Best cities in the South — Yourlist

Best cities in the South

a Yourlist ranking · the crowd decides the order

The South'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.

Austin▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 2,400,000Median home: $450,000Sunny days: 228
added by IJRin 8 rankings
45
Dallas▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 8,000,000Median home: $380,000Sunny days: 232
added by IJRin 7 rankings
41
Houston▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 7,300,000Median home: $340,000Sunny days: 204
added by IJRin 7 rankings
34
San Antonio▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 2,600,000Median home: $300,000Sunny days: 220
added by IJRin 4 rankings
33
Orlando▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 2,700,000Median home: $380,000Sunny days: 233
added by IJRin 4 rankings
18
Fort Worth▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 1,000,000Median home: $340,000Sunny days: 229
added by IJRin 5 rankings
17
Tampa▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 3,300,000Median home: $380,000Sunny days: 246
added by IJRin 6 rankings
16
Miami▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 6,100,000Median home: $550,000Sunny days: 248
added by IJRin 10 rankings
9
Nashville▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 2,100,000Median home: $460,000Sunny days: 208
added by IJRin 4 rankings
7
Charlotte▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 2,800,000Median home: $400,000Sunny days: 214
added by IJRin 3 rankings
4
Memphis▼ Falling
Metro pop.: 1,300,000Median home: $240,000Sunny days: 218
added by IJRin 5 rankings
0
Jacksonville
Metro pop.: 1,600,000Median home: $300,000Sunny days: 221
added by IJRin 6 rankings
-3
Raleigh▼ Falling
Metro pop.: 1,500,000Median home: $420,000Sunny days: 213
added by IJRin 3 rankings
-3
Atlanta
Metro pop.: 6,100,000Median home: $400,000Sunny days: 217
added by IJRin 9 rankings
-7
Durham▼ Falling
Metro pop.: 600,000Median home: $400,000Sunny days: 211
added by IJRin 3 rankings
-12
New Orleans▼ Falling
Metro pop.: 1,300,000Median home: $250,000Sunny days: 216
added by IJRin 4 rankings
-16
Knoxville▼ Falling
Metro pop.: 900,000Median home: $340,000Sunny days: 203
added by IJRin 3 rankings
-26
Richmond▼ Falling
Metro pop.: 1,300,000Median home: $380,000Sunny days: 213
added by IJRin 6 rankings
-26

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SSam Kowalski22h
Visited last spring and it absolutely lives up to the hype.
GGrace Silva5d
Housing prices moved way faster than this list implies.
RRosa GarciaJul 27, 2026
The commute data should be weighted double, honestly.
HHank Novak6d
Lived in two of these — the cost-of-living numbers are the whole story.