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 Carolina766Indianapolis, IN🇺🇸 Indiana866Buffalo, NY🇺🇸 New York966Saskatoon, SK🇨🇦 Saskatchewan1066Nashville, TN🇺🇸 Tennessee1166Columbus, OH🇺🇸 Ohio1266Minneapolis, MN🇺🇸 Minnesota1366Querétaro, QRO🇲🇽 Querétaro1466Warsaw🇵🇱 Masovian1565Cincinnati, OH🇺🇸 Ohio1665Kansas City, MO🇺🇸 Missouri1765Charlotte, NC🇺🇸 North Carolina1865Edmonton, AB🇨🇦 Alberta1965Kraków🇵🇱 Lesser Poland2065Helsinki🇫🇮 Uusimaa2164Tulsa, OK🇺🇸 Oklahoma2264Pittsburgh, PA🇺🇸 Pennsylvania2364Milwaukee, WI🇺🇸 Wisconsin2464Winnipeg, MB🇨🇦 Manitoba2564Quebec City, QC🇨🇦 Quebec2664Aguascalientes, AGS🇲🇽 Aguascalientes2764Des Moines, IA🇺🇸 Iowa2864Salt Lake City, UT🇺🇸 Utah2964Calgary, AB🇨🇦 Alberta3064Ottawa, ON🇨🇦 Ontario3164Manchester🇬🇧 England3264Edinburgh🇬🇧 Scotland3363Oklahoma City, OK🇺🇸 Oklahoma3463Cleveland, OH🇺🇸 Ohio3563St. Louis, MO🇺🇸 Missouri3663Asheville, NC🇺🇸 North Carolina3763Halifax, 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🇨🇴 Antioquia6459Reno, NV🇺🇸 Nevada6559San Antonio, TX🇺🇸 Texas6659Kitchener-Waterloo, ON🇨🇦 Ontario6759St. John's, NL🇨🇦 Newfoundland and Labrador6859Atlanta, GA🇺🇸 Georgia6959Richmond, VA🇺🇸 Virginia7059Dallas, TX🇺🇸 Texas7159Hamburg🇩🇪 Hamburg7259Brussels🇧🇪 Brussels-Capital7359Zurich🇨🇭 Zurich7459Valencia🇪🇸 Valencian Community7559Porto🇵🇹 Norte7659Prague🇨🇿 Prague7759Budapest🇭🇺 Budapest7859Buenos Aires🇦🇷 CABA + GBA7959Pune🇮🇳 Maharashtra8059Hyderabad🇮🇳 Telangana8158Memphis, 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 Louis11255Philadelphia, PA🇺🇸 Pennsylvania11355Baltimore, MD🇺🇸 Maryland11455Orlando, FL🇺🇸 Florida11555Houston, TX🇺🇸 Texas11655Seoul🇰🇷 Sudogwon11755Singapore🇸🇬 Singapore11855Hanoi🇻🇳 Red River Delta11955Auckland🇳🇿 North Island12055Wellington🇳🇿 North Island12155São Paulo🇧🇷 SP12255Lima🇵🇪 Lima12355Casablanca🇲🇦 Casablanca-Settat12454Providence, 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🇳🇬 Lagos16847Boston, MA🇺🇸 Massachusetts16947Miami, FL🇺🇸 Florida17047Jakarta🇮🇩 Jabodetabek17147Metro Manila🇵🇭 NCR17246San Diego, CA🇺🇸 California17346Vancouver, BC🇨🇦 British Columbia17445Delhi NCR🇮🇳 Delhi17543Mumbai🇮🇳 Maharashtra17642New York, NY🇺🇸 New York17741New Orleans, LA🇺🇸 Louisiana17840Hong Kong🇭🇰 HK SAR17939San Jose, CA🇺🇸 California18037Los Angeles, CA🇺🇸 California18137San Francisco, CA🇺🇸 California18235Honolulu, HI🇺🇸 Hawaii