The Most Livable U.S. City

Based on combined scores in environment, education, culture, infrastructure, health care categories, The Economist Intelligence Unit ranked 140 global cities. Ten U.S. cities made the cut.

Honolulu was the highest ranking U.S. city in the Global Livability Index at 23, with a total score of 94.1 out of a possible 100 points. The next highest ranking U.S. city was Pittsburgh at 32, with a cumulative score of 92.1 points. CNBC reports that the remaining five of 10 American cities on the index were Washington D.C. (ranked 37), Minneapolis (39), and Boston (42).

In the report, American cities fell behind in global ranking as livability was better abroad — like Vienna, Austria, ranked No. 1, and Melbourne, Australia, ranked No. 2 — though overall scores in the U.S. did improve due to a decline in civil unrest. Across regions, North America ranked No. 2 overall and comes in at No. 1 in the education category.

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