The Best and Worst 5 Small Cities for Internet Access and Affordability in 2026

The internet is the backbone of our society, powering much of our daily lives. Yet, for millions of Americans, unreliable internet access is a common reality. A 2026 HostingAdvice survey found that 40% of U.S. residents are dissatisfied with their internet service.

But where you live may have more to do with your internet satisfaction than you think. Regional economic and social factors can affect internet access, creating gaps in service even among neighboring cities.

The thing is: These disparities don’t just cause frustration; they have real consequences. Unreliable or costly internet can limit access to opportunities and digital skills, leaving some towns better positioned to advance and connect digitally than others.

To identify where residents can find the best internet service for their buck, HostingAdvice.com examined city-level differences in internet connectivity and digital readiness across 297 small U.S. cities.

Based on a weighted 100-point scoring system, here are the best and worst small U.S. cities for reliable, affordable internet service in 2026.

“It’s not just because the populations in places like Lexington and Naples are affluent, but that the work-from-home population clamors for better internet quality on top of their already excellent service,” says Joe Warnimont, Senior Analyst at HostingAdvice.

“As a result, everything compounds: The cities lower on the list put less pressure on ISPs, so there’s less competition, which leads to lower quality internet and higher prices in that area. The reverse is true for cities high on the list.”

The table below ranks each small city across four key dimensions: Internet Accessibility and Quality, Affordability of Internet Services, Economic Factors Influencing Internet Use, and Community Engagement and Digital Literacy.

Rank	City	State	Total Score	Internet Accessibility and Quality	Affordability of Internet Services	Economic Factors Influencing Internet Use	Community Engagement and Digital Literacy	Broadband Internet Access	Internet Access Rate	Households without Internet	Internet Accessibility and Quality	Broadband Internet (Unlimited Data, 60 Mbps or Higher)	Basic Utilities for 85 m2 Apartment	Median Gross Rent	Unemployment Rate	Median Household Income	Per Capita Income	High School Graduate or Higher	Households with Computer	Bachelor's Degree or Higher	Work from Home Rate
1	Lexington	MA	63.71	48.3	79.41	59.89	67.22	12028	97.12%	295	4550	$65.00	–	$2,818.00	3.72%	$206,323.00	$102,776.00	97.85%	12059	83.67%	28.11%
2	Naples	FL	63.25	42.07	69.84	80.32	60.75	8459	88.27%	528	1942	$83.00	$181.18	$1,601.00	2.49%	$135,657.00	$141,245.00	97.05%	9071	62.42%	31.38%
3	Verona	WI	61.77	47.26	86.57	55.51	57.73	5463	95.87%	157	1224	$57.00	$103.63	$1,407.00	1.93%	$109,960.00	$50,729.00	98.61%	5568	62.64%	16.15%
4	Aspen	CO	61.56	45.25	77.86	65.61	57.51	3473	93.01%	151	603	$70.00	$147.50	$1,738.00	2.37%	$94,338.00	$102,089.00	98.46%	3736	65.07%	13.25%
5	Stanford	CA	61.23	47.19	69.78	61.8	66.13	24769	95.07%	765	9531	$72.56	$250.00	$3,169.00	3.25%	$214,118.00	$117,476.00	96.76%	25531	82.24%	28.79%
6	West Hartford	CT	60.13	45.96	82.29	56.48	55.77	24367	93.53%	1307	5957	$50.00	$212.26	$1,608.00	3.87%	$124,150.00	$67,164.00	94.40%	25158	66.19%	17.65%
