Overview

• The top 10 features Newton, Massachusetts at No. 1, with Woodbury and Plymouth, Minnesota, Pleasanton, California, and Redmond, Washington among the highest performers.
• California places nearly 40 cities in the top 100, while Texas has 30 in the bottom 100, underscoring regional disparities cited in the report.
• In the New York metro, New Rochelle ranks 42nd and Jersey City 84th, while Newark and Camden land in the bottom 100 on weak economic stability, education, healthcare access, and housing affordability.
• Across the DMV, Alexandria leads locally, Frederick ranks 47th, Virginia Beach makes the top 100, Portsmouth sits at 431, and Baltimore is 399.
• The study evaluates factors such as education, safety, healthcare access, mental health, economic stability, housing, infrastructure, and environmental quality, as reported by local Fox affiliates.