U.S. Cities & Communities 2025
U.S. Cities & Communities 2025 presents dozens of surveys analyzing consumerrelated characteristics of U.S. cities. Participation in activities including dining out, music concerts, spectator sports, and travel is assessed on a city-by-city basis. This business reference identifies the best cities to live and retire, the best managed cities, the best public school systems, the best educated cities, the cities best poised for recovery from the pandemic, and more.
U.S. Cities & Communities 2025 is a valuable resource for socio-demographic and economic research, business strategic planning, and site selection.
- PART I: POPULATION & ECONOMICS
- 1 METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS
- 1.1 Overview
- 1.2 MSA Populations
- 2 METROPOLITAN ECONOMIC PROFILES
- 2.1 Overview
- 2.2 Income Tiers And Net Gain/Loss
- 2.3 Analyses
- 3 MICROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS
- 3.1 Overview
- 3.2 ìSA Populations
- 4 POPULATION MIGRATION
- 4.1 Top Cities For Net Move-Ins
- 4.2 Where Baby Boomers Are Moving
- 4.3 Where Generation X Is Moving
- 4.4 Where Millennials Are Moving
- 4.5 Where Generation Z Is Moving
- 4.6 Market Resources
- PART II: SECTORS
- 5 HEALTH
- 5.1 Overview
- 5.2 Metropolitan Assessment
- 6 MEDIA
- 6.1 Radio
- 6.2 Television
- 7 RESTAURANTS
- 7.1 Overview
- 7.2 Restaurant Sales, Unit Counts, and Sales Per Unit
- 8 SPORTS
- 8.1 Best Sports Cities
- 8.2 Top Minor League Markets
- 9 TRAVEL & TOURISM
- 9.1 Overview
- 9.2 Travel and Tourism Statistics
- PART III: ACTIVITIES
- 10 CASINOS
- 10.1 Casino Visits
- 11 DINING OUT
- 11.1 Restaurant Visits
- 11.2 Full-Service Restaurant Visits
- 11.3 Quick-Service Restaurant Visits
- 12 GARDENING
- 12.1 Adults Who Garden
- 13 MUSIC CONCERTS
- 13.1 Concert Attendance
- 14 SPECTATOR SPORTS
- 14.1 Avid Sports Fans City-by-City
- 14.2 Spectator Sports Attendance
- 14.3 Fan Ranking By Sport
- 15 TRAVEL
- 15.1 Overview
- 15.2 Business Trips
- 14.3 Business Air Travel
- 15.4 International Air Travel
- 15.5 Hotel Stays
- 15.6 Rental Car Use
- 15.7 Ocean Cruises
- PART IV: COMMUNITIES
- 16 ALL-AMERICAN CITIES
- 16.1 Overview
- 16.2 Recent Award Winners
- 16.3 All-Time Award Winners
- 17 GREAT PLACES
- 17.1 Overview
- 17.2 Great Neighborhoods
- 17.3 Great Public Spaces
- 17.4 Great Streets
- 18 HISTORIC COMMUNITIES
- 18.1 Historic Communities
- 18.2 Historic Preservation and Downtown Revitalization
- 19 MUNICIPAL EQUALITY
- 19.1 Municipal Equality Index
- 19.2 Market Resources
- 20 RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES
- 20.1 Overview
- 20.2 Ranking
- 21 SMALL TOWNS
- 21.1 Best Small Towns To Visit
- 21.2 Towns With Architectural Significance
- 21.3 Coolest Small Towns
- 21.4 Friendliest Small Towns
- 21.5 Picturesque Small Towns
- 21.6 Small Towns For Leisure Activities
- 21.7 Readers Choice Awards
- 21.8 Market Resources
- 22 SMART CITIES
- 22.1 Overview
- 22.2 Award Recipients 2023
- 23 STAR-RATED COMMUNITIES
- 23.1 Overview
- 23.2 Certified Star Communities
- 24 POPULATION CENTERS OF U.S. AFFLUENCE
- 24.1 Most Affluent ZIP Codes