7	Park City	UT	60.03	45.16	71.04	64.81	59.1	2671	92.87%	115	889	$81.67	$172.21	$1,765.00	1.21%	$132,315.00	$87,440.00	98.72%	2811	64.97%	18.08%
8	Satellite Beach	FL	59.87	47.33	89.5	45.38	57.24	3979	96.01%	127	1069	$39.00	$177.50	$1,896.00	5.50%	$103,819.00	$49,724.00	98.71%	4067	56.95%	20.39%
9	Smyrna	GA	59.79	48.17	82.41	52.72	55.86	23834	96.61%	761	7805	$60.00	$145.52	$1,553.00	4.17%	$92,258.00	$59,851.00	95.53%	24224	57.58%	23.92%
10	Cranford	NJ	59.69	44.37	88.24	51.82	54.36	794	91.79%	61	212	$50.00	–	$2,272.00	1.42%	$89,688.00	$68,448.00	95.55%	865	56.27%	20.76%
11	Fairfax	VA	59.57	47.7	86.57	51.36	52.65	8800	96.40%	247	2653	$57.00	$103.63	$1,972.00	3.67%	$128,708.00	$59,688.00	92.23%	9027	60.05%	20.50%
12	Coral Gables	FL	59.07	46.04	77.08	53.81	59.36	17764	93.80%	823	4117	$60.00	$224.14	$1,954.00	4.77%	$118,203.00	$74,780.00	96.97%	18516	70.10%	18.21%
13	Grapevine	TX	58.71	47.39	84.71	49.9	52.82	20439	95.67%	693	4969	$54.08	$150.00	$1,750.00	5.03%	$107,165.00	$57,706.00	95.64%	20841	54.24%	16.85%
14	Thiensville	WI	58.61	43.56	77.22	59.12	54.52	1436	90.60%	111	266	$68.56	$166.32	$1,179.00	1.12%	$85,542.00	$56,705.00	97.82%	1495	56.93%	13.77%
15	Chapel Hill	NC	58.56	45.23	77.12	49.45	62.44	18458	92.45%	496	6678	$69.00	$165.00	$1,419.00	4.69%	$85,940.00	$47,631.00	95.60%	19742	77.43%	24.95%
16	Somerset	NJ	57.91	48.06	82.29	47	54.28	9675	96.93%	197	2088	$50.00	$212.26	$1,962.00	5.33%	$110,859.00	$55,428.00	96.08%	9841	58.98%	15.72%
17	Royal Oak	MI	57.79	45.83	71.62	57.16	56.56	26971	93.25%	1401	7066	$72.50	$223.33	$1,260.00	2.96%	$92,799.00	$59,760.00	96.40%	27979	61.40%	19.46%
18	Frisco	CO	57.52	50.02	74.48	46.64	58.96	1308	100%	0	190	$66.00	$223.35	$2,584.00	1.45%	$101,140.00	$58,760.00	100%	1308	67.20%	11.37%
19	Morristown	NJ	57.5	46.47	82.29	49.31	51.92	8461	94.66%	305	1786	$50.00	$212.26	$2,147.00	4.74%	$113,926.00	$66,283.00	93.50%	8718	59.47%	14.83%
20	Oak Ridge	TN	57.37	45.51	92.56	47.88	43.55	12159	93.24%	689	1637	$30.00	$191.04	$1,033.00	5.54%	$67,152.00	$36,915.00	92.49%	12526	37.87%	12.38%
21	Fort Lee	NJ	57.33	45.46	81.63	47.38	54.87	17006	93.05%	1051	3053	$61.67	$146.17	$2,159.00	4.83%	$101,573.00	$62,802.00	95.33%	17584	62.81%	15.60%
22	Auburn	AL	57.18	42.91	82.02	50.48	53.32	25267	89.25%	1362	2911	$57.50	$167.50	$995.00	3.01%	$55,509.00	$35,115.00	96.35%	27745	61.69%	8.12%
23	Blacksburg	VA	57.12	46.25	79.51	44.02	58.71	12552	94.25%	481	2629	$66.06	$148.78	$1,237.00	3.42%	$42,012.00	$25,268.00	98.47%	13054	67.21%	14.76%
24	Decatur	GA	57.11	44.99	63.07	57.24	63.15	8325	92.43%	472	3253	$91.88	$223.35	$1,611.00	3.79%	$129,992.00	$68,394.00	95.85%	8593	74.63%	30.01%
25	Walnut Creek	CA	57.02	47.16	68.79	50.66	61.48	30541	95.02%	858	8121	$66.17	$306.25	$2,503.00	4.86%	$129,971.00	$80,347.00	97.22%	31414	69.48%	25.07%
26	West Lafayette	IN	56.66	42.53	82.09	44.22	57.78	12525	88.85%	371	1983	$58.33	$160.96	$1,056.00	3.28%	$30,317.00	$21,559.00	97.24%	13720	71.20%	10.89%
27	Mount Pleasant	SC	56.56	38.77	74.78	53.57	59.1	31473	82.78%	1357	9251	$76.56	$150.22	$1,901.00	3.22%	$115,167.00	$65,559.00	97.69%	37058	65.41%	19.75%
28	Traverse City	MI	56.42	43.36	81	51.95	49.35	6395	90.22%	460	1095	$67.50	$117.42	$1,021.00	5.30%	$70,700.00	$48,883.00	95.49%	6780	46.41%	14.22%
29	Provincetown	MA	56.32	37.75	65.16	59.92	62.46	1552	82.12%	189	719	$72.50	$318.60	$1,106.00	8.35%	$91,711.00	$89,577.00	96.88%	1803	63.03%	37.33%
