Oh, what a difference a year makes.

Last year, we examined the Best Places to Move in 2014, with Boise taking the top spot in a list that included Seattle, Orlando, Minneapolis, and Houston.

This year, we have several newcomers, and we say goodbye to a few who made last year’s list but didn’t make the cut this time. Additionally, just like last year, cities had to beat the national average to be up for consideration, and — great news here — the bar was higher this year. The national median income is higher. The unemployment rate is lower. Gee, thanks Obama!

For the more detail-oriented among you, the next section describes the factors we took into consideration to select and rank these cities. If that sounds really boring, and you just want to get to the juicy stuff, click here to jump down to the list.

Selection Factors

We crunched hard numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Forbes.com, the National Association of Realtors, Zillow.com, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to come up with this list. Here are the individual criteria we took into consideration :

Median Income

To make the list, a city must have a median income — that is, 50% of the residents make more than this number, and 50% of the residents make less — higher than the national median income of approximately $53,000 (up from $44,000 last year).

Best City for Median Income: Provo, Utah at $83,000

Lowest in our Top Ten for Median Income: San Antonio, Texas at $55,000

Projected Home Value Growth over the Next Three Years

To be up for consideration, the projected home value growth in a given city had to be positive. A negative projected value growth rate could indicate that a growth cycle is coming to an end, or at least stagnating, for that community.

Highest Projected Growth: Austin, Texas

Lowest Projected Growth: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Home Affordability Index

We looked at the median income and the average household sale price to determine which communities offer the most bang for your buck when it comes to buying a house. After all, if you purchase a house but can’t afford to purchase food, that’s not affordability.

Best City for Home Affordability: Provo, Utah

Worst City in our Top Ten for Home Affordability: Salt Lake City, Utah

Unemployment Rate

In case of a tie, the unemployment rate determined the final winner. Just like in golf, low score wins the match. To make the list, a community had to be lower than the national unemployment rate of (approximately) 5.7% (down from 6.5% last year).

Lowest Unemployment Rate: Salt Lake City, Utah at 3%

Highest Unemployment Rate: Orlando, Florida at 5.5%