Affordable homes, good salaries and quality health-care services are among the features that put these cities on top.
This airline has topped the customer satisfaction list for two years in a row, J.D. Power says.
Many of these states are home to millionaires who have flocked to suburbs close to major U.S. cities.
Glassdoor says these jobs are being listed on its site more frequently, and offer the highest pay.
Among the problems in these states are high infant mortality, expensive health-care costs and too few doctors.
These hospitals were rated the best in the nation for handling the most complicated medical procedures.
These states scored top marks in areas such as affordable health-care costs and infant mortality.
Many of these states cut drivers a break in terms of fines and hits to their insurance premiums.
High taxes, crime and poor health-care services are among the reasons these states rank so low.