U.S. News & World Report 2026/2027 Top 250 Best Places to Live in America

Latest ranking of American cities is out. Minimum population threshold for cities evaluated on the list is 25,000+. Texas and Florida absolutely dominated the list so didn't list them for times sake.

Cities in SEC states with their ranking and population listed...

5) Johns Creek, GA - 78,408
6) Hoover, AL - 91,649
19) Broken Arrow, OK -118,039
22) Edmond, OK - 97,632
29) St Peters, MO - 59,445
30) O'Fallon, MO - 95,095
34) Alpharetta, GA - 64,525
39) Rogers, AR - 75,702
42) Daphne, AL - 26,846
44) Roswell, GA - 89,140
45) Moore, OK - 63,364
52) St. Charles, MO - 74,342
60) Decatur, AL - 58,009
64) Enid, OK - 50,560
79) Hendersonville, TN - 64,297
93) Springdale, AR - 90,882
95) Lee's Summit, MO - 103,834
98) Franklin, TN - 91,862
101) Dothan, AL - 71,015
110) Huntsville, AL - 233,615
113) Blue Springs, MO - 59,333
114) Jefferson City, MO - 43,075
124) Oklahoma City, OK - 724,737
127) Elizabethtown, KY - 32,679
131) Fayetteville, AR - 102,767
147) Columbia, MO - 132,353
148) Smyrna, GA - 60,019
158) Lexington, KY - 329,751
168) Warner Robins, GA - 86,970
175) Kingsport, TN - 256,827
177) Murfreesboro, TN - 173,651
182) Norman, OK - 134,536
183) Metairie, LA - 137,255
197) Conway, AR - 68,888
200) Montgomery, AL - 196,450
202) Mount Pleasant, SC - 91,553
203) Dalton, GA - 35,827
233) Florence, AL - 42,057

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