In addition to being home to its National Football League team, the Green Bay Packers, the city “boasts a thriving entertainment and arts scene, revitalized downtown, and two college campuses, creating an energy that may appeal to young families as well as retirees.”
After ranking the country’s 150 largest metropolitan areas, Huntsville, Alabama ranked the 2nd best place to live in America beating (3) Raleigh Durham, North Carolina; (4) Boulder, Colorado and (5) Sarasota, Florida.
Last on the list this year: The tropical island of Puerto Rico.
The top 25 included five Florida cities while Colorado and North Carolina both had three cities each on the list.
The top 25 ranked from the best
- Green Bay, Wisc.
- Huntsville, Ala.
- Raleigh Durham, N.C.
- Boulder, Colo.
- Sarasota, Fla.
- Naples, Fla.
- Portland, Maine
- Charlotte, N.C.
- Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Fayetteville, Ark.
- Madison, Wisc.
- Boise, Idaho
- San Jose, Cali.
- Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Melbourne, Fla.
- Jacksonville, Fla
- Albany, N.Y.
- Myrtle Beach, S.C.
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- Syracuse, N.Y.
- Fort Collins, Colo.
- Tampa, Fla.
- Hickory, N.C.
