| City | Rank | Employment Rank | Days On Market Rank | Median Income To Home Price Rank | Homes Per Person Rank | Crime Rank | School Grade Rank | Big Deal Score |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 1 | 4 | 33 | 45 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 21.2 |
| Lexington, KY | 2 | 17 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 41 | 4 | 21.3 |
| Chesapeake, VA | 2 | 13 | 24 | 71 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 25.3 |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 4 | 5 | 33 | 88 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 25.8 |
| Lincoln, NE | 5 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 62 | 35 | 31 | 26.2 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 6 | 32 | 19 | 15 | 46 | 36 | 13 | 26.8 |
| Henderson, NV | 7 | 45 | 41 | 65 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 28.8 |
| Lubbock, TX | 8 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 52 | 66 | 31 | 30.6 |
| Raleigh, NC | 9 | 25 | 27 | 59 | 48 | 26 | 4 | 31.5 |
| Charlotte, NC | 10 | 54 | 33 | 20 | 33 | 38 | 13 | 31.8 |
| Chandler, AZ | 11 | 14 | 59 | 68 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 32.3 |
| Tampa, FL | 12 | 68 | 47 | 40 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 32.5 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 13 | 52 | 25 | 19 | 32 | 37 | 31 | 32.6 |
| Reno, NV | 14 | 55 | 13 | 63 | 35 | 28 | 4 | 33 |
| Toledo, OH | 15 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 63 | 33.3 |
| Madison, WI | 16 | 3 | 13 | 73 | 53 | 27 | 31 | 33.3 |
| Kansas City, MO | 17 | 35 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 82 | 31 | 33.5 |
| Omaha, NE | 18 | 14 | 41 | 11 | 54 | 57 | 31 | 34.6 |
| Plano, TX | 19 | 2 | 77 | 30 | 90 | 7 | 4 | 35 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 20 | 39 | 7 | 55 | 12 | 67 | 31 | 35.2 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 21 | 62 | 38 | 26 | 10 | 46 | 31 | 35.5 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 22 | 59 | 9 | 42 | 23 | 71 | 13 | 36.2 |
| Hialeah, FL | 23 | 76 | 70 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 38.7 |
| Greensboro, NC | 24 | 47 | 11 | 61 | 34 | 48 | 31 | 38.7 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 25 | 16 | 4 | 64 | 57 | 60 | 31 | 38.7 |
| New Orleans, LA | 26 | 62 | 31 | 25 | 30 | 54 | 31 | 38.8 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 27 | 37 | 18 | 69 | 47 | 49 | 13 | 38.8 |
| North Las Vegas, NV | 28 | 73 | 38 | 13 | 26 | 25 | 63 | 39.6 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 29 | 7 | 47 | 34 | 41 | 79 | 31 | 39.8 |
| Anchorage, AK | 30 | 11 | 59 | 46 | 61 | 50 | 13 | 40 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 31 | 20 | 38 | 33 | 43 | 76 | 31 | 40.2 |
| Cincinnati, OH | 32 | 72 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 85 | 31 | 40.6 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 33 | 60 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 84 | 63 | 40.8 |
| Mesa, AZ | 33 | 36 | 61 | 54 | 40 | 23 | 31 | 40.8 |
| Las Vegas, NV | 33 | 81 | 44 | 52 | 5 | 34 | 31 | 41.2 |
| Orlando, FL | 36 | 57 | 41 | 35 | 11 | 92 | 13 | 41.5 |
| Columbus, OH | 37 | 34 | 90 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 63 | 41.6 |
| Honolulu, HI | 38 | 1 | 73 | 91 | 60 | 21 | 4 | 41.6 |
| Baltimore, MD | 39 | 82 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 75 | 63 | 42.2 |
| Durham, NC | 40 | 23 | 22 | 51 | 37 | 63 | 63 | 43.2 |
| New York, NY | 41 | 44 | 20 | 93 | 68 | 5 | 31 | 43.5 |
| Irvine, CA | 42 | 10 | 76 | 94 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 43.5 |
| Louisville, KY | 43 | 53 | 31 | 23 | 64 | 61 | 31 | 43.8 |
| Norfolk, VA | 44 | 61 | 27 | 47 | 18 | 51 | 63 | 44.5 |
| St. Petersburg, FL | 45 | 56 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 74 | 63 | 45.8 |
| Miami, FL | 46 | 74 | 27 | 77 | 6 | 80 | 13 | 46.2 |
| Chicago, IL | 46 | 77 | 33 | 60 | 56 | 24 | 31 | 46.8 |
| Cleveland, OH | 48 | 94 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 87 | 86 | 47.3 |
| Austin, TX | 49 | 12 | 52 | 66 | 88 | 64 | 4 | 47.6 |
| St. Paul, MN | 50 | 38 | 33 | 29 | 58 | 43 | 86 | 47.8 |