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Has Boise, Idaho been on your radar as far as places to live? If not, you might want to consider it – at least based on these rankings from Livability.
Of course, all studies about “best places to live” and “livability” are at least somewhat subjective, but the website calculated its scores by studying 8 categories: amenities, demographics, education, economy, health care, housing, social and civic capital, and transportation and infrastructure.
The study also took affordability into account and instituted a cap on the median home value. As a result, no city on the list has a median home value above $250,000 (I’m looking at you San Francisco and Seattle).
Here are the top 20 places to live according to the report. You can see all top 100 cities by visiting the Livability website.
1. Boise, Idaho

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Population: 214,196
2. Raleigh, North Carolina

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Population: 432,520
3. Madison, Wisconsin

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Population: 243,122
4. Iowa City, Iowa

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Population: 71,832
5. Rochester, Minnesota

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Population: 116,000
6. Columbia, Missouri

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Population: 115,391
7. Sioux Falls, South Dakota

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Population: 164,341
8. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Population: 305,928
9. Lincoln, Nebraska

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Population: 269,726
10. Greenville, South Carolina

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Population: 61,734
11. Fargo, North Dakota

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Population: 113,464
12. Tampa, Florida

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Population: 355,603
13. Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Population: 399,950
14. Asheville, North Carolina

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Population: 86,789
15. Bismarck, North Dakota

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Population: 66,980
16. Manhattan, Kansas

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Population: 55,769
17. Orlando, Florida

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Population: 256,738
18. Tempe, Arizona

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Population: 169,816
19. Bloomington, Indiana

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Population: 82,813
20. Omaha, Nebraska

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Population: 440,034
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