Follow Your Heart Index component
Could you build a life here without the move overwhelming the dream? This score looks at whether work, housing, finances, and daily movement can support a lasting new beginning.
| Rank | City and state | Score | Population | ZIPs | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Madison, Mississippi | 73.9 | 50,443 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #2 | Ankeny, Iowa | 72.6 | 76,589 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #3 | Mason, Ohio | 71.8 | 59,518 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #4 | Maple Grove, Minnesota | 71.7 | 77,762 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #5 | Lakeville, Minnesota | 71.5 | 64,762 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #6 | Madison, Alabama | 71.1 | 93,742 | 3 | 100.0% |
| #7 | Plymouth, Minnesota | 71.0 | 79,816 | 4 | 100.0% |
| #8 | Lehi, Utah | 70.8 | 88,390 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #9 | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 70.6 | 63,051 | 3 | 100.0% |
| #10 | Bentonville, Arkansas | 70.6 | 67,689 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #11 | Carmel, Indiana | 70.5 | 99,910 | 3 | 100.0% |
| #12 | Apex, North Carolina | 70.5 | 94,677 | 3 | 100.0% |
| #13 | Fishers, Indiana | 70.4 | 108,410 | 3 | 100.0% |
| #14 | Olathe, Kansas | 70.2 | 146,808 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #15 | Riverton, Utah | 70.2 | 50,768 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #16 | South Jordan, Utah | 70.1 | 82,718 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #17 | Woodbury, Minnesota | 70.1 | 78,305 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #18 | Hilliard, Ohio | 70.0 | 65,238 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #19 | Loveland, Ohio | 69.1 | 57,211 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #20 | De Pere, Wisconsin | 69.0 | 50,411 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #21 | Hoover, Alabama | 69.0 | 76,805 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #22 | O Fallon, Missouri | 69.0 | 101,735 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #23 | Waxhaw, North Carolina | 68.9 | 65,274 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #24 | Sammamish, Washington | 68.8 | 56,259 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #25 | Downingtown, Pennsylvania | 68.8 | 53,629 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #26 | Royal Oak, Michigan | 68.8 | 57,974 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #27 | Eagan, Minnesota | 68.7 | 67,960 | 3 | 100.0% |
| #28 | Wentzville, Missouri | 68.5 | 51,330 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #29 | Glen Allen, Virginia | 68.4 | 79,019 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #30 | Lenexa, Kansas | 68.3 | 57,609 | 4 | 100.0% |
| #31 | Ballwin, Missouri | 68.3 | 91,586 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #32 | Saint Peters, Missouri | 68.2 | 74,962 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #32 | American Fork, Utah | 68.2 | 57,430 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #34 | Ashburn, Virginia | 68.2 | 131,713 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #35 | Cary, North Carolina | 68.1 | 169,771 | 4 | 100.0% |
| #36 | Huntersville, North Carolina | 68.1 | 71,657 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #37 | West Chester, Ohio | 68.0 | 56,037 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #38 | Highlands Ranch, Colorado | 68.0 | 99,824 | 3 | 100.0% |
| #39 | Mountain View, California | 67.9 | 84,858 | 3 | 100.0% |
| #40 | Shawnee, Kansas | 67.9 | 74,829 | 5 | 100.0% |
| #41 | Saint Louis Park, Minnesota | 67.9 | 60,266 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #42 | Parker, Colorado | 67.9 | 117,197 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #43 | Collierville, Tennessee | 67.9 | 56,826 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #44 | Herndon, Virginia | 67.8 | 95,152 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #45 | Eagle Mountain, Utah | 67.8 | 52,530 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #46 | Shakopee, Minnesota | 67.7 | 50,041 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #47 | Leesburg, Virginia | 67.7 | 86,204 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #48 | Reston, Virginia | 67.7 | 65,298 | 3 | 100.0% |
