4 Massachusetts Cities Ranked in Top 10 Best in the U.S. For Quality of Life

If you live in New England, you are probably already aware what a great place it is, but having four cities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to make the Top 10 out of all the cities and towns in America is pretty impressive.

According to realestate.usnews.com, here's how they based their findings for 2025-2026:

• Quality of Education
• Availability of Health Care
• Air Quality
• Environmental Risk
• State Economy
• State Infrastructure
• Affordable Housing
• Cost of Living
• Crime Rates
• Weather Conditions
• Culture and Leisure
• Commute Time
• Unemployment Rate
• Median Household Income
• Net Migration - Meaning how many people are moving in and how many are moving out.

Four Massachusetts Cities Rated as the Best in the U.S.

Not only did the Commonwealth take four spots in the Top 10, but they also got the number one spot.  Here they are, in order, from the top:

1.  Newton, Massachusetts

2.  Brookline, Massachusetts

5.  Malden, Massachusetts

7.  Cambridge, Massachusetts

Here's Why Massachusetts Ranked So High

It's easy to understand why there are four cities that made the cut with heavy value put on things like availability of healthy care, quality of education and household income, but that income is going to go right out the window with the cost of real estate.

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Massachusetts Probably Scored Low

There are a few things about the cities in Massachusetts that probably didn't score very high like, 'affordability of housing,' 'cost of living,' and 'state infrastructure.'  If you have even a small knowledge of housing costs in New England, you must be aware that the prices in Massachusetts are out of control.

The other factor that may not have been a high score for Massachusetts cities is the weather.  Lord knows we sure do get some hot humid days in the Summer and about 10 months of cold out of the year.  Good thing people value health care more.