Best cities in the Midwest

a Yourlist ranking · the crowd decides the order

The Midwest's best places to live, compared on size, housing, and sunshine.

What counts: Seeded with approximate real-world figures — the crowd's votes decide the order from here.

Columbus▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 2,100,000Median home: $300,000Sunny days: 179
added by IJRin 4 rankings
24
Cleveland▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 2,000,000Median home: $220,000Sunny days: 166
added by IJRin 3 rankings
23
Cincinnati▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 2,200,000Median home: $260,000Sunny days: 175
added by IJRin 7 rankings
23
Chicago▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 9,400,000Median home: $340,000Sunny days: 189
added by IJRin 5 rankings
14
Kansas City▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 2,200,000Median home: $300,000Sunny days: 215
added by IJRin 4 rankings
10
St. Louis▼ Falling
Metro pop.: 2,800,000Median home: $250,000Sunny days: 202
added by IJRin 4 rankings
-8
Minneapolis▼ Falling
Metro pop.: 3,700,000Median home: $350,000Sunny days: 198
added by IJRin 4 rankings
-9
Detroit▼ Falling
Metro pop.: 4,300,000Median home: $200,000Sunny days: 183
added by IJRin 7 rankings
-14
Milwaukee▼ Falling
Metro pop.: 1,600,000Median home: $230,000Sunny days: 190
added by IJRin 10 rankings
-25

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IIvy Haddad5h
Lived in two of these — the cost-of-living numbers are the whole story.
JJames Silva7h
The commute data should be weighted double, honestly.
CCaleb Ivanov6d
Visited last spring and it absolutely lives up to the hype.