Regional ranking by Category
| # | City&State | Final Rank | Climate | Commute | Business | Event | Place | Safety | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edison, NJ |
|
3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Allentown, PA |
|
9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| 3 | Providence, RI |
|
15 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | Lowell, MA |
|
11 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 6 |
| 5 | Worcester, MA |
|
14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | Newark, NJ |
|
4 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 16 |
| 7 | Hartford, CT |
|
16 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 13 |
| 8 | Buffalo, NY |
|
21 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 9 | New Haven, CT |
|
7 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Elizabeth, NJ |
|
5 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 |
| 11 | Waterbury, CT |
|
12 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | Syracuse, NY |
|
19 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 10 |
| 13 | Manchester, NH |
|
13 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | Rochester, NY |
|
20 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
| 15 | Bridgeport, CT |
|
17 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 2 |
| 16 | Springfield, MA |
|
18 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 12 |
| 17 | Stamford, CT |
|
10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| 18 | Jersey City, NJ |
|
1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 21 |
| 19 | Yonkers, NY |
|
2 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 20 | Cambridge, MA |
|
6 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| 21 | Paterson, NJ |
|
8 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 17 |