30	Northampton	MA	56.19	41.94	78.79	49.17	54.84	10854	88.01%	765	2771	$70.05	$133.50	$1,355.00	5.58%	$80,981.00	$49,679.00	93.90%	11612	62.92%	19.85%
31	Clemson	SC	56.06	40.9	81.65	48.57	53.14	6388	86.63%	325	841	$50.00	$221.77	$963.00	4.30%	$50,263.00	$34,468.00	94.94%	7152	63.24%	10.64%
32	Boonton	NJ	55.74	42.7	82.29	48.93	49.06	3049	89.31%	290	643	$50.00	$212.26	$1,637.00	3.94%	$96,500.00	$47,574.00	95.23%	3127	46.85%	13.64%
33	Boone	IA	55.59	41.02	87.98	54.78	38.56	4453	86.87%	549	451	$57.25	$81.23	$837.00	0.78%	$64,192.00	$32,737.00	94.23%	4736	22.75%	6.59%
34	East Lansing	MI	55.58	41.79	78.9	42.41	59.21	12162	87.72%	491	3478	$63.33	$175.61	$1,080.00	6.69%	$44,094.00	$29,297.00	98.33%	13526	67.79%	16.27%
35	State College	PA	55.51	40.19	79.11	43.61	59.12	9658	85.50%	389	1919	$65.50	$158.39	$1,181.00	3.90%	$43,459.00	$23,979.00	98.32%	11142	70.92%	12.63%
36	Marquette	MI	55.47	38.89	91.18	45.52	46.28	7045	83.73%	442	593	$45.00	–	$944.00	5.88%	$51,599.00	$30,343.00	95.20%	8075	45.58%	5.39%
37	Ithaca	NY	55.39	40.3	80.97	40.4	59.87	11321	85.55%	308	3356	$60.00	$166.70	$1,391.00	5.86%	$45,468.00	$28,566.00	96.19%	12922	69.41%	23.24%
38	Appleton	WI	55.26	45.61	77.79	54.17	43.48	28421	93.10%	1685	3973	$68.56	$157.93	$913.00	3.89%	$75,469.00	$45,469.00	93.66%	29114	36.19%	9.96%
39	Woodstock	GA	55.22	48.75	67.99	50.32	53.82	13335	97.76%	229	4068	$72.78	$275.00	$1,656.00	2.83%	$100,913.00	$47,009.00	96.55%	13505	51.81%	20.39%
40	Livonia	MI	55.17	45.71	78.28	50.33	46.35	35127	93.07%	2292	6270	$66.87	$161.67	$1,235.00	5.03%	$92,458.00	$44,853.00	94.73%	35859	39.09%	13.31%
41	White Plains	NY	55.17	46.48	78.24	49.06	46.92	22679	94.33%	1076	5354	$63.33	$185.32	$2,047.00	5.37%	$109,551.00	$65,846.00	89.04%	22925	53.07%	17.53%
42	Silver Spring	MD	55.13	46.68	78.03	47.87	47.94	31934	94.28%	1439	9406	$70.00	$145.00	$1,826.00	4.72%	$95,213.00	$54,095.00	87.10%	33030	59.29%	19.81%
43	Fayetteville	AR	55.08	43.21	78.55	48.29	50.27	35552	89.41%	2114	6269	$63.99	$176.39	$944.00	5.25%	$56,881.00	$35,997.00	95.18%	38703	50.70%	12.77%
44	Cherry Hill	NJ	54.83	47.6	73.83	47.59	50.31	4990	96.37%	188	1319	$73.33	$185.32	$1,777.00	5.93%	$107,056.00	$54,809.00	95.46%	4996	45.48%	18.68%
45	Edmond	OK	54.81	46.88	64.87	54.89	52.59	34047	94.77%	1441	5277	$88.75	$217.12	$1,257.00	3.46%	$96,389.00	$53,381.00	96.78%	34823	55.03%	11.36%
46	Staunton	VA	54.77	37.24	93.64	47.94	40.28	8949	81.39%	1574	665	$30.00	$175.00	$984.00	5.04%	$59,731.00	$34,581.00	92.59%	9930	33.56%	5.52%
47	Steamboat Springs	CO	54.6	44.42	69.37	51.75	52.85	5265	91.76%	319	1150	$73.50	$250.00	$1,813.00	3.58%	$93,280.00	$62,223.00	96.23%	5470	54.21%	15.62%
48	Jupiter	FL	54.56	45.91	71.87	51.55	48.92	23234	93.54%	933	4149	$75.15	$202.36	$2,002.00	4.01%	$105,413.00	$67,483.00	93.61%	24453	49.91%	14.08%
49	Waukesha	WI	54.47	45.16	74.12	52.42	46.17	27694	92.46%	1723	3882	$70.11	$202.02	$1,115.00	2.92%	$77,558.00	$41,207.00	94.85%	28675	41.79%	9.58%
50	Monterey	CA	54.4	45.63	73.12	46.42	52.44	11719	93.29%	532	3726	$63.83	$257.50	$2,195.00	3.97%	$98,003.00	$57,335.00	93.91%	12116	53.97%	21.26%
51	Lexington Park	MD	54.39	44.18	86.57	46.52	40.31	5241	91.43%	407	925	$57.00	$103.63	$1,645.00	3.91%	$86,944.00	$41,168.00	90.51%	5538	33.51%	12.05%
52	Bend	OR	54.33	45.82	70.18	49.35	51.96	39159	92.94%	2084	9881	$80.00	$195.68	$1,649.00	3.76%	$82,671.00	$51,254.00	95.86%	40861	48.38%	19.02%
