The results are in — and according to a new list, a northern suburb is one of the best places to live in the U.S.
According to a new report from U.S. News & World Report, Buffalo Grove ranks as one of the 250 “Best Places to Live in the U.S.” for 2026-27. The report, which considered 250 major cities, ranked Buffalo Grove No. 15 on the list.
“The U.S. News & World Report Best Places rankings are based on an analysis of public data and user opinions,” editors wrote. “To top the list, a place must earn high scores in criteria such as desirability and quality of life.”
The list, released Tuesday, categorized the data from state and local sources along with the U.S. Census into four indexes which took into account housing, cost of living, quality of life, crime rates, weather, job market and more. From there, editors formed a 10-point scale, using 10 being the best possible rating a city could receive.
The city that had the highest score on the list — Carmel, a suburb of Indianapolis — landed at No. 1, followed by another suburb, Fishers.
Other cities from the Midwest that landed high on the list were Rochester Hills in Michigan at No. 7; Troy, Michigan at No. 12; Noblesville, Indiana at No. 18 and Greenwood, Indiana at No. 26.
Naperville and Arlington Heights, at No. 32 and No. 46, were the only other spots in the Chicago area to make the top 50.
A full list of the cities that ranked in the top 25 are below. The full report of the top 250 best places to live can be found here.
Carmel, IN Fishers, IN Flower Mound, TX Ankeny, IA Johns Creek, GA Hoover, AL Rochester Hills, MI Leander, TX Frisco, TX Sugar Land, TX Cary, NC Troy, MI League City, TX Parkland, FL Buffalo Grove, IL Pearland, TX McKinney, TX Noblesville, IN Broken Arrow, OK Apex, NC Sammamish, WA Edmond, OK Allen, TX Cedar Park, TX Mansfield, TXHence then, the article about chicago suburb ranks high on u s news world report s best places to live in us for 2026 was published today ( ) and is available on NBC Chicago ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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