Movoto Real Estate's Happiest Small Cities In America
City | State | Population | Rank | Stress Factors Rank | Safety Rank | Income Rank | Marriage Rank | Home Ownership Rank | Education Rank | Walkability Rank | Big Deal Score |
State College | PA | 42,034 | 1 | 112 | 52 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 391 | 19 | 85.43 |
East Lansing | MI | 48,579 | 2 | 44 | 106 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 381 | 62 | 87.86 |
Corvallis | OR | 54,462 | 3 | 39 | 73 | 40 | 45 | 33 | 347 | 69 | 92.29 |
Blacksburg | VA | 42,620 | 4 | 121 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 385 | 122 | 95.71 |
Normal | IL | 52,497 | 5 | 48 | 130 | 41 | 71 | 87 | 249 | 183 | 115.57 |
Manhattan | KS | 52,281 | 6 | 4 | 156 | 42 | 49 | 59 | 366 | 136 | 116 |
Ames | IA | 58,965 | 7 | 19 | 208 | 31 | 25 | 60 | 340 | 136 | 117 |
Royal Oak | MI | 57,236 | 8 | 121 | 84 | 133 | 63 | 243 | 120 | 59 | 117.57 |
Burlington | VT | 42,417 | 9 | 159 | 99 | 8 | 86 | 84 | 351 | 50 | 119.57 |
Stillwater | OK | 45,688 | 10 | 7 | 151 | 26 | 64 | 18 | 370 | 212 | 121.14 |
Logan | UT | 48,174 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 156 | 117 | 47 | 355 | 147 | 122.43 |
Harrisonburg | VA | 48,914 | 12 | 52 | 129 | 13 | 131 | 43 | 378 | 116 | 123.14 |
Charlottesville | VA | 43,475 | 13 | 34 | 281 | 14 | 66 | 80 | 364 | 38 | 125.29 |
St. Louis Park | MN | 45,250 | 13 | 61 | 73 | 116 | 41 | 282 | 216 | 88 | 125.29 |
Lakewood | OH | 52,131 | 15 | 163 | 88 | 45 | 108 | 105 | 353 | 20 | 126 |
Grand Forks | ND | 52,838 | 16 | 8 | 176 | 59 | 132 | 82 | 309 | 136 | 128.86 |
Urbana | IL | 41,250 | 17 | 72 | 305 | 6 | 44 | 12 | 382 | 85 | 129.43 |
La Crosse | WI | 51,320 | 18 | 57 | 220 | 28 | 203 | 57 | 291 | 53 | 129.86 |
Wauwatosa | WI | 46,396 | 19 | 26 | 147 | 241 | 48 | 277 | 129 | 44 | 130.29 |
Tonawanda | NY | 58,144 | 20 | 24 | 111 | 175 | 298 | 130 | 91 | 88 | 131 |
Chapel Hill | NC | 57,233 | 21 | 121 | 115 | 46 | 6 | 148 | 318 | 197 | 135.86 |
Dubuque | IA | 57,637 | 22 | 15 | 161 | 150 | 204 | 160 | 141 | 122 | 136.14 |
Cleveland Heights | OH | 46,121 | 23 | 198 | 214 | 60 | 58 | 110 | 265 | 62 | 138.14 |
Cuyahoga Falls | OH | 49,652 | 24 | 73 | 69 | 175 | 189 | 180 | 162 | 122 | 138.57 |
Altoona | PA | 46,320 | 25 | 65 | 213 | 125 | 344 | 35 | 158 | 46 | 140.86 |
San Luis Obispo | CA | 45,119 | 26 | 210 | 205 | 12 | 68 | 69 | 369 | 55 | 141.14 |
Pocatello | ID | 54,255 | 27 | 26 | 171 | 205 | 185 | 89 | 171 | 157 | 143.43 |
Towson | MD | 55,197 | 28 | 119 | 246 | 87 | 26 | 240 | 222 | 69 | 144.14 |
Auburn | AL | 53,380 | 29 | 86 | 199 | 37 | 33 | 28 | 345 | 288 | 145.14 |
Coral Gables | FL | 46,780 | 30 | 218 | 123 | 160 | 18 | 253 | 205 | 40 | 145.29 |
Huntington | WV | 49,138 | 31 | 36 | 287 | 49 | 221 | 6 | 322 | 100 | 145.86 |
Midland | MI | 41,863 | 32 | 62 | 73 | 269 | 99 | 146 | 130 | 244 | 146.14 |
Elmhurst | IL | 44,121 | 33 | 218 | 3 | 328 | 36 | 337 | 37 | 69 | 146.86 |
Irondequoit | NY | 51,692 | 34 | 41 | 152 | 205 | 158 | 195 | 44 | 234 | 147 |
San Marcos | TX | 44,894 | 35 | 107 | 237 | 4 | 180 | 5 | 387 | 122 | 148.86 |
Kettering | OH | 56,163 | 36 | 55 | 63 | 220 | 177 | 174 | 190 | 167 | 149.43 |
Terre Haute | IN | 60,785 | 37 | 66 | 179 | 38 | 304 | 24 | 287 | 167 | 152.14 |
Edina | MN | 47,941 | 38 | 125 | 1 | 357 | 15 | 301 | 72 | 197 | 152.57 |
Olympia | WA | 46,478 | 39 | 96 | 189 | 106 | 94 | 149 | 289 | 147 | 152.86 |
Findlay | OH | 41,202 | 40 | 59 | 123 | 163 | 225 | 94 | 227 | 183 | 153.43 |
Downers Grove | IL | 47,833 | 41 | 245 | 12 | 329 | 51 | 300 | 41 | 100 | 154 |
Binghamton | NY | 47,376 | 42 | 76 | 322 | 21 | 254 | 11 | 356 | 50 | 155.71 |
West Allis | WI | 60,411 | 43 | 88 | 222 | 103 | 277 | 107 | 254 | 40 | 155.86 |
Alexandria | LA | 47,723 | 44 | 30 | 385 | 26 | 276 | 30 | 320 | 28 | 156.43 |
Brookline | MA | 58,732 | 45 | 262 | 141 | 143 | 4 | 223 | 323 | 4 | 157.14 |
Great Falls | MT | 58,505 | 46 | 23 | 207 | 234 | 258 | 106 | 175 | 100 | 157.57 |
Coeur d'Alene | ID | 44,137 | 47 | 68 | 109 | 166 | 227 | 112 | 259 | 167 | 158.29 |
Bountiful | UT | 42,552 | 48 | 50 | 44 | 366 | 107 | 292 | 56 | 197 | 158.86 |
Hattiesburg | MS | 45,989 | 48 | 113 | 253 | 9 | 172 | 2 | 380 | 183 | 158.86 |
Oak Lawn | IL | 56,690 | 48 | 324 | 60 | 212 | 219 | 221 | 32 | 44 | 158.86 |