53	Cheyenne	WY	54.32	43.01	79.03	53.22	42.02	25278	89.50%	2183	2311	$61.25	$187.20	$993.00	3.25%	$74,989.00	$41,908.00	94.82%	26650	31.26%	6.87%
54	Charleston	WV	54.2	40.68	81.47	50.88	43.78	18742	86.25%	2321	1776	$53.75	$200.00	$870.00	5.79%	$58,902.00	$44,639.00	92.14%	20009	43.21%	8.19%
55	West Hollywood	CA	54.17	44.98	65.55	49.07	57.09	21039	92.18%	1316	5403	$85.50	$228.27	$1,969.00	8.01%	$89,034.00	$79,645.00	95.89%	21890	61.52%	22.85%
56	Frederick	MD	54.03	44.46	81.8	47.56	42.29	28677	91.40%	2366	5291	$67.80	$103.63	$1,614.00	4.31%	$89,981.00	$45,050.00	89.47%	30140	41.36%	12.80%
57	Safety Harbor	FL	54.01	46.08	67.82	50.27	51.86	6384	94.14%	349	1614	$74.17	$268.55	$1,674.00	4.05%	$102,670.00	$52,790.00	97.22%	6562	44.66%	19.60%
58	Urbana	IL	54	36.95	81	45.08	52.99	13211	80.78%	1268	2304	$60.00	$166.32	$910.00	5.72%	$41,115.00	$28,954.00	95.87%	15432	58.45%	12.30%
59	Bonita Springs	FL	53.99	44.37	76.29	51.65	43.64	21911	91.38%	878	3175	$71.95	$158.00	$1,681.00	3.61%	$84,668.00	$59,284.00	90.08%	23265	41.60%	15.55%
60	Bluffton	SC	53.94	46.7	68.87	49.89	50.29	10146	94.96%	191	1863	$90.00	$150.00	$2,050.00	1.43%	$99,575.00	$52,381.00	96.76%	10585	46.55%	13.43%
61	Davis	CA	53.93	46.25	65.05	42.82	61.59	24088	93.87%	493	6288	$76.67	$293.09	$1,927.00	5.73%	$83,592.00	$46,899.00	97.03%	25187	75.21%	19.98%
62	Logan	UT	53.9	42.04	83.34	47.83	42.38	15518	88.07%	820	3020	$55.75	$159.33	$976.00	2.48%	$52,473.00	$23,391.00	91.59%	17173	38.55%	10.15%
63	Willoughby	OH	53.82	44	75.15	50.98	45.15	10437	91.09%	772	1541	$66.87	$207.81	$1,079.00	4.23%	$70,807.00	$42,403.00	95.78%	10818	33.79%	12.49%
64	Gardnerville	NV	53.79	44.09	89.5	46.38	35.17	2552	91.37%	241	189	$50.00	$105.94	$1,248.00	4.51%	$66,157.00	$34,288.00	88.63%	2557	27.50%	6.60%
65	Stevens Point	WI	53.78	43.75	78.33	47.97	45.07	9840	90.72%	740	1527	$66.11	$165.86	$855.00	4.93%	$53,611.00	$31,061.00	94.97%	10250	37.62%	10.50%
66	Athens	OH	53.77	39.64	80.41	39.92	55.1	5591	84.78%	346	1561	$48.00	$253.06	$981.00	7.45%	$34,493.00	$22,737.00	94.73%	6391	66.62%	14.38%
67	Eau Claire	WI	53.61	43.73	74.19	51.08	45.42	26050	90.46%	2083	3486	$66.60	$223.82	$929.00	3.55%	$63,882.00	$35,925.00	96.49%	26969	35.31%	9.17%
68	Morgantown	WV	53.61	44.13	79.65	39.52	51.15	10944	91.23%	515	1836	$63.50	$163.34	$901.00	9.86%	$41,103.00	$28,620.00	93.68%	11632	58.08%	13.04%
69	St. Augustine	FL	53.51	43.21	73.8	49.91	47.11	5220	90.01%	365	1064	$83.60	$118.92	$1,355.00	3.24%	$72,806.00	$42,903.00	94.16%	5533	42.35%	14.96%
70	Lawrence	KS	53.48	43.5	70.68	47.65	52.09	36542	89.77%	1564	6278	$64.75	$287.67	$1,038.00	5.19%	$59,834.00	$36,032.00	95.89%	39703	55.51%	11.66%
71	Iowa City	IA	53.45	41.96	71.01	47.18	53.62	26746	87.81%	1575	3970	$73.71	$224.31	$1,077.00	4.79%	$54,879.00	$34,820.00	96.83%	29463	59.78%	9.77%
72	Southfield	MI	53.4	42.95	80.89	44.6	45.15	30704	89.28%	3051	4606	$66.87	$123.12	$1,249.00	6.48%	$63,980.00	$37,722.00	93.88%	32143	37.92%	13.09%
73	Salina	KS	53.38	41.1	83.46	49.5	39.48	16850	86.90%	2170	1229	$60.50	$126.75	$863.00	3.96%	$56,945.00	$31,477.00	93.74%	17950	27.79%	5.36%
74	Lockport	IL	53.33	44.81	71.01	48.54	48.97	8772	92.27%	583	1638	$73.71	$224.31	$1,541.00	4.58%	$106,923.00	$43,957.00	96.86%	9182	43.71%	11.67%
75	Bloomington	IN	53.29	41.51	74.51	43.05	54.11	28354	87.04%	1896	5996	$65.20	$228.16	$1,112.00	6.47%	$46,543.00	$31,069.00	95.26%	31210	59.82%	16.07%
