WHICH CITY IS BEST FOR YOU?

Here's an eight-question survey to help you find five metro areas in the United States that might best suit your pocketbook and lifestyle. Make sure you answer all the questions. The final result will show your top city, plus several other attractive metro areas that best match your criteria. You can also click on a national map showing all their locations.

Kiplinger.com developed this questionaire and these top cities in partnership with Kevin Stolarick, research director of the Martin Prosperity Institute, a think tank that studies economic prosperity. To hear how our top 10 Best Cities made the cut, click here.

And to see how your home city ranks among the more than 300 metropolitan areas in our survey, click here.

Begin Survey 1. In what region of the country would you like to live? Northeast Midwest South Mountain Pacific (includes Alaska & Hawaii) Include all regions