The 10 Best US Cities to Call Home

Looking for a fresh start somewhere? US News & World Report just released its first list of the best places to live in America. The publication used data from the US Census Bureau, FBI, and more; its own rankings of high schools and hospitals; and a survey of thousands of US residents to rank the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the US. "Top-ranked areas not only have steady job markets, but they also have attributes that contribute to a high quality of life—affordability, low crime rates, shorter commute times, and quality health care," a US News product manager says. Here are America's 10 best cities to live in:

1. Denver, Colo.
2. Austin, Texas
3. Fayetteville, Ark.
4. Raleigh-Durham, NC
5. Colorado Springs, Colo.
6. Boise, Idaho
7. Seattle, Wash.
8. Washington, DC
9. San Francisco, Calif.
10. San Jose, Calif.

See the full list here. (More US cities stories.)