Best places to live in North America (2026)

All 88 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🇺🇸 Wisconsin567Raleigh, NC🇺🇸 North Carolina666Buffalo, NY🇺🇸 New York766Columbus, OH🇺🇸 Ohio866Indianapolis, IN🇺🇸 Indiana966Minneapolis, MN🇺🇸 Minnesota1066Nashville, TN🇺🇸 Tennessee1166Querétaro, QRO🇲🇽 Querétaro1266Saskatoon, SK🇨🇦 Saskatchewan1365Charlotte, NC🇺🇸 North Carolina1465Cincinnati, OH🇺🇸 Ohio1565Edmonton, AB🇨🇦 Alberta1665Kansas City, MO🇺🇸 Missouri1764Aguascalientes, AGS🇲🇽 Aguascalientes1864Calgary, AB🇨🇦 Alberta1964Des Moines, IA🇺🇸 Iowa2064Milwaukee, WI🇺🇸 Wisconsin2164Ottawa, ON🇨🇦 Ontario2264Pittsburgh, PA🇺🇸 Pennsylvania2364Quebec City, QC🇨🇦 Quebec2464Salt Lake City, UT🇺🇸 Utah2564Tulsa, OK🇺🇸 Oklahoma2664Winnipeg, MB🇨🇦 Manitoba2763Asheville, NC🇺🇸 North Carolina2863Cleveland, OH🇺🇸 Ohio2963Guadalajara, JAL🇲🇽 Jalisco3063Halifax, NS🇨🇦 Nova Scotia3163Oklahoma City, OK🇺🇸 Oklahoma3263St. Louis, MO🇺🇸 Missouri3362Detroit, MI🇺🇸 Michigan3462Louisville, KY🇺🇸 Kentucky3562Merida, YUC🇲🇽 Yucatan3661Colorado Springs, CO🇺🇸 Colorado3761Leon, GTO🇲🇽 Guanajuato3861London, ON🇨🇦 Ontario3961Montreal, QC🇨🇦 Quebec4060Birmingham, AL🇺🇸 Alabama4160Chicago, IL🇺🇸 Illinois4260Denver, CO🇺🇸 Colorado4359Atlanta, GA🇺🇸 Georgia4459Dallas, TX🇺🇸 Texas4559Kitchener-Waterloo, ON🇨🇦 Ontario4659Reno, NV🇺🇸 Nevada4759Richmond, VA🇺🇸 Virginia4859San Antonio, TX🇺🇸 Texas4959St. John's, NL🇨🇦 Newfoundland and Labrador5058Memphis, TN🇺🇸 Tennessee5158Monterrey, NL🇲🇽 Nuevo León5258Oaxaca, OAX🇲🇽 Oaxaca5357Austin, TX🇺🇸 Texas5457El Paso, TX🇺🇸 Texas5557Hamilton, ON🇨🇦 Ontario5657Puebla, PUE🇲🇽 Puebla5757Tijuana, BC🇲🇽 Baja California5856Jacksonville, FL🇺🇸 Florida5956Portland, OR🇺🇸 Oregon6056San Miguel de Allende, GTO🇲🇽 Guanajuato6155Baltimore, MD🇺🇸 Maryland6255Houston, TX🇺🇸 Texas6355Orlando, FL🇺🇸 Florida6455Philadelphia, PA🇺🇸 Pennsylvania6554Albuquerque, NM🇺🇸 New Mexico6654Providence, RI🇺🇸 Rhode Island6754Tampa, FL🇺🇸 Florida6852Cancun, QROO🇲🇽 Quintana Roo6952Toronto, ON🇨🇦 Ontario7052Victoria, BC🇨🇦 British Columbia7151Mexico City🇲🇽 CDMX7251Playa del Carmen, QROO🇲🇽 Quintana Roo7351Sacramento, CA🇺🇸 California7451Tucson, AZ🇺🇸 Arizona7550Phoenix, AZ🇺🇸 Arizona7650Washington, DC🇺🇸 District of Columbia7749Las Vegas, NV🇺🇸 Nevada7849Seattle, WA🇺🇸 Washington7947Boston, MA🇺🇸 Massachusetts8047Miami, FL🇺🇸 Florida8146San Diego, CA🇺🇸 California8246Vancouver, BC🇨🇦 British Columbia8342New York, NY🇺🇸 New York8441New Orleans, LA🇺🇸 Louisiana8539San Jose, CA🇺🇸 California8637Los Angeles, CA🇺🇸 California8737San Francisco, CA🇺🇸 California8835Honolulu, HI🇺🇸 Hawaii