5 Massachusetts communities named among 20 best small cities in America

Five Massachusetts communities have been named among the 20 best small cities in America in a new ranking.

WalletHub on Tuesday released its “2023′s Best Small Cities in America” report, which compared more than 1,300 U.S. cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 across 45 key indicators of livability, including affordability, economic health, education and health, quality of life, and safety.

With one-third of the population saying that they’d prefer to live in a suburban area, the personal finance website set out to “help Americans put down roots in places offering good quality of life and affordability.”

Lexington, Milton, Melrose, Needham, and Arlington all represented Massachusetts on the list, ranking inside the top 20.

The top small cities were ranked as follows:

1. Carmel, Indiana

2. Lexington, Massachusetts

3. Brentwood, Tennessee

4. Westfield, Indiana

5. Fishers, Indiana

6. Fair Lawn, New Jersey

7. Milton, Massachusetts

8. Melrose, Massachusetts

9. Saratoga Springs, New York

10. Brookfield, Wisconsin

11. Bozeman, Montana

12. Apex, North Carolina

13. Redmond, Washington

14. Needham, Massachusetts

15. Kaysville, Utah

16. Zionsville, Indiana

17. Appleton, Wisconsin

18. Portland, Maine

19. Franklin, Tennessee

20. Arlington, Massachusetts

Many other Massachusetts cities were ranked among the 1,300 analyzed by WalletHub.

To view the full ranking, click here.

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