The 10 Most Livable Small Cities in America These cities combine convenient amenities with the hometown feel of a smaller community. This story originally appeared on SmartAsset.com. According to a 2018 Gallup report, approximately four in 10 Americans would choose to live in a town, a small city or a suburb of a small city as opposed to big cities and rural areas. As Americans look for places that fit their lifestyle while allowing them to sock away savings, some small cities – defined as having at least 65,000 residents but fewer than 100,000 – have similar amenities to bigger cities w...