Best Places To Live 2024 Usa Cities. Austin, texas took the top spot as the best city to live in the united states for the third year in a row. Two pennsylvan­ia locales — lancaster and media — received a spot among the 50 best places to live in the u.s.

News & world report specializes in helping people make major life decisions, andwhere you choose to live is one of life’s biggest decisions, the media company said in its news release. The only american cities to make the top 10 of the best world cities in 2024 are new york city and san francisco.