For our runner-up best city, we turn back to the Northwest to the nation’s spiritual home for coffee and personal computing: Seattle. Residents of Rain City will take the city’s famously prodigious rainfall in exchange for their high average median income
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The Mile High City has evolved into a major night life and dining hub, with more than 200 bars and 1,700 restaurants to offer up its craft beers and mixture of southwestern and Rocky Mountain cuisine. The bars near Coors Field are packed while the weather
Continue reading >>Houston checks in as Texas’ second-best city to live in. The nation’s fourth-largest city holds its own with its food and drink (steakhouses are a staple), but its large areas of public parks help put it over the top. Houston’s residents can enjoy its six
Continue reading >>Oklahoma City owes much to basketball star Kevin Durant for bringing it to national attention. The city received (or stole away, if you're from Seattle) its first major pro sports team (the team Durant plays for), the NBA's Thunder, in 2008. With more tha
Continue reading >>The City of Brotherly Love is one of our highest-ranked spots for entertainment and nightlife, with 3,800 restaurants. Beyond cheesesteaks, Benjamin Franklin’s old haunt features a bustling college and arts scene. But Philadelphia isn’t great for your hea
Continue reading >>Kentucky’s second-largest city, Lexington is known as the “Horse Capital of the World” for its large horse-breeding operations less than 80 miles from the Kentucky Derby in Louisville. Lexington’s residents enjoy strong employment rates and median income,
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