Best places to live in 2026

All 182 metros ranked 0–100 on climate risk, affordability, jobs and resilience — from real data.
🗺 Open the interactive map 173Boise, ID🇺🇸 Idaho273Spokane, WA🇺🇸 Washington370Knoxville, TN🇺🇸 Tennessee469Madison, WI🇺🇸 Wisconsin568Tallinn🇪🇪 Harju667Raleigh, NC🇺🇸 North Carolina766Saskatoon, SK🇨🇦 Saskatchewan866Nashville, TN🇺🇸 Tennessee966Columbus, OH🇺🇸 Ohio1066Minneapolis, MN🇺🇸 Minnesota1166Querétaro, QRO🇲🇽 Querétaro1266Warsaw🇵🇱 Masovian1365Indianapolis, IN🇺🇸 Indiana1465Cincinnati, OH🇺🇸 Ohio1565Buffalo, NY🇺🇸 New York1665Kansas City, MO🇺🇸 Missouri1765Charlotte, NC🇺🇸 North Carolina1865Edmonton, AB🇨🇦 Alberta1965Kraków🇵🇱 Lesser Poland2065Helsinki🇫🇮 Uusimaa2164Tulsa, OK🇺🇸 Oklahoma2264Pittsburgh, PA🇺🇸 Pennsylvania2364Winnipeg, MB🇨🇦 Manitoba2464Quebec City, QC🇨🇦 Quebec2564Aguascalientes, AGS🇲🇽 Aguascalientes2664Des Moines, IA🇺🇸 Iowa2764Salt Lake City, UT🇺🇸 Utah2864Calgary, AB🇨🇦 Alberta2964Manchester🇬🇧 England3064Edinburgh🇬🇧 Scotland3163Oklahoma City, OK🇺🇸 Oklahoma3263Cleveland, OH🇺🇸 Ohio3363Milwaukee, WI🇺🇸 Wisconsin3463St. Louis, MO🇺🇸 Missouri3563Asheville, NC🇺🇸 North Carolina3663Ottawa, ON🇨🇦 Ontario3763Halifax, NS🇨🇦 Nova Scotia3863Guadalajara, JAL🇲🇽 Jalisco3963Vienna🇦🇹 Vienna4063Copenhagen🇩🇰 Capital Region4163Fukuoka🇯🇵 Kyushu4263Kigali🇷🇼 Kigali4362Louisville, KY🇺🇸 Kentucky4462Detroit, MI🇺🇸 Michigan4562Merida, YUC🇲🇽 Yucatan4662Bucharest🇷🇴 Bucharest-Ilfov4762Stockholm🇸🇪 Stockholm4862Oslo🇳🇴 Oslo4962Cuenca🇪🇨 Azuay5061Colorado Springs, CO🇺🇸 Colorado5161London, ON🇨🇦 Ontario5261Leon, GTO🇲🇽 Guanajuato5361Montreal, QC🇨🇦 Quebec5461Kuala Lumpur🇲🇾 Klang Valley5561Penang🇲🇾 Penang5661Montevideo🇺🇾 Montevideo5760Birmingham, AL🇺🇸 Alabama5860Denver, CO🇺🇸 Colorado5960Chicago, IL🇺🇸 Illinois6060Lyon🇫🇷 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes6160Berlin🇩🇪 Berlin6260Florianópolis🇧🇷 SC6360Medellín🇨🇴 Antioquia6459San Antonio, TX🇺🇸 Texas6559Kitchener-Waterloo, ON🇨🇦 Ontario6659St. John's, NL🇨🇦 Newfoundland and Labrador6759Atlanta, GA🇺🇸 Georgia6859Richmond, VA🇺🇸 Virginia6959Dallas, TX🇺🇸 Texas7059Hamburg🇩🇪 Hamburg7159Brussels🇧🇪 Brussels-Capital7259Zurich🇨🇭 Zurich7359Valencia🇪🇸 Valencian Community7459Porto🇵🇹 Norte7559Prague🇨🇿 Prague7659Budapest🇭🇺 Budapest7759Buenos Aires🇦🇷 CABA + GBA7859Pune🇮🇳 Maharashtra7959Hyderabad🇮🇳 Telangana8058Reno, NV🇺🇸 Nevada8158Memphis, TN🇺🇸 Tennessee8258Oaxaca, OAX🇲🇽 Oaxaca8358Monterrey, NL🇲🇽 Nuevo León8458Osaka🇯🇵 Kansai8558Chiang Mai🇹🇭 Northern Thailand8658Quito🇪🇨 Pichincha8758Bengaluru🇮🇳 Karnataka8857El Paso, TX🇺🇸 