Livability.com today released its annual Top 100 Best Places to Live list, which recognizes the best small and mid-sized communities across the U.S., and Charleston was once again included in the ranking. This list, now in its 12th year of publication, allows users to customize the set of places based on their individualized priorities, from health and cost of living to entertainment and the local job market.
Charleston was chosen as one of the best places to live in the U.S. thanks to the city's strong performance in the in the housing and cost of living, environment and economy categories. You can find out more about why Charleston made the list here.
“Our ‘Top 100 Best Places to Live in the U.S.’ list is a data-driven collection of what we consider to be the best small to mid-sized places to live in," said Amanda Ellis, Livability.com editor-in-chief. "It’s the only list out there truly honing in on affordability, lauding the amazing, accessible cities across the country other than our large U.S. metros, which often get more recognition. As Americans face shifting economic conditions in a year wrought with inflation, evolving work dynamics and a growing desire for a better quality of life, our ‘Top 100 Best Places to Live’ list celebrates the cities where Americans are creating dream careers, building families, launching businesses and leading meaningful lives.”
Livability.com partnered with Applied Geographic Solutions (AGS) to analyze data from over 2,000 U.S. cities with populations between 75,000 and 500,000. The platform's filtering system allows users to refine the list by category importance, median home value, population size and region.