Pros and Cons of Living in the United States
With 49 eligible cities across 27 administrative regions, the United States has enough depth here to compare several very different urban settings. The most common latitude-based climate category among the tracked cities is temperate, four seasons, but individual city pages can differ sharply from that broad pattern. The current set reaches across 27 administrative regions, adding geographic variety to the population comparison. Think of this page as a map of choices inside the United States, not a single verdict on what living in the whole country is like.
Pros of living in the United States
The United States has 49 eligible tracked cities in the current release, giving the country page a broad set of city-scale comparisons rather than relying on one or two places.
New York is the largest tracked city in the United States at about 19.3 million residents, providing a clear upper-end population reference for the country's city set.
49 tracked cities fall in the site's big, large or megacity bands, giving the United States multiple high-population urban options in the dataset.
49 tracked cities have at least six modeled months in the site's 15–27°C daytime mild band, creating several moderate-temperature options in the model.
15 tracked cities are marked as a national or administrative capital, adding clearly identified capital-role locations to the comparison set.
Cons of living in the United States
None of the tracked the United States cities fall in the site's small-city or town bands, so readers prioritizing lower-population urban scale have less variety in the current tracked set.
Cities in the United States
Frequently asked questions
Is the United States a good place to live?
There is no single countrywide answer. The score on this page is an average of a sample of released city-profile models, intended for comparison only. Use the city guides below and verify the local factors that matter to you.
Which part of the United States is best to live in?
The dataset cannot rank neighbourhoods or regions by quality. Start with the released city list, shortlist by location and scale, then compare current housing, work, healthcare, schools, safety and transport using local sources.
Is the United States expensive to live in?
This dataset does not include current rent, salary or consumer-price data, so we do not classify the United States as cheap or expensive. Costs can differ sharply between cities and regions.
Is the United States safe?
Country and city population fields are not safety data. Use recent official or reputable crime and safety information for the exact city and neighbourhood you are considering.
What is the best city in the United States?
We do not name a universal best city. New York is simply the largest tracked city by population in the source dataset; your best option depends on your own constraints and verified local evidence.
Country score averages up to 10 of the largest released city-profile scores. It is a comparison heuristic, not a national quality-of-life ranking. Data/content last materially updated September 2026.