76	Sarasota	FL	53.23	41.28	74.31	53.38	43.97	21610	86.99%	2233	3204	$79.00	$141.36	$1,417.00	2.93%	$68,870.00	$56,404.00	91.59%	23415	40.80%	13%
77	Crystal Lake	IL	53.22	46.83	69.02	49.96	47.07	14026	95.06%	432	2757	$94.65	$117.42	$1,353.00	4.91%	$103,018.00	$44,911.00	95.35%	14413	40.53%	12.99%
78	Pittsfield	MA	53.18	42.13	82.29	47.4	40.89	16973	88.36%	1791	1377	$50.00	$212.26	$1,027.00	7.09%	$66,859.00	$42,303.00	92.65%	17868	34.24%	6.51%
79	Marion	KS	53.17	41	74.59	57.06	40.01	706	86.89%	60	27	$77.03	$150.00	$621.00	0%	$55,542.00	$31,465.00	95.87%	774	26.01%	3.23%
80	Palm Springs	CA	53.15	42.95	73.28	47.49	48.87	21317	89.34%	1885	4321	$65.00	$247.61	$1,397.00	8.61%	$67,451.00	$62,030.00	92.74%	22405	44.01%	23.01%
81	Westfield	MA	53.13	41.9	82.29	50.41	37.9	13580	88.03%	1155	1239	$50.00	$212.26	$1,050.00	4.45%	$78,307.00	$38,979.00	89.83%	14402	32.62%	6.54%
82	Morehead City	NC	53.11	40.02	81.22	50.04	41.13	4224	85.43%	422	390	$53.75	$203.63	$1,070.00	3.59%	$51,716.00	$39,557.00	91.02%	4561	37.77%	8.78%
83	Aiken	SC	53.06	43.18	74.78	50.6	43.69	11633	89.91%	990	1210	$76.56	$150.22	$1,093.00	3.89%	$65,712.00	$40,926.00	92.01%	12098	43.12%	8.59%
84	Severn	MD	53.03	48.33	69	47.65	47.14	20122	97.08%	479	3910	$81.00	$206.60	$2,033.00	4.68%	$125,330.00	$54,186.00	94.46%	20361	43.06%	12.98%
85	Bellevue	NE	52.97	44.8	74.62	51.32	41.15	22459	92.05%	1269	2528	$68.92	$202.26	$1,141.00	2.76%	$79,839.00	$37,028.00	92.96%	23482	32.79%	7.87%
86	Champaign	IL	52.93	42.34	72.64	47.59	49.16	31092	88.20%	1556	5585	$68.00	$237.50	$1,056.00	4.79%	$58,273.00	$34,879.00	93.41%	34063	51.76%	13.22%
87	Manitowoc	WI	52.93	41.81	80.36	52.95	36.61	12974	87.96%	1444	839	$68.56	$120.00	$743.00	2.79%	$60,040.00	$33,416.00	91.43%	13369	25.32%	5.21%
88	Crested Butte	CO	52.91	44.31	57.41	48.57	61.35	696	91.70%	52	109	$104.67	$223.58	$1,426.00	6.12%	$67,625.00	$55,078.00	99.20%	748	75.05%	13.49%
89	Longmont	CO	52.86	45.55	70.96	47.27	47.68	36933	92.64%	2138	8954	$75.00	$216.82	$1,689.00	4.07%	$89,720.00	$45,482.00	92.43%	38458	46.03%	17.16%
90	Owings Mills	MD	52.75	44.46	74.58	44.4	47.55	12949	91.68%	1049	2720	$75.00	$163.34	$1,757.00	5.71%	$92,322.00	$44,865.00	93.59%	13522	45.97%	14.04%
91	St. Cloud	MN	52.7	42.88	85.44	44.61	37.86	24370	89.29%	1907	2287	$50.00	$165.86	$944.00	7.06%	$58,910.00	$31,230.00	90.68%	26014	29.83%	6.53%
92	Arcadia	CA	52.57	47.28	66.06	46.03	50.91	18533	95.56%	709	4547	$65.00	$354.17	$1,997.00	5.38%	$108,214.00	$53,959.00	92.67%	18951	54.93%	18.45%
93	Somerville	NJ	52.57	45.49	67.85	50.56	46.36	4793	93.34%	231	866	$83.33	$208.40	$1,662.00	3.58%	$102,423.00	$51,250.00	90.11%	5071	53.79%	12.09%
94	Superior	WI	52.56	38.67	81.03	50.68	39.88	9713	83.42%	1365	886	$60.00	$165.86	$817.00	3.66%	$54,935.00	$33,023.00	93.70%	10754	28.38%	6.41%
95	Hays	KS	52.47	43.93	69.69	50.42	45.86	7957	91.05%	514	579	$69.25	$272.89	$852.00	3.51%	$55,349.00	$32,508.00	95.83%	8365	43.01%	4.82%
96	Seminole	FL	52.47	43.03	73.54	50.14	43.16	8039	89.73%	636	1147	$74.99	–	$1,417.00	3.28%	$69,417.00	$46,617.00	93.05%	8442	34.96%	12.60%
97	Conway	AR	52.42	44.76	70.47	49.84	44.63	23416	92%	1354	2378	$72.00	$243.47	$942.00	2.99%	$54,036.00	$31,301.00	94.34%	24516	40.33%	7.49%
98	Woodland Park	NJ	52.41	45.7	76.07	44.59	43.29	4958	93.65%	270	627	$68.33	$184.68	$1,709.00	6.08%	$90,323.00	$46,030.00	91.68%	5018	41.72%	9.92%
99	Fredericksburg	VA	52.38	43.54	73.76	46.99	45.23	10193	90.42%	899	1716	$70.71	$203.35	$1,462.00	5.13%	$83,445.00	$43,063.00	92.54%	10724	43.48%	11.95%
