U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, has unveiled the 2025-2026 Best Places to Live in the U.S., ranking major U.S. cities based on value, desirability, job market and quality of life. This year, U.S. News expanded its data to evaluate more than 850 cities (up from 150 in previous years), publishing the top 250 as the year’s best places to live, including the best places to live in Arizona.

New data considerations and the expansion of evaluated cities resulted in a new top 10 for the 2025-2026 year, with Johns Creek, Georgia , taking No. 1 due to its strong job market and desirability scores.

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“The expansion of the 2025-2026 Best Places to Live rankings gives co

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