Best Places To Live In The United States 2024. By curt merrill, renée rigdon, tal yellin, henrik pettersson, matt stiles and taylor su, cnn. Huntsville, alabama, is at the top of the list.

After ranking the country’s 150 largest metropolitan areas, huntsville, alabama ranked the 2nd best place to live in america beating (3) raleigh durham, north carolina; Best places to buy a house.