What are the best and worst cities to live in, in the United States?

naples florida ranked best city to live in
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One would think with recent reports from Forbes and other reputable publications, that Miami would rank high in this list however, thats not the case in the scenario.

Naples, a Florida city on the West Coast of the state has just been ranked the number 1 best place to live in the United States in 2023.

The recent research was conducted by an independent group called Scholaroo, a nonprofit educational research company and scholarship website engine.

The study included 151 major cities from around the United States, and took into account such things as peoples happiness, satisfaction, healthcare, schools, transportation, and more.

Naples ranked number one because of the quality of schools, the quality of healthcare available, including hospitals, the safety of public roads and bridges, and the highest median home value.

Here are the best and worst city rankings from Scholaroo:

Best cities to live in

1. Naples, Florida

2. Carmel, Indiana

3. Naperville, Illinois

4. Amherst, New Hampshire

5. Portland, Maine

6. Alpharetta, Georgia

7. Madison, Mississippi

8. Papillion, Nebraska

9. Leawood, Kansas

10. Cambridge, Massachusetts

Worst 10 cities to live in

142. Baton Rouge, Louisiana

143. Detroit, Michigan

144. Poughkeepsie, New York

145. New York, New York

146. Modesto, California

147. Oxnard, California

148. Memphis, Tennessee

149. Los Angeles, California

150. San Jose, California

151. San Francisco, California

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