Top 10 BEST Small Cities to Live in America 2021

If you’re thinking of moving, these are the places to go to

Markie Young
7 min readApr 19, 2021
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Ah, city life. Who doesn’t love crumbling infrastructure, homelessness, overpriced cocktails, and long wait times to go just about anywhere?

Oh, nobody likes those things you say?

A quick scan of America’s population centers would certainly indicate differently, of course. As cities across the country have been exposed as lethal cesspools masquerading as busy metropolises, city folk have been leaving for greener concrete pastures throughout 2020, heading to smaller cities seeking refuge.

If the coronavirus pandemic brings you no more gifts, let the longest lasting be your new obnoxious neighbors who have uprooted themselves from the city.

We’ve ranked the following small cities based off of several factors including online mentions, nightlife, population, and location. If you’ve been thinking of departing big city life for something a bit more scaled-down, you’ve come to the right place.

#10 Ann Arbor, Michigan

Step one: Go to Detroit.

Step Two: Leave immediately.

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