NEW YORK -- Here are the cities and areas listed as the best places to live in the United States by the sixth annual Money Magazine survey, with last year's ranking in parenthesis:
1. Sioux Falls, S.D. (12)
2. Columbia, Mo. (20)
3. Austin, Texas (9)
4. Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn. (63)
5. Fargo, N.D. (11)
6. San Francisco (38)
7. Honolulu (27)
8. Provo/Orem, Utah (1)
9. Gainesville, Fla. (41)
10. Madison, Wis. (8)
11. Bremerton, Wash. (2)
12. Bryan, Texas (3)
13. Galveston, Texas City, Texas (13)
14. Duluth, Minn. (21)
15. Oakland, Calif. (103)
16. Houston, Texas (46)
17. Raleigh/Durham, N.C. (43)
18. Boston, Mass. (96)
19. Phoenix, Ariz. (39)
20. Brownsville, Texas (24)
21. San Diego, Calif. (52)
22. Seattle, Wash. (49)
23. Waco, Texas (17)
24. Tacoma, Wash. (18)
25. Tucson, Ariz. (53)
26. New Orleans, La. (23)
27. Lubbock, Texas (5)
28. Kenosha, Wis. (73)
29. Monmouth/Ocean counties, N.J. (158)
30. Fayetteville, Ark. (7)
31. Yakima, Wash. (25)
32. Lincoln, Neb. (10)
33. Springfield, Mo. (111)
34. Los Angeles/Long Beach (95)
35. Green Bay, Wis. (54)
36. Laredo, Texas (29)
37. Lawton, Okla. (28)
38. McAllen, Texas (26)
39. San Antonio, Texas (69)
40. Killeen/Temple, Texas (65)
41. Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fla. (113)
42. Lafayette, Ind. (14)
43. St. Cloud, Minn. (77)
44. Tallahassee, Fla. (80)
45. Northwest New Jersey (199)
46. Salt Lake City/Ogden, Utah (50)
47. Spokane, Wash. (32)
48. Cumberland County, N.J. (100)
49. Bradenton, Fla. (90)
50. Amarillo, Texas (22)
51. Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Va.
52. Milwaukee, Wis. (57)
53. Brazoria, Texas (55)
54. Topeka, Kan. (79)
55. Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (135)
56. Mobile, Ala. (155)
57. Central New Jersey (192)
58. Omaha, Neb. (78)
59. Boise, Idaho (4)
60. Las Cruces, N.M. (35)
61. Dallas, Texas (42)
62. San Jose, Calif. (154)
63. Baton Rouge, La. (40)
64. Charlottesville, Va. (124)
65. Rochester, N.Y. (122)
66. Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif. (99)
67. Las Vegas, Nev. (37)
68. Wilmington, Del. (172)
69. Eau Claire, Wis. (51)
70. Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (87)
71. Miami-Hialeah, Fla. (133)
72. Panama City, Fla. (171)
73. Billings, Mont. (6)
74. Pittsburgh, Pa. (137)
75. Pensacola, Fla. (151)
76. Sacramento, Calif. (107)
77. Dothan, Ala. (104)
78. Bellingham, Wash. (68)
79. Denver, Colo. (72)
80. Monroe, La. (33)NEWLN: more
81. Northwest Indiana (64)
82. New York City (58)
83. Ocala, Fla. (168)
84. Jacksonville, Fla. (136)
85. Knoxville, Tenn. (157)
86. Daytona Beach, Fla. (128)
87. St. Louis, Mo. (190)
88. Jacksonville, N.C. (136)
89. Orange County, Calif. (150)
90. Reno, Nev. (34)
91. Lexington, Ky. (127)
92. Tuscaloosa, Ala. (75)
93. Montgomery, Ala. (146)
94. Oxnard-Ventura, Calif. (152)
95. Syracuse, N.Y. (116)
96. Boulder, Colo. (74)
97. Baltimore, Md. (114)
98. Wichita, Kan. (205)
99. Clarksville, Tenn. (175)
100. Nashua, N.H. (233)
101. Washington, D.C. (125)
102. Memphis, Tenn. (202)
103. Santa Fe, N.M. (36)
104. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (167)
