Austin falls in ranking of best places to live
AUSTIN (KXAN) – The City of Austin found itself in the unusual spot of being outside of the top ten in a national ranking this week.
The U.S. News and World Report 2023-24 survey of Best Places To Live ranks Austin as No. 40 in the nation.
The survey ranked Austin No. 13 in 2022, no. 5 in 2021, no. 3 in 2020.
According to Austin Business Journal, U.S. News ranked Austin No. 1 in the nation 2017, 2018 and 2019 and No. 2 in the nation in 2016.
The good news for Austin is that the city still ranked No. 1 in terms of cities in Texas.
U.S. News and World Report said on its website, “to make the top of the list, a place had to have good value, be a desirable place to live, have a strong job market and a high quality of life.”
Top 10 places to live in the U.S., according to U.S. News and World Report 2023 survey
Green Bay, Wis.
Huntsville, Ala.
Raleigh & Durham, N.C.
Boulder, Colo.
Sarasota, Fla.
Naples, Fla.
Portland, Maine
Charlotte, N.C.
Colorado Springs, Colo
Fayetteville, Ark.
Top 10 places to live in Texas, according to U.S. News and World Report 2023 survey
Austin
San Antonio
Dallas-Fort Worth
Killeen
El Paso
Beaumont
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
McAllen
Houston
Although U.S. News did not say why Austin was ranked so low in the 2023 survey, in 2021 it said a rising cost of living was a factor in why Austin fell to no. 5 in that’s year survey.
Source: KXAN.com
