The cities were rated across four quality-of-life measures: violent crime rate, from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; unemployment rate, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics; average salary for college grads, from Payscale.com, and cultural opportunity, based on the leisure index from Sperling's Best Places. Forbes ranked all on cost-of-living data from Moody's Economy.com and home affordability figures from the National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo.
The cities were rated across four quality-of-life measures: violent crime rate, from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; unemployment rate, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics; average salary for college grads, from Payscale.com, and cultural opportunity, based on the leisure index from Sperling's Best Places. Forbes ranked all on cost-of-living data from Moody's Economy.com and home affordability figures from the National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo.