The Results Are In: America’s Favorite Cities

For the fourth consecutive year, Travel + Leisure asked their readers to rate 35 U.S. cities in 54 categories. To spice things up a bit, this year’s survey included “seven new destinations: Savannah; Salt Lake City; Baltimore; Memphis; Anchorage; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Portland, Maine,” said T+L’s Katrina Brown Hunt. “We also threw in some new categories, such as the all-important best burgers, best flea markets, and how ‘green’ a city is.” You can check out all the results here, or read on for our favorites…

Nashville, TN

-Nashville was ranked as the #1 city for affordable hotels

-America’s best hamburgers are found in Houston

-New Orleans was listed as having the best singles/bar scene. Santa Fe was listed as having the worst.

-The people who live in New York City are the most stylish. They’re also #34 (out of 35) on the “Friendly” list (LA was ranked as the rudest).

-Charleston was ranked as the #1 noteworthy neighborhood under the “Quality of Life & Visitor Experience” category