Business Insider- According to Business Insider (BI), many Americans are thinking about moving to a less densely populated place, especially after the pandemic. Business Insider decided to find out which “cities” would be the best to move to using economic, educational, and demographic data from government resources, as well as academic research that people might consider when moving.
BI used nine metrics for 380+ US metro areas to calculate an overall score that was used to find the best cities to move to after the pandemic.
The measures considered pre-coronavirus unemployment rate, ability to work from home, population density, housing affordability, monthly household costs, cost of living, weekly two-way work commute, total elementary and secondary school spending per student, and share of residents age 25 and over who have at least a bachelor’s degree.
You can read more about the method and metrics Business Insider used here.
Based on their analysis, these are the 30 best U.S. cities to live in after a pandemic rated from bottom to top:
- 30. Danville, Iowa
- 29. Grand Island, Nebraska
- 28. Peoria, Illinois
- 27. Omaha, Nebraska
- 26. State College, Pennsylvania
- 25. Green Bay, Wisconsin
- 24. Columbus, Indiana
- 23. Iowa City, Iowa
- 22. Lansing, Michigan
- 21. Syracuse, New York
- 20. Cheyenne, Wyoming
- 19. Ithaca, New York
- 18. Wausau, Wisconsin
- 17. Madison, Wisconsin
- 16. Dubuque, Iowa
- 15. Logan, Utah
- 14. Lincoln, Nebraska
- 13. Hunstville, Alabama
- 12. La Crosse, Wisconsin
- 11. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- 10. Columbus, Missouri
- 9. Bismarck, North Dakota
- 8. Des Moines, Iowa
- 7. Rochester, New York
- 6. Ames, Iowa
- 5. Champaign, Illinois
- 4. Bloomington, Illinois
- 3. Fargo, North Dakota
- 2. Jefferson City, Missouri
- 1. Springfield, Illinois
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