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The Austin metro area tumbled from No. 5 last year to No. 13 this year.

A Southern city dethroned a Rocky Mountain destination for the new top spot.

The latest rankings are in. U.S. News & World Report revealed its 2021-2022 Best Places to Live in the United States on Tuesday (July 13). The hub for rankings and consumer advice compiled its list of the 150 most populated metropolitan cities, evaluating them on affordability, job prospects and desirability, according to a press release announcing the latest findings. “This year we’re looking at how the most populous metro areas in the U.S. fared for much of the coronavirus pandemic, and seeing how far they’ll need to come to recover,” said Devon Thorsby, real estate editor at U.S....

The latest rankings are in. U.S. News & World Report revealed its 2021-2022 Best Places to Live in the United States on Tuesday (July 13). The hub for rankings and consumer advice compiled its list of the 150 most populated metropolitan cities, evaluating them on affordability, job prospects and desirability, according to a press release announcing the latest findings. “This year we’re looking at how the most populous metro areas in the U.S. fared for much of the coronavirus pandemic, and seeing how far they’ll need to come to recover,” said Devon Thorsby, real estate editor at U.S....

By Gordon Byrd Jul 13, 2021 NAPLES -- Two Florida cities made the top ten in the annual U.S. News and World Report survey of Best Places to Live. US News real estate editor Devon Thorsby says Naples made number seven and Sarasota number nine, largely due to greater job stability during the pandemic. Thorsby says just about every metro area in Florida is growing rapidly. Four out of the top five fast-growing markets are in Florida, as are three of the safest. Sarasota Mayor Hagen Brody called the report an incredible honor but added: “they only affirm what we already know: That this is a ...