Use this search tool to create a list of the 10 best cities for you to live, by selecting one characteristic to rank cities and then by restricting the search to cities with certain demographic, economic, or climate conditions. When you have selected your restrictions, use the button to fetch your list.

For example, you might want to know which cities in California have the lowest crime rate among cities with a population under 50,000. You would rank by "crime index lowest to highest" and then under "restrictions" select only the state of California and population under 50,000.

	The Lifestyle Optimizer™   Rank by: City Name City Population - Lowest to Highest City Population - Highest to Lowest Crime Index - Lowest to Highest Crime Index - Highest to Lowest Median Income - Lowest to Highest Median Income - Highest to Lowest 3 BR House Price Average - Lowest to Highest 3 BR House Price Average - Highest to Lowest 4 BR House Price Average - Lowest to Highest 4 BR House Price Average - Highest to Lowest Apartment Rental Average - Lowest to Highest Apartment Rental Average - Highest to Lowest Unemployment Rate - Lowest to Highest Unemployment Rate - Highest to Lowest Sales Tax - Lowest to Highest Sales Tax - Highest to Lowest Property Tax - Lowest to Highest Property Tax - Highest to Lowest Winter Low - Lowest to Highest Winter Low - Highest to Lowest Summer High - Lowest to Highest Summer High - Highest to Lowest Rain - Lowest to Highest Rain - Highest to Lowest Snow - Lowest to Highest Snow - Highest to Lowest Location State (you can select multiple states by holding down the control key) Any Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Indiana Illinois Iowa Idaho Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Vermont Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Demographics City Population Range Any Small (less than 50,000) Mid sized (between 50,000 and 125,000) Mid sized (between 125,000 and 250,000) Small-to-Mid sized (less than 125,000) Mid-to-Large (greater than 250,000) Large (greater than 250,000) Crime index range Any Low (less than 50) Less crime than average (index below 100) Not Too High (index below 200) High (greater than 200) Local Economy Median household income range Any Low (less than $25,000) Low -Med (less than $45,000) Medium (between $25,000 and $45,000) Med - High (more than $25,000) High (greater than $45,000) 3 BR house price range Any Low (less than $100,000) Low - Med (less than $200,000) Medium (between $100,000 and 200,000) Med - High (more than $100,000) High (greater than $200,000) 4 BR house price range Any Low (less than $150,000) Low - Med (less than $300,000) Medium (between $150,000 and $300,000) Med - High (greater than $300,000) High (greater than $300,000) 2 BR apartment rent range Any Low (less than $400) Low - Med (less than $550) Med - High (more than $550) High (greater than $750) Unemployment rate Any Low (less than 2%) Low - Med (less than 4%) Low-Mid (between 2% and 4%) Mid-High (between 4% and 7%) High (greater than 7%) Sales tax rate Any Low (less than 2%) Low-Mid (less than 4%) Not High (less than 6%) High (greater than 6%) Property tax rate Any Low (less than 1%) Low-Mid (less than 2%) Not High (less than 3%) High (greater than 3%) Climate Winter low temperature Any Cold (less than 20) Medium (between 20 and 50) Warm (greater than 50) Summer high temperature Any Cold (less than 50) Medium (between 50 and 80) Warm (greater than 80) Annual inches of rainfall Any Dry (less than 15) Medium (between 15 and 40) Wet (greater than 40) Annual inches of snow Any Dry (less than 15) Medium (between 15 and 40) Wet (greater than 40)