Texas8957Hamilton, ON🇨🇦 Ontario9057Tijuana, BC🇲🇽 Baja California9157Puebla, PUE🇲🇽 Puebla9257Austin, TX🇺🇸 Texas9357Munich🇩🇪 Bavaria9457Busan🇰🇷 Yeongnam9557Da Nang🇻🇳 Central Vietnam9657Melbourne🇦🇺 VIC9757Perth🇦🇺 WA9857Bogotá🇨🇴 Cundinamarca9957Cape Town🇿🇦 Western Cape10057Nairobi🇰🇪 Nairobi10156Jacksonville, FL🇺🇸 Florida10256San Miguel de Allende, GTO🇲🇽 Guanajuato10356Portland, OR🇺🇸 Oregon10456Dublin🇮🇪 Leinster10556Málaga🇪🇸 Andalusia10656Tokyo🇯🇵 Kantō10756Denpasar / Bali🇮🇩 Bali10856Brisbane🇦🇺 QLD10956Santiago🇨🇱 RM11056Johannesburg🇿🇦 Gauteng11156Port Louis🇲🇺 Port Louis11255Baltimore, MD🇺🇸 Maryland11355Orlando, FL🇺🇸 Florida11455Houston, TX🇺🇸 Texas11555Seoul🇰🇷 Sudogwon11655Singapore🇸🇬 Singapore11755Hanoi🇻🇳 Red River Delta11855Auckland🇳🇿 North Island11955Wellington🇳🇿 North Island12055São Paulo🇧🇷 SP12155Lima🇵🇪 Lima12255Casablanca🇲🇦 Casablanca-Settat12354Philadelphia, PA🇺🇸 Pennsylvania12454Providence, RI🇺🇸 Rhode Island12554Albuquerque, NM🇺🇸 New Mexico12654Tampa, FL🇺🇸 Florida12754Madrid🇪🇸 Community of Madrid12854Milan🇮🇹 Lombardy12954Ho Chi Minh City🇻🇳 Southeast Vietnam13054Accra🇬🇭 Greater Accra13154Marrakesh🇲🇦 Marrakesh-Safi13254Jaipur🇮🇳 Rajasthan13353Bangkok🇹🇭 Central Thailand13453Sydney🇦🇺 NSW13553Cairo🇪🇬 Cairo13653Riyadh🇸🇦 Riyadh13752Victoria, BC🇨🇦 British Columbia13852Cancun, QROO🇲🇽 Quintana Roo13952Toronto, ON🇨🇦 Ontario14052London🇬🇧 England14152Paris🇫🇷 Île-de-France14252Amsterdam🇳🇱 North Holland14352Lisbon🇵🇹 Lisbon14452Cebu🇵🇭 Central Visayas14552Goa (Panaji)🇮🇳 Goa14652Dubai🇦🇪 Dubai14752Amman🇯🇴 Amman14851Sacramento, CA🇺🇸 California14951Tucson, AZ🇺🇸 Arizona15051Playa del Carmen, QROO🇲🇽 Quintana Roo15151Mexico City🇲🇽 CDMX15251Barcelona🇪🇸 Catalonia15351Rome🇮🇹 Lazio15451Rio de Janeiro🇧🇷 RJ15551Abu Dhabi🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi15651Muscat🇴🇲 Muscat15751Istanbul🇹🇷 Marmara15850Washington, DC🇺🇸 District of Columbia15950Phoenix, AZ🇺🇸 Arizona16050Athens🇬🇷 Attica16150Chennai🇮🇳 Tamil Nadu16249Las Vegas, NV🇺🇸 Nevada16349Seattle, WA🇺🇸 Washington16449Taipei🇹🇼 Northern Taiwan16549Doha🇶🇦 Ad-Dawhah16649Tel Aviv🇮🇱 Tel Aviv16748Lagos🇳🇬 Lagos16847Miami, FL🇺🇸 Florida16947Jakarta🇮🇩 Jabodetabek17047Metro Manila🇵🇭 NCR17146San Diego, CA🇺🇸 California17246Boston, MA🇺🇸 Massachusetts17346Vancouver, BC🇨🇦 British Columbia17445Delhi NCR🇮🇳 Delhi17543Mumbai🇮🇳 Maharashtra17642New York, NY🇺🇸 New York17741New Orleans, LA🇺🇸 Louisiana17840Hong Kong🇭🇰 HK SAR17939San Jose, CA🇺🇸 California18037Los Angeles, CA🇺🇸 California18136San Francisco, CA🇺🇸 California18235Honolulu, HI🇺🇸 Hawaii