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Browse places through a single, clearly defined measure from the Census Bureau or NOAA. Every ranking states its source, vintage, and geography.

ACS 2020-2024

Places with lower rent burden

Ranked by the share of renters paying 30% or more of income on gross rent.

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ACS 2020-2024

Places with more remote work

Ranked by the share of workers 16 and over who work from home.

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ACS 2020-2024

Places with stronger broadband access

Ranked by the share of households with a broadband Internet subscription.

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ACS 2020-2024

Places with shorter commutes

Ranked by mean travel time to work for workers 16 and over.

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ACS 2020-2024

Places with greater vehicle access

Ranked by the share of occupied households without a vehicle.

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ACS 2020-2024

Places with lower median home values

Ranked by the median value of owner-occupied housing units.

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ACS 2020-2024

Places with lower median gross rent

Ranked by median monthly gross rent for occupied units paying cash rent.

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2025 estimates

Places with higher annual population growth

Ranked by the estimated population change from 2024 to 2025.

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ACS 2020-2024

Places with higher median household incomes

Ranked by median household income in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.

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NOAA 1991-2020

Places with warmer average high temperatures

Ranked by the arithmetic mean of 12 monthly normal high temperatures.

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ACS 2020-2024

Places with more public-transit commuting

Ranked by the share of workers 16 and over commuting by public transportation, excluding taxicabs.

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ACS 2020-2024

Places with more walking commutes

Ranked by the share of workers 16 and over who walked to work.

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ACS 2020-2024

Places with more recently built housing

Ranked by the share of housing units built in 2020 or later.

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2025 estimates

Places with 50,000 to 249,999 residents

Covered places in this population range, ordered by the 2025 population estimate.

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