- 24.2 Most Expensive ZIP Codes
- 24.3 Millionaire Households
- PART V: BEST CITIES
- 25 ARTS & CULTURE
- 25.1 Top Large Cities For The Arts
- 25.2 Best Small Arts Towns
- 25.3 Best Cities For Culture
- 25.4 Street Art
- 25.5 Best Cities For Aspiring Artists
- 26 BEST PLACES TO LIVE
- 26.1 Best Places To Live
- 26.2 Assessments
- 27 BEST PLACES TO RETIRE
- 27.1 Best Places To Retire 2023
- 27.2 Retirement Preferences Survey
- 27.3 Best In Each State
- 27.4 Best Places For Military Retirees
- 28 BEST FOR FAMILIES
- 28.1 Best Places To Raise A Family
- 28.2 Best Pubic School Systems
- 29 BEST FOOD CITIES
- 29.1 Best Food Cities 2023-2024
- 29.2 Assessments
- 30 BEST CITIES FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
- 30.1 Best Cities For An Active Lifestyle
- 30.2 Best Cities For Outdoor Activities
- 31 BEST FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
- 31.1 Best Neighborhoods For Young Professionals
- 32 BEST NEIGHBORHOODS
- 32.1 Most Popular Neighborhoods
- 32.2 Coolest Neighborhoods
- 32.3 Most Affordable Neighborhoods
- 32.4 Best Neighborhoods To Visit
- 33 BEST-MANAGED CITIES
- 33.1 Best-Managed Cities
- 34 CREATIVE CITIES
- 34.1 Most Creative Cities
- 34.2 UNESCO Creative Cities
- 34.3 Best Cities In The U.S. For Creatives
- 35 DOG-FRIENDLY CITIES
- 35.1 Overview
- 35.2 Ranking
- 36 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
- 36.1 Economic Growth
- 36.2 Income Growth
- 36.3 Best Cities To Ride Out A Recession
- 37 FASTEST-GROWING CITIES
- 37.1 Fastest-Growing Cities
- 37.2 Fastest-Shrinking Cities
- 38 GREENEST CITIES
- 38.1 Environmentally Friendly Lifestyle
- 39 HEALTHIEST CITIES
- 39.1 Healthiest Cities To Live
- 40 LOWEST COST OF LIVING
- 40.1 Overview
- 40.2 Metropolitan Area Ranking
- 40.3 Small Town Ranking
- 41 MOST BEAUTIFUL CITIES
- 41.1 Most Beautiful Cities
- 41.2 Most Beautiful Towns
- 42 MOST DIVERSE CITIES
- 42.1 Overall Diversity
- 42.2 Ethnic Diversity
- 43 MOST EDUCATED CITIES
- 43.1 Most Educated Major Cities
- 43.2 Most Educated Metros
- 43.3 Graduate Degrees
- 44 MOST FUN CITIES
- 44.1 Best Cities For Having Fun
- 44.2 Entertainment and Recreation
- 44.3 Nightlife and Parties
- 45 NEIGHBORLY CITIES
- 45.1 Overview
- 45.2 Most Neighborly Cities
- 46 NIGHTLIFE
- 46.1 Top Cities For Nightlife
- 46.2 Bars & Nightclubs
- 47 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
- 47.1 Most Physically Active Cities
- 48 SAFEST CITIES
- 48.1 Home And Community Safety
- 48.2 Natural Disasters
- 49 SINGLES RATIOS
- 49.1 Overview
- 49.2 Ratios In Metropolitan Areas
- 50 TOP RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE MARKETS
- 50.1 Realtor.com Assessment
- 50.2 Zillow Assessment
- 51 TOURISM
- 51.1 Favorite Cities For Tourists
- 52 WALKING & BIKING
- 52.1 Top Walking Cities
- 52.2 Best Cities For Biking
- APPENDIX A - ANALYSTS & RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS
- APPENDIX B - ASSOCIATIONS
- APPENDIX C - GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
- APPENDIX D - ONLINE RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
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