Economy
How Much Are You Willing to Pay to Live in America’s Best Neighborhoods?
A new, expansive index measures and maps the quality of life for 2,000 U.S. neighborhoods.
Location, location, location. When choosing where to live, we all make choices and tradeoffs between housing costs, commutes, and the kinds of amenities we need and want from communities—from better schools, safer streets, and warmer climates, to access to mountains or waterfronts, restaurants, and bars.
Just how much are we willing to pay for a better quality of life, and for the amenities and public services we believe will bring us that?