100	Marietta	GA	52.33	44.42	72.79	48.59	43.52	22282	91.42%	1776	4880	$74.75	$191.32	$1,372.00	3.42%	$67,589.00	$40,767.00	88.50%	23720	45.76%	15.34%
101	Alexandria	MN	52.31	37.53	78.33	51.45	41.92	5679	81.80%	865	569	$66.11	$165.86	$852.00	4.02%	$57,309.00	$38,089.00	94.98%	6475	30.16%	7.83%
102	Grand Junction	CO	52.26	43.71	73.6	49.13	42.59	25374	90.44%	2058	3507	$76.00	$171.34	$1,007.00	4.65%	$62,993.00	$37,017.00	92.61%	26308	35.23%	11.18%
103	Plymouth	MA	52.26	42.76	78.78	45.24	42.26	3315	89.40%	190	522	$71.67	$123.12	$1,672.00	5.96%	$74,500.00	$49,620.00	91.12%	3510	38.37%	11.74%
104	La Crosse	WI	52.23	39.98	75.63	49.44	43.88	19258	85.20%	2383	2140	$66.67	$202.02	$941.00	3.52%	$51,836.00	$32,811.00	95.29%	20638	35.15%	7.80%
105	Mason City	IA	52.22	40.73	80.16	51.79	36.19	11000	86.42%	1354	640	$60.00	$178.60	$841.00	3.35%	$60,786.00	$35,089.00	92.85%	11678	20.74%	4.56%
106	Johnson City	TN	52.21	40.27	78.89	47.51	42.18	25709	85.52%	2730	2861	$67.25	$150.22	$893.00	6.09%	$53,173.00	$36,210.00	91.05%	28035	40.62%	8.53%
107	Red Bank	NJ	52.19	43.09	65.9	52.72	47.05	5466	89.84%	387	871	$88.02	$206.60	$1,886.00	3.19%	$89,500.00	$66,966.00	91.70%	5854	51.15%	12.56%
108	Oshkosh	WI	52.14	42.03	77.22	50.65	38.66	23511	88.10%	2203	2211	$68.56	$166.32	$860.00	2.94%	$59,186.00	$30,191.00	92.66%	25126	26.97%	6.49%
109	Camarillo	CA	52.13	46.36	73.29	41.78	47.1	24339	94.19%	1210	4525	$70.00	$214.96	$2,483.00	4.69%	$105,141.00	$52,817.00	94.15%	24733	43.01%	13.68%
110	Winchester	VA	52.1	38.08	87.6	45.96	36.78	9249	82.54%	1480	1668	$49.00	$140.43	$1,230.00	5.18%	$62,495.00	$36,012.00	87%	10213	32.26%	11.66%
111	Des Plaines	IL	52.06	43.13	76.59	49.11	39.42	20491	89.67%	1833	3031	$77.50	$117.42	$1,300.00	4.63%	$86,552.00	$42,057.00	88.35%	21638	38.10%	10.04%
112	Carbondale	IL	52.03	40.88	81.83	39.21	46.18	8612	86.61%	647	687	$65.00	$121.43	$754.00	9.59%	$27,360.00	$24,038.00	94.11%	9585	46.40%	7.40%
113	Janesville	WI	52.02	41.68	77.22	49.75	39.44	24284	87.59%	2227	2203	$68.56	$166.32	$993.00	4.11%	$68,610.00	$35,135.00	93.80%	26280	26.03%	6.73%
114	Ames	IA	51.99	30.63	78.33	43.84	55.16	17914	71.42%	1119	3564	$66.11	$165.86	$1,011.00	7.05%	$57,428.00	$31,050.00	97.42%	24342	62.77%	10.18%
115	Pensacola	FL	51.93	42.66	71.27	48.9	44.91	21934	89%	2302	3259	$67.38	$261.85	$1,150.00	5.42%	$67,722.00	$43,695.00	92.86%	23374	40.53%	12.77%
116	San Luis Obispo	CA	51.88	44.29	72.38	39.53	51.3	17579	91.30%	900	3419	$70.00	$228.27	$1,850.00	6.86%	$65,000.00	$41,749.00	95.39%	18499	52.77%	14.02%
117	Salem	MA	51.88	43.57	70.44	45.95	47.56	17897	90.28%	1439	3898	$83.33	$170.17	$1,678.00	5.01%	$79,196.00	$46,919.00	92.23%	18445	48.25%	15.52%
118	Owensboro	KY	51.87	41.32	82.11	48.45	35.6	21973	87.19%	2844	1356	$60.00	$149.88	$888.00	4.19%	$51,982.00	$30,702.00	90.10%	22890	25.57%	5.20%
119	Wausau	WI	51.82	41.45	76.62	49.52	39.7	15008	87.36%	1754	1888	$70.11	$165.00	$898.00	4.47%	$59,259.00	$34,641.00	91.39%	15901	30.98%	9.76%
120	Florence	AL	51.81	38.31	87.14	46.81	34.99	14077	82.88%	1992	915	$47.50	$157.01	$757.00	5.66%	$47,048.00	$28,399.00	88.54%	15558	28.16%	5.17%
121	Mankato	MN	51.76	41.66	74.22	47.97	43.2	15400	87.62%	1188	1945	$80.83	$130.77	$1,023.00	4.22%	$61,726.00	$31,757.00	93.61%	16826	37.64%	7.95%
122	Wheeling	WV	51.76	37.57	81.78	47.77	39.91	9618	81.89%	1905	591	$53.75	$195.36	$748.00	6.15%	$46,516.00	$33,868.00	92.84%	10062	31.88%	5.35%
