The 30 Most Fun Places to Live in the U.S.(by MSA) (best, state)

[18Montclair]

This is by MSA.

We started with our Best Places to Live rankings, then considered factors such as access to parks and outdoor activities, cultural attractions, restaurants, professional sports teams, shopping venues, nightlife, concerts and the popularity of each location as a destination for flights. Finally, we ranked each place in these categories against the 100 most populous metro areas in the U.S. to come up with an overall score. Read on for the 30 Most Fun Places to Live.

The 30 Most Fun Places to Live in the U.S.(by MSA)
1 San Diego
2 San Francisco
3 Portland, OR
4 Seattle
5 Nashville
6 Charleston
7 Los Angeles
8 Cleveland
9 Portland, ME
10 Santa Rosa, CA
11 Raleigh
12 Boston
13 Phoenix
14 Chicago
15 Fort Myers
16 Honolulu
17 Denver
18 New Orleans
19 Philadelphia
20 Orlando
21 Indianapolis
22 Pittsburgh
23 Las Vegas
24 Sacramento
25 New York
26 Fresno
27 Columbus
28 Boise
29 Madison, WI
30 Washington DC

https://realestate.usnews.com/real-e...he-us?slide=31

[DaBears02]

NYC at 25 seems low.

[jjbradleynyc]

Couple of takes--

*Very surprised New York City is not in the top 10--at least

*Cleveland, at #8, ahead of NYC, Las Vegas, Chicago, Honolulu, Boston, etc?

*Washington, DC at #30? It's situated in one of the best areas for anything and everything access, in the US

*San Diego at #1, seems reasonable

*Where's Miami?!

[elchevere]

Miami not on the list yet Indy, Sacramento, Columbus and Fresno are and are more fun?….lost any credibility with me right there.

[jjbradleynyc]

Originally Posted by elchevere

Miami not on the list yet Indy, Sacramento, Columbus and Fresno are and are more fun?….lost any credibility with me right there.

Cleveland and Indianapolis are ranked higher than NYC....

If someone thinks both cities are more fun than NYC, I don't think they've been to NYC. LOL

[elchevere]

Originally Posted by jjbradleynyc

Fresno and Indianapolis are ranked higher than NYC....

If someone thinks both cities are more fun than NYC, I don't think they've been to NYC. LOL

Agree. NYC on its most boring day > than those and others on their most exciting day.

[18Montclair]

re NYC, the ranking says: While the city is well-known for its high-end shopping and has more than 1,500 shopping venues throughout the metro area, the region’s massive population and few malls or shopping centers make it harder for people to easily access multiple stores at once.

???

[Charlestondata]

I’ll take Charleston at #6 in 2021, the date of the article. We’re even more fun now and about to get funner. And the msa is about 814,000 as of 7/2022.

[Heel82]

Originally Posted by Charlestondata

I’ll take Charleston at #6 in 2021, the date of the article. We’re even more fun now and about to get funner.

I feel like they reversed the restaurant and shopping rankings for it though.

[scorpio516]

Originally Posted by elchevere

Miami not on the list yet Indy, Sacramento, Columbus and Fresno are and are more fun?….lost any credibility with me right there.

Sacramento MSA goes from Bay adjacent all they was to the Nevada line including all of Lake Tahoe.

Fresno MSA contains a lot of Yosemite

I've spent 5 days in Indy. It doesn't deserve to be 21st