105. Beaumont, Texas (101)
106. Bloomington-Normal, Ill. (48)
107. Texarkana, Texas (61)
108. Biloxi-Bulfport, Miss. (134)
109. Appleton-Oshkosh, Wis. (132)
110. Charleston, W.Va. (59)
111. Orlando, Fla. (142)
112. Jackson, Miss. (178)
113. Albuquerque, N.M. (76)
114. Greensboro, N.C. (234)
115. Pueblo, Colo. (30)
116. Johnson City, Tenn. (201)
117. Abilene, Texas (89).
118. Louisville, Kyu. (184)
119. Athens, Ga. (112)
120. Fort Collins, Colo. (19)
121. Indianapolis (117
122. Long Island, N.Y. (97)
123. Johnstown, Pa. (106)
124. Joplin, Mo. (223)
125. Midland, Texas (94)
126. Lynchberg, Va. (231)
127. Olympia, Wash. (15)
128. Mercer County, N.J. (121)
129. Sarasota, Fla. (164)
130. Cleveland (131)
131. Fayetteville, N.C. (259)
132. Portland, Ore. (60)
133. Kansas City, Mo. (256)
134. Tyler, Texas (139)
135. Orange County, N.Y. (123)
136. Akron, Ohio (85)
137. Nashville, Tenn. (193)
138. Wilmington, N.C. (253)
139. Chicago (110)
140. Longview, Texas (174)
141. Oklahoma City (81)
142. Corpus Christi (162)
143. Fort Pierce, Fla. (188)
144. Santa Cruz, Calif. (177)
145. El Paso, Texas (86)
146. Boston's North Shore (236)
147. Fort Myers/Cape Coral, Fla. (206)
148. Buffalo, N.Y.(144)
149. Sioux City Iowa 118)
150. Racine, Wis. (98)
151. Philadelphia (173)
152. Cincinnai (119)
153. Chattanooga, Tenn.(218)
154. Richmond, Va. (282)
155. Wausau, Wis. (109)
156. Lakeland, Fla. (214)NEWLN: more
231. Joliet, Ill. (191)
232. Binghamton, N.Y. (196)
233. Niagara Falls, N.Y. (210)
234. Redding, Calif. (180)
235. Chico, Calif. (194)
236. Decatur, Ala. (254)
237. Albany, Ga. (221)
238. Southeast New Hampshire (288)
239. Wheeling, W. Va. (88)
240. Tulsa, Okla. (186)
241. Fort Wayne, Ind. (203)
242. Aurora/Elgin, Ill. (187)
243. Burlington, Vt. (268)
244. Tulare County, Calif. (217)
245. Augusta, Ga. (239)
246. Greenville, S.C. (249)
247. Springfield, Ill. (108)
248. Hartford, Conn. (291)
249. Lowell, Mass. (280)
250. Saginaw, Mich. (284)
251. Sharon, Pa. (182)
252. Savannah, Ga. (246)
253. Erie, Pa. (260)
254. Hickory, N.C. (274)
255. Springfield, Mass. (261)
256. Stockton, Calif. (245)
257. Lansing, Mich. (269)
258. New London, Conn. (270)
259. Parkersburg, W.Va. (143)
260. Dayton/Springfield, Ohio (266)
261. Williamsport, Pa. (229)
262. Toledo, Ohio (243)
263. Worcester, Mass. (273)
264. Allentown/Bethlehem, Pa. (281)
265. Modesto, Calif. (247)
266. Elkhart/Goshen, Ind. (176)
267. Evansville, Ind. (176)
268. Steubenville, Ohio (228)
269. Grand Rapids, Mich. (255)
270. Bakersfield, Calif. (276)
271. South Bend, Ind. (189)
272. Florence, S.C. (250)
273. Flint, Mich. (262)
274. Lancaster, Pa. (215)
275. Youngstown, Ohio (198)
276. Canton, Ohio (209)
277. Reading, Pa. (283)
278. York, Pa. (258)
279. Pawtucket, R.I. (298)
280. Anderson, S.C. (238)
281. Benton Harbor, Mich. (252)
282. Jackson, Mich. (290)
283. Peoria, Ill. (200)
284. Anderson, Ind. (219)
285. Yuba City, Calif. (227)
286. New Bedford, Mass. (293)
287. Hagerstown, Md. (295)
288. Davenport, Iowa (236)
289. Battle Creek, Mich. (287)
290. Fall River, Mass. (297)
291. Mansfield, Ohio (275)
292. Manchester, N.H. (296)
293. New Britain, Conn. (299)
294. Decatur, Ill. (257)
295. Glens Falls, N.Y. (279)
296. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (286)
297. Lima, Ohio (264)
298. Muskegon, Mich. (289)
299. Rockford, Ill. (267)
300. Waterbury, Conn. (300)