123	Santa Barbara	CA	51.72	45.66	69.83	46.21	45.18	33624	92.94%	1665	6712	$71.00	$259.50	$2,209.00	4.39%	$98,346.00	$58,989.00	88.72%	34848	50.63%	14.79%
124	Columbia	TN	51.61	42.42	79.54	48.06	36.44	15083	88.75%	1522	1966	$65.00	$155.31	$1,068.00	3.36%	$58,110.00	$30,249.00	91.13%	16217	21.41%	9.71%
125	Roseburg	OR	51.61	43.29	79.72	45.57	37.84	8951	90.13%	870	749	$58.89	$192.43	$974.00	4.98%	$50,297.00	$27,547.00	92.97%	9194	22.30%	8.27%
126	San Angelo	TX	51.58	39.93	83.94	50.09	32.38	32625	85.03%	4390	3420	$49.00	$194.54	$1,037.00	2.98%	$65,040.00	$33,179.00	86.11%	36033	24.39%	6.99%
127	Forsyth	GA	51.58	40.51	82.41	47.88	35.54	1739	86.17%	214	13	$60.00	$145.52	$834.00	6.65%	$63,396.00	$36,159.00	90.51%	1918	28.97%	0.66%
128	Ogden	UT	51.54	44.82	79.3	47.68	34.37	29673	91.90%	1741	4499	$61.00	$184.76	$1,056.00	4.31%	$66,226.00	$31,437.00	87.22%	30676	24.73%	10.30%
129	Jacksonville	NC	51.52	45.48	76.64	44.85	39.1	20541	92.99%	1114	3682	$69.00	$172.00	$1,181.00	3.87%	$50,185.00	$26,808.00	93.33%	21696	24.71%	8.53%
130	Lynchburg	VA	51.38	43.72	75.12	45.66	41.03	26116	90.46%	2355	3483	$70.00	$188.00	$972.00	5.37%	$56,243.00	$28,478.00	90.32%	27109	37.98%	9.67%
131	Jefferson City	MO	51.38	38.21	74.62	53.06	39.62	13900	82.73%	2085	1360	$68.92	$202.26	$740.00	2.92%	$63,649.00	$33,561.00	90.81%	15815	35.27%	6.59%
132	Myrtle Beach	SC	51.34	41.71	74.78	48.47	40.4	14183	87.74%	1270	1713	$76.56	$150.22	$1,093.00	4.23%	$50,558.00	$38,086.00	91.76%	15647	32.16%	9.80%
133	Portsmouth	VA	51.22	40.91	86.57	43.14	34.25	33591	86.48%	4549	2973	$57.00	$103.63	$1,225.00	6.12%	$57,154.00	$31,457.00	89.52%	36332	21.25%	6.60%
134	Bremerton	WA	51.21	44.21	74.88	46.42	39.35	16192	91.32%	1115	1772	$68.61	$200.40	$1,413.00	4.44%	$68,556.00	$39,139.00	93.53%	17075	25.86%	7.66%
135	Stillwater	OK	51.18	38.87	72.69	44.32	48.83	15823	83.57%	1423	1870	$69.25	$228.71	$921.00	5.27%	$39,998.00	$24,801.00	95.06%	18298	51%	8.39%
136	Rogers	AR	51.16	42.79	74.62	52.57	34.64	22058	89.17%	2360	3540	$68.92	$202.26	$1,113.00	2.94%	$78,075.00	$41,623.00	84.86%	23332	32.71%	9.84%
137	Fond Du Lac	WI	51.09	39.2	81.71	48.2	35.25	15633	84.15%	2330	1644	$68.56	$100.00	$868.00	4.93%	$58,675.00	$31,286.00	90.51%	16651	21.23%	7.67%
138	Kingsport	TN	51.08	40.4	76.88	49.08	37.98	21208	85.81%	2738	2239	$66.00	$188.00	$772.00	5.29%	$48,228.00	$34,878.00	89.67%	22265	30.01%	9.88%
139	Kenosha	WI	51.05	43.82	77.69	46.72	35.96	35196	90.52%	2695	3180	$75.00	$117.42	$1,079.00	5.34%	$64,963.00	$33,894.00	89.30%	36592	27.46%	6.40%
140	Hudson	MA	50.98	45.47	65.16	50.19	43.09	6066	93.27%	244	1276	$72.50	$318.60	$1,484.00	4.28%	$91,324.00	$49,409.00	88.91%	6329	43.02%	16.11%
141	Greenville	NC	50.96	41.58	76.36	41.7	44.21	33057	87.25%	2823	4207	$66.25	$194.03	$933.00	8.69%	$47,485.00	$30,605.00	93.34%	35810	39.27%	9.90%
142	Oxford	OH	50.94	40.06	71.57	34.91	57.2	5156	85.43%	353	969	$70.00	$240.25	$992.00	10.88%	$43,132.00	$20,001.00	98.27%	5784	65.41%	12.32%
143	Montclair	NJ	50.94	28.58	83.11	33.95	58.12	0	–	0	173	$50.00	$200.17	–	2.82%	–	$10,646.00	100%	0	56.52%	20.14%
144	Suffolk	VA	50.84	41.19	75.48	47.19	39.47	31498	86.81%	3671	3641	$75.00	$150.00	$1,376.00	5.98%	$87,758.00	$44,004.00	91.18%	34020	32.08%	7.94%
145	Kalamazoo	MI	50.84	40.23	81.28	41.23	40.64	24841	85.47%	2485	2539	$66.87	$117.42	$974.00	8.07%	$48,649.00	$27,191.00	91.04%	27468	37.19%	7.01%
