US News Ranks Syracuse Metro Area 22nd Best Place to Live in 2023 (Buffalo: home)

[bellafinzi]

Here is the official link...

https://realestate.usnews.com/places...places-to-live

I created my own list based on the above list and the following factors...

-Median home price below the national average of $407,992 as of April 2023

-Over 500,000 in population

-The rankings of the US News Best places to live list

1) Fayetteville, Arkansas
2) Madison
3) Melbourne
4) Jacksonville
5) Albany, NY
6) Des Moines
7) Grand Rapids
8) Knoxville
9) Syracuse
10) Rochester, NY
11) Buffalo
12) Pensacola
13) Virginia Beach
14) Greenville, SC
15) Lexington
16) Minneapolis
17) Harrisburg
18) Winston Salem
19) Richmond
20) Omaha
21) Pittsburgh
22) Chattanooga
23) Daytona Beach
24) Cincinnati
25) Orlando

[bellafinzi]

Added a factor to narrow down the list for those who are looking for freedom to smoke marijuana.

-Median home price below the national average of $407,992

-Over 500,000 in population

-The rankings of the US News Best places to live list

-In a state where recreational marijuana is legal

1) Albany, NY
2) Grand Rapids
3) Syracuse
4) Rochester, NY
5) Buffalo
6) Virginia Beach
7) Minneapolis
8) Richmond

[ckhthankgod]

I think this has been mentioned in another thread and the Albany area is the highest ranked area in the state on the list.

https://www.city-data.com/forum/65293858-post6122.html