The 35 Best U.S. Cities for People 35 and Under

NEW YORK, Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The digital media company Vocativ today announced the publication of its second annual Livability Index, which uses the company's open-source data analysis technology to rank the 35 best U.S. cities for people 35 and under.

This year, New York City won the top spot in the ranking, taking over from Portland, Oregon, which fell nine places to number 10. The Livability Index uses Vocativ's proprietary technology to scour high-quality, under-the-radar data about the 100 most populous cities in America to determine the 35 best locations for millennials to live and work.

Vocativ analyzed metrics that are pivotal to anyone weighing a move, such as the strength of the local job market, housing costs, crime rates, public transportation and weather. But the Livability Index also gives weight to a number of lifestyle factors that are equally important to people in their 20s and 30s, such as number of singles, racial diversity, LGBTQ-friendliness, cost of Wi-Fi, walkability, availability of takeout food and price of marijuana. In all, Vocativ ran 26 individual data sets across eight categories.

"While traditional journalism is about calling sources, new journalism is about calling APIs," says Mati Kochavi, founder of Vocativ. "We are investing in cutting-edge technology that lets us listen to the world in new and creative ways. The result is reporting that is based on the surprises—data, people, trends—that our technology reveals."

Says Scott Cohen, Vocativ CEO: "Despite New York's sky-high real estate market, it's hardly a shock to see NYC take the top spot in our ranking. It has a strong and varied job market, the country's top public transportation system, racial diversity that rivals that of the U.N., amazing food options and more entertainment choices than YouTube. What did surprise us was Texas scoring a whopping nine cities in the top 35. But with a booming economy, cheap housing and utilities—especially gasoline—and tons of young singles, it dominates our Livability Index. All of which give Rick Perry some early 2016 talking points."

The top 10 cities according to Vocativ's Livability Index:

1. New York, New York
2. Arlington, Texas
3. San Francisco, California
4. Denver, Colorado
5. Austin, Texas
6. Minneapolis, Minnesota
7. Seattle, Washington
8. Saint Paul, Minnesota
9. Madison, Wisconsin
10. Portland, Oregon

The complete rankings are available at Vocativ.com/livability. The index further breaks down livability into eight categories:

• Demographics: Oakland, California, ranks No. 1
• Housing: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, ranks No. 1
• Jobs: Minneapolis, Minnesota, ranks No. 1
• Food: Washington, D.C., ranks No. 1
• Entertainment: Chicago, Illinois, ranks No. 1
• A Night Out: Boise, Idaho, ranks No. 1
• Getting Around: New York, New York, ranks No. 1
• Appeal (Quality of Life): Irvine, California, ranks No. 1

About Vocativ: 

Vocativ is a media organization for the global digital generation of people in their 20s and 30s. The company is built on a combination of proprietary technology, advanced methodology and fearless journalism. Vocativ navigates the deep web to make sense of the 80 percent of the open Internet that search engines don't reach: public social media posts, open databases and records. The company, which is headquartered in New York City, was founded by Mati Kochavi. Launched in the fall of 2013, it has a staff of more than 80 analysts, data scientists, engineers and journalists in seven countries. In February 2014, the company announced an exclusive multi-platform programming partnership with the NBCUniversal News Group.

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