[entropy12]

Fundamental flaw in this report:

Different people have different requirements for best place.

Ann Arbor might be great place if you have kids in high-school to college age brackets. It is horrible place for retired folks. Housing is expensive and taxes are high compared to other states.

If your career is in manufacturing, there are better opportunities in many places other than Ann Arbor.

[dfwgator]

Ann Arbor might be great place if you have kids in high-school to college age brackets. It is horrible place for retired folks. Housing is expensive and taxes are high compared to other states.

I thought in general housing is cheap in college towns.

[Truthsearcher]

It’s also unbearable if you don’t have cold weather.

[Dilbert San Diego]

All ranking lists such as this, all depend on the criteria being used to evaluate these places.

We all use different criteria to choose a place to live, choose what jobs to take, and just in general, how to live our lives.

[buckalfa]

"Different people have different requirements for best place.

This ^^^^

The Carolina Triad without question has appeal for the yuppie types.Retirees not so much.

[Labyrinthos]

“Ann Arbor might be great place if you have kids in high-school to college age brackets. It is horrible place for retired folks. Housing is expensive and taxes are high compared to other states.”

Actually. the state and local tax burden in Michigan is lower than Texas and Florida — at least according to this study: https://taxfoundation.org/publications/state-local-tax-burden-rankings/.