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Cities ranked by their MoveWiser score — built from real cost-of-living, safety, school, and healthcare data gathered from thousands of relocation matches.
Ranked by Overall· 102 cities
1
F
Fishers
Indiana
88/100
2
Valencia
Valencian Community
88/100
3
Overland Park
Kansas
87/100
4
Peyia
Paphos
85/100
5
Frisco
Texas
85/100
6
Elberta
Alabama
85/100
7
Buderim
Queensland
85/100
8
Cary
North Carolina
85/100
9
M
Madison
Wisconsin
84/100
10
Morrisville
North Carolina
83/100
11
Tarragona
Catalonia
83/100
12
Oakville
Ontario
83/100
13
Ann Arbor
Michigan
83/100
14
Westerville
Ohio
83/100
15
Cascais
Lisbon District
83/100
16
Washington
North Carolina
81/100
17
Lewes
Delaware
80/100
18
Valencia
Valencia
80/100
19
Faro
Algarve
80/100
20
Barcelona
Catalonia
80/100
21
Plano
Texas
80/100
22
Clayton
Panamá Province
80/100
23
Ottawa
Ontario
80/100
24
Christchurch
Canterbury
80/100
25
Round Rock
Texas
80/100
26
Mulhouse
Grand Est
80/100
27
Toulouse
Occitanie
80/100
28
Raleigh
North Carolina
80/100
29
Málaga
Andalusia
80/100
30
Chesapeake
Virginia
80/100
31
Huntsville
Alabama
79/100
32
P
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
79/100
33
Dumaguete
Negros Oriental
79/100
34
Folsom
California
78/100
35
Escazú
San José Province
78/100
36
St. Louis Park
Minnesota
78/100
37
Bethlehem
Pennsylvania
78/100
38
Fort Collins
Colorado
78/100
39
Leland
North Carolina
78/100
40
Arlington
Virginia
78/100
41
Kitchener
Ontario
78/100
42
Auckland
Auckland Council
78/100
43
Bordeaux
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
78/100
44
Lille
Hauts-de-France
78/100
45
Cork
County Cork
78/100
46
Columbus
Ohio
78/100
47
C
Cincinnati
Ohio
78/100
48
Boston
Massachusetts
78/100
49
Calgary
Alberta
78/100
50
Lagos
Algarve
78/100
51
Punta del Este
Maldonado
78/100
52
Fort Wayne
Indiana
78/100
53
Perugia
Umbria
78/100
54
Cedar Park
Texas
78/100
55
L'Aquila
Abruzzo
78/100
56
M
Minneapolis
Minnesota
77/100
57
Sandy
Utah
77/100
58
Gautier
Mississippi
77/100
59
McAllen
Texas
76/100
60
Smyrna
Tennessee
75/100
61
El Paso
Texas
75/100
62
Torino
Piedmont
75/100
63
Vancouver
British Columbia
75/100
64
Boise
Idaho
75/100
65
Gold Coast
Queensland
75/100
66
Campeche, Florianópolis
Santa Catarina
75/100
67
Port St. Lucie
Florida
75/100
68
Envigado
Antioquia
75/100
69
Cedar City
Utah
75/100
70
Westerhall
Saint David
75/100
71
Absecon
New Jersey
75/100
72
Kathu
Phuket Province
75/100
73
Cornelius
North Carolina
75/100
74
Greenville
South Carolina
73/100
75
Charlotte
North Carolina
73/100
76
Fellsmere
Florida
73/100
77
Henderson
Nevada
73/100
78
Palermo
Sicily
73/100
79
Pescara
Abruzzo
73/100
80
Brownsville
Texas
73/100
81
Denver
Colorado
71/100
82
Traverse City
Michigan
71/100
83
Wichita
Kansas
70/100
84
Warwick
Rhode Island
70/100
85
Carson City
Nevada
70/100
86
Galax
Virginia
70/100
87
Boca Grande, Cartagena
Bolívar
70/100
88
Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
70/100
89
Tampa
Florida
70/100
90
Phoenix
Arizona
68/100
91
Reno
Nevada
68/100
92
Vancouver
Washington
68/100
93
Umiña, Manta
Manabí
68/100
94
Tucson
Arizona
68/100
95
Leadville
Colorado
68/100
96
Columbus
Georgia
68/100
97
Savusavu
Cakaudrove
65/100
98
Montego Bay
Cornwall County
63/100
99
Kingston
Surrey County
63/100
100
Soufrière
Soufrière District
63/100
101
Ocho Rios
Middlesex County
58/100
102
Port Antonio
Portland Parish
58/100
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