| #49 | Mentor, Ohio | 67.7 | 60,779 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #50 | Noblesville, Indiana | 67.6 | 88,670 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #51 | Brentwood, Tennessee | 67.5 | 61,630 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #52 | Herriman, Utah | 67.5 | 74,603 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #53 | Prosper, Texas | 67.5 | 53,011 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #54 | Tooele, Utah | 67.5 | 59,706 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #55 | Leander, Texas | 67.3 | 99,865 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #56 | Westerville, Ohio | 67.3 | 99,583 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #57 | Vienna, Virginia | 67.2 | 70,111 | 3 | 100.0% |
| #58 | Dublin, Ohio | 67.2 | 87,975 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #59 | Leawood, Kansas | 67.2 | 51,040 | 4 | 100.0% |
| #60 | Flower Mound, Texas | 67.1 | 75,184 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #61 | Troy, Michigan | 67.0 | 87,898 | 4 | 100.0% |
| #62 | Wake Forest, North Carolina | 66.9 | 82,886 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #63 | Gilbert, Arizona | 66.9 | 281,769 | 6 | 100.0% |
| #64 | Milton, Georgia | 66.8 | 68,707 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #65 | Olive Branch, Mississippi | 66.8 | 57,898 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #66 | Redmond, Washington | 66.7 | 103,482 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #67 | Castle Rock, Colorado | 66.7 | 66,879 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #68 | Meridian, Idaho | 66.7 | 138,302 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #69 | Appleton, Wisconsin | 66.7 | 126,671 | 4 | 100.0% |
| #70 | Overland Park, Kansas | 66.7 | 180,146 | 9 | 100.0% |
| #71 | Rochester, Minnesota | 66.6 | 135,035 | 4 | 100.0% |
| #72 | Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania | 66.6 | 85,577 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #73 | Chantilly, Virginia | 66.6 | 59,284 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #74 | West Des Moines, Iowa | 66.6 | 71,011 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #75 | Blaine, Minnesota | 66.4 | 67,472 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #76 | West Jordan, Utah | 66.3 | 123,084 | 3 | 100.0% |
| #77 | Crown Point, Indiana | 66.3 | 71,673 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #78 | Santa Clara, California | 66.3 | 130,641 | 4 | 97.7% |
| #79 | Sunnyvale, California | 66.3 | 154,236 | 4 | 100.0% |
| #80 | Saint Johns, Florida | 66.2 | 75,016 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #81 | Cumming, Georgia | 66.1 | 198,629 | 3 | 100.0% |
| #82 | Draper, Utah | 66.1 | 50,278 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #83 | Alpharetta, Georgia | 66.1 | 62,931 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #84 | Midlothian, Virginia | 66.1 | 106,124 | 3 | 100.0% |
| #85 | Broomfield, Colorado | 66.1 | 81,344 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #86 | Mechanicsville, Virginia | 66.0 | 72,258 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #87 | Issaquah, Washington | 66.0 | 59,649 | 3 | 99.8% |
| #88 | Fort Mill, South Carolina | 65.9 | 128,009 | 3 | 100.0% |
| #89 | Sterling, Virginia | 65.9 | 92,473 | 3 | 100.0% |
| #90 | Edmond, Oklahoma | 65.9 | 197,167 | 6 | 100.0% |
| #91 | Kirkland, Washington | 65.8 | 93,513 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #92 | Bel Air, Maryland | 65.8 | 68,720 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #93 | Saint Charles, Missouri | 65.8 | 141,951 | 3 | 100.0% |
| #94 | Matthews, North Carolina | 65.7 | 83,458 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #95 | Queen Creek, Arizona | 65.7 | 93,700 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #96 | Spring Hill, Tennessee | 65.7 | 53,900 | 1 | 100.0% |
| #97 | Bethesda, Maryland | 65.7 | 88,973 | 4 | 99.3% |
| #98 | Arlington, Virginia | 65.6 | 253,824 | 10 | 100.0% |
| #99 | Macomb, Michigan | 65.6 | 92,629 | 2 | 100.0% |
| #100 | Livonia, Michigan | 65.6 | 93,851 | 3 | 100.0% |