Best Small Cities In U.S. 2019: Pflugerville Makes The Cut

PFLUGERVILLE, TX — Pflugerville might not be a major metropolis, but that suits pfolks here just pfine as it's now officially one of the nation's best small cities, according to a report.

Researchers at the personal finance site WalletHub released its 2019 Best Small Cities in America, which assessed metros with populations between 25,000 and 100,000. To that end, WalletHub analysts compared more than 1,200 U.S. cities based on 42 key indicators of livability ranging from housing costs to school-system quality to restaurants per capita.

Based on that criteria, Pflugerville emerged as among the best small cities in the U.S. Here's how the city fared among the various studied categories.

• Total Score: 64.2
• Affordability: 106
• Economic Health: 145
• Education & Health: 419
• Quality of Life: 747
• Safety: 396

The study analyzed more than 1,200 cities across the nation based on 42 key indicators of liveability, including home ownership rate, the number of performing arts centers in the area, job growth and more.

Each relevant metric was listed with its corresponding weight and the cities were subsequently graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the maximum small city experience.

Leawood, Kansas, ranked as the best small city in the nation, according to WalletHub, followed by Brentwood, Tennessee and Sammamish, Washington. Conversely, Bessemer, Alabama, finished as the worst small city in the United States, according to the report.

“Small-city life can be best for those who appreciate more wiggle room, fewer degrees of separation and shorter commutes, to name just a few advantages,” WalletHub researchers said in the report.

Here are the top 10 overall small cities in the country:

1. Leawood, Kansas: 71.98
2. Brentwood, Tennessee: 71.53
3. Sammamish, Washington: 71.34
4. Melrose, Massachusetts: 70.7
5. Carmel, Indiana: 70.59
6. Lexington, Massachusetts: 70.55
7. Milton, Massachusetts: 70.46
8. Brookfield, Wisconsin: 70.38
9. Fair Lawn, New Jersey: 70.25
10. Cedar Park, Texas: 69.98

To read the full report, click here.