US Cities Ranking Dashboard

Compare the 50 largest US cities by population, homeless percentage, cost of living, and crime rate. Click column headers to sort. Lower composite scores are better.

Showing 50 cities
RankCityPopulationHomeless %Cost IndexCrime RateScore ▲
1
Arlington
TX
394,266
#48
0.165%
#5
96
#18
437
#9
8.8
2
Virginia Beach
VA
459,470
#42
0.088%
#1
103
#29
134
#1
10.0
3
El Paso
TX
678,815
#23
0.169%
#6
89
#4
328
#3
10.3
4
Omaha
NE
486,051
#39
0.181%
#8
91
#9
464
#14
10.8
5
Colorado Springs
CO
487,072
#38
0.144%
#3
103
#28
433
#8
13.0
6
Tulsa
OK
413,066
#46
0.200%
#13
88
#2
787
#36
14.0
7
Louisville
KY
617,790
#29
0.179%
#7
91
#8
580
#22
14.8
8
Raleigh
NC
467,665
#40
0.259%
#19
102
#24
365
#6
15.0
9
Oklahoma City
OK
681,054
#21
0.191%
#9
89
#3
756
#33
18.8
10
Fort Worth
TX
918,915
#13
0.196%
#12
96
#16
446
#10
19.0
11
Tampa
FL
403,364
#47
0.396%
#31
102
#25
495
#16
19.0
12
Jacksonville
FL
949,611
#12
0.165%
#4
96
#15
575
#21
19.8
13
Columbus
OH
905,748
#14
0.207%
#15
93
#10
574
#20
20.5
14
Tucson
AZ
542,629
#33
0.379%
#30
94
#12
702
#28
22.0
15
Memphis
TN
633,104
#28
0.276%
#20
86
#1
1,859
#49
23.3
16
San Antonio
TX
1,434,625
#7
0.206%
#14
91
#7
733
#30
23.8
17
Albuquerque
NM
564,559
#32
0.278%
#21
94
#11
1,226
#45
24.0
18
Indianapolis
IN
887,642
#15
0.195%
#11
90
#6
1,034
#44
24.3
19
Milwaukee
WI
577,222
#31
0.243%
#18
96
#17
950
#42
24.3
20
New Orleans
LA
383,997
#49
0.534%
#33
97
#19
1,024
#43
24.3
21
Kansas City
MO
508,090
#36
0.331%
#24
95
#13
1,405
#47
24.8
22
Honolulu
HI
350,964
#50
1.409%
#48
192
#48
278
#2
24.8
23
Miami
FL
449,514
#43
0.448%
#32
127
#36
640
#24
25.0
24
Houston
TX
2,304,580
#4
0.140%
#2
96
#14
856
#38
25.3
25
Fresno
CA
542,107
#34
0.768%
#39
103
#27
517
#18
25.3
26
Charlotte
NC
874,579
#16
0.336%
#25
101
#20
626
#23
25.8
27
Long Beach
CA
466,742
#41
0.706%
#36
151
#40
511
#17
25.8
28
Austin
TX
978,908
#11
0.228%
#17
108
#33
487
#15
26.3
29
Detroit
MI
639,111
#27
0.343%
#26
89
#5
1,965
#50
26.3
30
Phoenix
AZ
1,608,139
#5
0.193%
#10
103
#26
737
#31
28.3
31
Nashville
TN
683,622
#20
0.313%
#23
101
#21
947
#41
29.0
32
Portland
OR
652,503
#25
0.801%
#40
130
#38
450
#12
29.0
33
San Diego
CA
1,386,932
#8
0.346%
#27
161
#43
362
#4
29.3
34
Boston
MA
675,647
#24
0.756%
#38
152
#42
450
#11
29.5
35
Minneapolis
MN
429,954
#45
0.744%
#37
109
#35
898
#40
29.5
36
Baltimore
MD
585,708
#30
0.353%
#29
101
#22
1,833
#48
30.0
37
Atlanta
GA
499,127
#37
0.649%
#34
109
#34
864
#39
30.3
38
Sacramento
CA
524,943
#35
1.767%
#49
134
#39
524
#19
30.8
39
Las Vegas
NV
646,790
#26
0.873%
#42
105
#31
677
#26
31.0
40
Philadelphia
PA
1,603,797
#6
0.351%
#28
102
#23
756
#32
32.0
41
Dallas
TX
1,304,379
#9
0.307%
#22
105
#30
776
#35
32.3
42
Chicago
IL
2,746,388
#3
0.224%
#16
107
#32
758
#34
32.5
43
San Jose
CA
1,013,240
#10
0.656%
#35
214
#49
397
#7
33.0
44
Denver
CO
715,522
#19
0.962%
#44
128
#37
646
#25
34.5
45
San Francisco
CA
873,965
#17
0.887%
#43
244
#50
451
#13
35.0
46
New York
NY
8,336,817
#1
0.826%
#41
187
#46
363
#5
35.5
47
Oakland
CA
433,031
#44
1.167%
#46
187
#47
1,299
#46
36.5
48
Washington
DC
678,972
#22
1.317%
#47
152
#41
812
#37
38.5
49
Seattle
WA
737,015
#18
1.814%
#50
172
#45
678
#27
38.8
50
Los Angeles
CA
3,979,576
#2
1.162%
#45
166
#44
732
#29
41.8

Data Sources & Methodology

  • Population: US Census Bureau 2023 estimates
  • Homeless %: HUD 2023 Point-in-Time Count (homeless count / population × 100)
  • Cost Index: Bureau of Labor Statistics regional data (100 = national average)
  • Crime Rate: FBI UCR 2022 (violent crimes per 100,000 residents)

Composite Score: Average of each city's rank across all factors. Population ranking is inverted (larger cities rank better). Lower scores are better.

Data compiled January 2026. Rankings are for informational purposes only.