Houston offers most value, Minneapolis best commute, Austin named friendliest city, and more

Overview

The US Cities Scorecard For Millennials goes beyond one dimensional "Best Cities" rankings and provides rich insights into how US cities rank along 40+ dimensions, from culture to career, climate to commute, taxes to transport, and salary to schools. We partnered with Centiment.co to survey nearly 3,000 millennials across 22 major metropolitan US cities.

Houston comes out on top for offering best value, followed by Atlanta, Dallas, Minneapolis, and Austin.

Other cities take the top spot in key areas, such as Portland (#1 Parks & Green Spaces), Los Angeles (#1 Climate), New York (#1 in Diversity), and Denver (#1 Access to Nature).

Detroit and Sacramento rank last in more categories than any other cities.

What We Measured

All topic areas ladder up to one simple question: “Considering costs (what I give) and benefits (what I get), how worth it is it to reside in this city?”