![Two Michigan Cities Ranked Among Top 20 Places to Live in the U.S.](https://townsquare.media/site/43/files/2023/05/attachment-Untitled-design-2023-05-16T155058.956.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Two Michigan Cities Ranked Among Top 20 Places to Live in the U.S.
What do you think? Are these the best places to live in Michigan?
![97.9 WGRD logo](https://townsquare.media/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/WGRDFM.png?w=100)
U.S. News and World Report has released a new ranking: The Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2023-2024.
U.S. News analyzed the 150 most populous metro areas in the country. To make the top of the list, a place had to have good value, be a desirable place to live, have a strong job market, and a high quality of life.
They took into account factors like crime rates, quality of education, quality of healthcare, housing affordability, net migration, unemployment rates, and each city's job market.
The data comes from numerous sources including the U.S. Census Bureau, the FBI, the U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. News' own internal resources, and public surveys.
In Michigan, two cities made it into the Top 20.
Ann Arbor came in at No. 14, dropping three spots from last year.
Grand Rapids came in at No. 20, down four spots from last year.
Other Michigan cities came in further down the list, with Lansing at No. 83, Kalamazoo at No. 90, and Detroit at No. 114.
The very best place to live in the U.S. according to the study?
Green Bay, Wisconsin, came in at No. 1.
Here's the rest of the Top Ten:
- Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Huntsville, Alabama
- Raleigh & Duran, North Carolina
- Boulder, Colorado
- Sarasota, Florida
- Naples, Florida
- Portland, Maine
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Fayetteville, Arkansas
25 Best Places to Live in Michigan in 2023
World Travel Awards Top Michigan Hotels 2023
More From 97.9 WGRD
![Michigan Shines In Money Magazine’s Top 50 City Rankings](http://townsquare.media/site/43/files/2024/05/attachment-detroit-ferndale-kalamazoo.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Is Grand Rapids on the List of the 150 Best Places to Live?](http://townsquare.media/site/46/files/2022/05/attachment-MichiganCities.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![This Michigan City Made The List of Best Places To Live in the Midwest](http://townsquare.media/site/44/files/2022/02/attachment-Memorial-Park-Fountain-e1530097599349.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![DeVos Children’s Hospital Ranked Among the Best In 8 Categories](http://townsquare.media/site/44/files/2020/06/Helen-DeVos-Childrens-Hospital.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![New Report Reveals That Michigan is STILL Better Than Ohio](http://townsquare.media/site/43/files/2019/05/Michigan-Google.png?w=980&q=75)
![City Middle-High School in Grand Rapids Ranks Among Best in U.S.](http://townsquare.media/site/45/files/2019/04/GettyImages-96493131.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Grand Rapids Named One of Best Places to Live in America](http://townsquare.media/site/43/files/2019/04/Look-over-the-river.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Michigan, Check Your Fridge! More Thank 200K Pounds of Deli Meat Recalled](http://townsquare.media/site/43/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design-2024-07-26T171114.284.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![What Happened to The Great Lakes’ ‘Holy Grail’ Of Shipwrecks?](http://townsquare.media/site/43/files/2024/07/attachment-lake-michigan-le-griffon-shipwreck.jpg?w=980&q=75)