost of Living78/100
SuperDalio (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #30 Best City 66 Nitro
West Virginia, USA
SafetyA+
CostC+
Growth—
Avg. Rent$1,200
Median Income$53,848
Cost of Living101/100
Oak Hill
#31 Best City 65
Oak Hill
West Virginia, USA
SafetyA
CostB+
Growth50
Avg. Rent$897
Median Income$52,466
Cost of Living78/100
OceanLoop (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #32 Best City 75 Olympia
Washington, USA
SafetyB-
CostC
Growth75
Avg. Rent$1,800
Median Income$81,302
Cost of Living113/100
Yakima
#33 Best City 72
Yakima
Washington, USA
SafetyF
CostC+
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,127
Median Income$59,829
Cost of Living102/100
Fort Worth
#34 Best City 72
Fort Worth
Texas, USA
SafetyB
CostB-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,525
Median Income$79,507
Cost of Living95/100
Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #35 Best City 72 Austin
Texas, USA
SafetyF
CostC+
Growth80
Avg. Rent$1,800
Median Income$93,658
Cost of Living101/100
Michael Barera (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #36 Best City 85 Dallas
Texas, USA
SafetyC+
CostC+
Growth85
Avg. Rent$1,412
Median Income$70,518
Cost of Living101/100
San Antonio
#37 Best City 70
San Antonio
Texas, USA
SafetyC-
CostB
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,805
Median Income$66,176
Cost of Living91/100
Bel Air South
#38 Best City 70
Bel Air South
Maryland, USA
SafetyC
CostC-
Growth75
Avg. Rent$2,187
Median Income$123,653
Cost of Living117/100
Catlin Mary Ann Miller (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #39 Best City 72 Laramie
Wyoming, USA
SafetyA+
CostB-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,149
Median Income$55,613
Cost of Living95/100
Cheyenne
#40 Best City 68
Cheyenne
Wyoming, USA
SafetyD+
CostB-
Growth68
Avg. Rent$1,367
Median Income$78,839
Cost of Living100/100
Chase Via (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #41 Best City 72 Collierville
Tennessee, USA
SafetyA
CostC+
Growth60
Avg. Rent$1,696
Median Income$138,598
Cost of Living102/100
AppalachianCentrist (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #42 Best City 69 Kingsport
Tennessee, USA
SafetyB
Cost—
Growth—
Avg. Rent$1,400
Median Income$52,490
Memphis
#43 Best City 58
Memphis
Tennessee, USA
SafetyF
CostB
Growth45
Avg. Rent$1,210
Median Income$51,736
Cost of Living89/100
Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #44 Best City 73 Nashville
Tennessee, USA
SafetyC-
CostB-
Growth79
Avg. Rent$2,200
Median Income$77,371
Cost of Living98/100
AlexiusHoratius (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #45 Best City 70 Dell Rapids
South Dakota, USA
SafetyA-
CostB
Growth45
Median Income$100,170
Cost of Living90/100
Harrisburg
#46 Best City 75
Harrisburg
South Dakota, USA
SafetyA
CostC+
Growth90
Avg. Rent$1,265
Median Income$108,724
Cost of Living101/100
Jerry Huddleston from Hampton, Minnesota, US (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons #47 Best City 72 Sturgis
South Dakota, USA
SafetyB
CostB
Growth55
Avg. Rent$1,350
Median Income$54,404
Cost of Living92/100
WeaponizingArchitecture (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #48 Best City 68 Aberdeen
South Dakota, USA
SafetyD+
CostB+
Growth60
Avg. Rent$1,250
Median Income$64,405
Cost of Living82/100
Rapid City
#49 Best City 72
Rapid City
South Dakota, USA
SafetyC
CostB-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,338
Median Income$70,870
Cost of Living99/100
The original uploader was Robivy64 at English Wikipedia. (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons #50 Best City 70 Prattville
Alabama, USA
SafetyD
CostB
Growth65
Avg. Rent$1,200
Median Income$81,337
Cost of Living90/100
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