JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Looking to move? For Missouri residents, the nation's alleged most desirable city isn't too far away.
Real estate agent media website AgentAdvice sought to find the best city in the nation to live in right now, and analyzed 11 metrics that contributed to desirability. The metrics included home size and price, number of top-ranking schools, low crime rate, and nearby attractions.
Their ranking named Jefferson City as the nation's most desirable city, based on the metrics analyzed, AgentAdvice said in an email to 5 On Your Side.
"Jefferson City also has 11 top-ranking schools," the website said. "The median house price ($289,320) is below the average across the other 387 cities analyzed ($416,764). The home size however is above average, at 1,944 sq. feet, the average being 1,901 sq. feet. Renting is also more affordable, having the lowest fair market rent of only $646. This is calculated by HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development) and represents the median rent for a particular area ... The crime rate is also low, with only 224.5 violent crimes per 100,000 of the population, which is less than the average across the other cities (400 per 100,000). "
Check out AgentAdvice's top 10 city list list here:
- Jefferson City, Missouri
- Idaho Falls, Indiana
- Enid, Oklahoma
- Midland, Michigan
- Appleton, Wisconson
- Rochester, Minnesota
- Columbus, Indiana
- Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa
- Manhattan, Kansas
- Eau Claire, Wisconson
AgentAdvice used data from the FBI, CDC, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Tripadvisor and Realtor.com. Raw data for each of the factors was standardized on a scale from 0 to 10 and were then weighted based on their importance in the analysis.
