Are you thinking about moving and want to know whether your target city has accessible transportation?

Searching for a second home and want a town that is walkable with affordable housing?

This years platform has switched from categories of livable cities to livable communities.

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Each neighborhood, city, county, or state is scored on a scale from 0 to 100.

The average location scores a 50.

Those communities with more livability-friendly practices earn a score above 50 and those facing obstacles to livability score lower.

from left to right san francisco as seen through the golden gate bridge in california then kennedy street in cambridge massachusetts then church street in burlington vermont

Theres also a shortcut Community Finder Quiz that offers criteria prompts to help with a search.

In part, this is due to San Franciscos having a relatively strong supply of subsidized housing units.

But San Franciscos monthly housing costs are three times higher than the median U.S. county.

from left to right the skyline of saint paul minnesota then san francisco as seen through the golden gate bridge in california then state street pedestrian mall in madison wisconsin

This is similar to many communities on the list of the top 25 largest communities.

(For communities 11-25 for each population,view the entire index.)

Ramsey County, Minnesota

3.

Dane County, Wisconsin

4.

Portland, Oregon

5.

Hennepin County, Minnesota

7.

Multnomah County, Oregon

9.

Salt Lake County, Utah

10.