In a recent survey by the Pew Research Center, respondents said Denver was the city they would like to live in the most, according to an article on Forbes.com.
When listing the country’s 30 biggest metropolitan statistical areas, Pew asked if respondents would want to live in each one or its surrounding metropolitan area or not want to live there. Denver, known for its culture, winter sports and nightlife, received the most “would’s.”
San Diego, Cali.; Seattle, Wash.; and Orlando and Tampa, Fla., rounded out the top five most popular cities.
The researcher found that geographical location and weather played a major role in where people want to settle down, with the five top-ranked places in the West or South, while the five least-popular cities were all in the Midwest. The article attributed that fact to current economic conditions: Detroit, which ranked the lowest, had a 9.5 percent unemployment rate and a murder rate 5.16 times higher than the national average at the time of the survey.
However, despite their choices of where they would choose to live if they lost their jobs, their homes or needed a change, doesn’t mean the respondents were ready to move. A little more than half of those surveyed told Pew that they are living in their ideal community, while 45 percent would rather live elsewhere, according to Forbes.com.
Here’s a look at the top 5 most popular cities and the bottom 5, according to the Pew survey:
Top 5 Most Popular Cities
- Denver, CO
- Sandiego, CA
- Seattle, WA
- Orlando, FL
- Tampa, FL
- Kansas City, MO
- Minneapolis, MN
- Cincinnatti, OH
- Cleveland, OH
- Detroit, MI
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