Naperville and four other Illinois cities ranked on the top 100 best places to live in the U.S., according to a recent ranking by Livability.
The group considers several data points like a city’s economy, housing, cost of living, safety, education, and health. Livability then ranks the cities based on these factors, assigning a LivScore out of 1,000.
Naperville ranks in the top 5
Naperville scored 862 this year, placing it in the top five compared to its 2023 LivScore of 841, which placed it in the top 10.
The four cities placing higher than Naperville include:
- Carmel, Indiana with a LivScore of 875
- Cary, North Carolina with a LivScore of 874
- Columbia, Maryland with a LivScore of 874
- Fishers, Indiana with a LivScore of 864
Other Illinois cities on the top 100 list include:
- Evanston with a LivScore of 770
- Bloomington with a LivScore of 768
- Peoria with a LivScore of 706
- Champaign with a LivScore of 702
How rankings are determined
Livability commissions data from thousands of cities in the country. The group partners with Applied Geographic Solutions (AGS) to create the list, considering close to 100 data points.
The group only considers small to mid-sized cities with a population between 75,000 to 500,000 people and a median home value of $500,000 or less.
Livability has been curating lists of top places to live in the country for over a decade.
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