Out of communities on this year's list, Parker ranked No. 2, and Broomfield ranked No. 18.
To determine this year's Best Places To Live, Money analyzed a list of 1,890 communities with a population of at least 25,000. The publication then analyzed 115 separate data points on each community's economy, housing market, education system, employment, weather and more.
Reporters then researched each location to ensure the statistics were an accurate representation of each community.
Here is the top 20 list:
- Evans, Georgia
- Parker, Colorado
- Meridian, Idaho
- Rockwall, Texas
- Columbia, Maryland
- Westfield, Indiana
- Syracuse, Utah
- Franklin, Tennessee
- Woodbury, Minnesota
- Morrisville, North Carolina
- Ashburn, Virginia
- South Windsor, Connecticut
- St Peters, Missouri
- Chelmsford, Massachusetts
- Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
- Mount Laurel, New Jersey
- Woodstock, Georgia
- Broomfield, Colorado
- Abington, Pennsylvania
- Midlothian, Virginia