146	Greenfield	IN	50.82	43.8	71.63	50.69	37.16	8784	90.84%	665	926	$67.50	$255.73	$1,044.00	3.11%	$69,571.00	$35,227.00	91.84%	9206	23.72%	7.74%
147	Poughkeepsie	NY	50.81	40.87	81.63	43.69	37.05	11705	86.59%	1402	1140	$61.67	$146.17	$1,291.00	7.26%	$53,875.00	$41,582.00	88.43%	12627	32.72%	7.73%
148	Starkville	MS	50.81	38.99	77.98	42.98	43.28	9083	83.85%	758	700	$66.67	$167.50	$861.00	7.94%	$36,076.00	$31,354.00	90.79%	10371	47.26%	6.38%
149	Magnolia	NJ	50.77	42.67	73.78	44.9	41.73	1593	89.29%	78	243	$68.50	$217.50	$1,157.00	7.45%	$74,295.00	$38,225.00	93.05%	1646	32.76%	10.27%
150	Roanoke	VA	50.76	38.15	82.13	45.69	37.08	35230	82.50%	6274	4512	$63.94	$123.92	$917.00	6.56%	$51,523.00	$33,206.00	89.12%	38240	28.41%	9.73%
151	Manchester	CT	50.76	42.79	73.63	46.95	39.69	13986	89.30%	1209	1590	$60.00	$275.00	$1,289.00	5.07%	$73,265.00	$38,839.00	92.06%	14738	30.37%	8.43%
152	Melbourne	FL	50.74	42.55	73.33	45.44	41.64	31361	88.67%	2763	4370	$76.67	$170.87	$1,303.00	4.59%	$60,917.00	$34,236.00	92.55%	33273	32.18%	11.17%
153	Waynesboro	VA	50.69	40.36	79.95	47.5	34.97	8071	85.90%	1158	805	$63.50	$159.00	$909.00	4.71%	$52,519.00	$30,380.00	88.18%	8596	27.22%	7.41%
154	Rhinelander	WI	50.57	40.01	72.66	51.39	38.22	2850	85.43%	398	175	$73.71	$200.00	$867.00	1.79%	$47,730.00	$29,846.00	95.05%	3022	20.88%	5.02%
155	Geneva	NY	50.47	42.41	73.06	49.97	36.45	4224	88.91%	430	412	$74.35	$190.00	$939.00	3.05%	$63,602.00	$30,090.00	87.80%	4364	33.70%	6.74%
156	Cape Girardeau	MO	50.45	40.65	71.2	49.84	40.09	13636	86.27%	1763	1164	$77.03	$200.00	$822.00	3.45%	$51,671.00	$29,907.00	91.31%	14541	35.93%	6.03%
157	Tupelo	MS	50.44	38.07	76.5	49.67	37.49	12597	82.55%	1736	862	$70.00	$167.50	$922.00	5.03%	$62,686.00	$37,884.00	89.01%	13801	35.14%	4.86%
158	Lafayette	IN	50.41	41.03	77.54	46.94	36.15	27678	86.63%	2614	2208	$70.36	$149.88	$976.00	4.38%	$50,674.00	$29,523.00	89.49%	30204	27.84%	6.23%
159	Denham Springs	LA	50.41	42.77	70.8	46.52	41.55	3275	89.44%	341	248	$70.91	$245.66	$1,064.00	7.27%	$85,625.00	$37,658.00	95.67%	3399	29.12%	5.68%
160	Hot Springs	AR	50.4	36.67	86.35	46.23	32.36	14020	80.61%	2969	662	$40.00	$217.50	$857.00	5.43%	$46,537.00	$28,775.00	87.26%	15744	24.25%	4.20%
161	Glenwood Springs	CO	50.32	39.95	73.16	48.64	39.52	3329	85.34%	461	456	$70.00	$216.82	$1,430.00	3.14%	$80,806.00	$38,954.00	89.22%	3680	38.61%	7.72%
162	Newton	IA	50.28	41.45	77.05	46.37	36.26	5711	87.50%	761	517	$66.50	$182.18	$826.00	6.07%	$53,873.00	$29,753.00	93.03%	5980	18.17%	7.20%
163	Haverhill	MA	50.25	43.16	74.89	44.8	38.15	23276	89.70%	2015	3019	$70.00	$191.25	$1,462.00	6%	$81,989.00	$39,770.00	90.24%	24726	30%	8.73%
164	Ocala	FL	50.23	42.11	80.21	40.47	38.12	22184	88.24%	2506	2602	$63.33	$156.25	$1,166.00	8.31%	$50,618.00	$31,710.00	90.80%	23083	27.28%	9.92%
165	Bluefield	VA	50.23	42.91	82.13	39.17	36.69	1846	89.66%	183	208	$63.94	$123.92	–	2.84%	$53,162.00	$34,090.00	88.45%	1904	29.01%	10.78%
166	Frankfort	KY	50.22	36.84	78.81	47.75	37.49	10216	80.74%	1269	923	$53.75	$239.27	$889.00	5.36%	$53,905.00	$33,386.00	90.73%	11940	28.35%	7.12%
167	London	KY	50.19	41.1	77.54	51.36	30.75	2629	87.02%	373	316	$70.36	$149.88	$738.00	1.36%	$45,858.00	$23,777.00	85.88%	2719	17.05%	10.95%
168	Moline	IL	50.16	43.38	74.12	47.02	36.15	16434	90.17%	1444	1146	$70.11	$202.02	$883.00	6.64%	$63,553.00	$34,724.00	89.51%	17238	28.55%	5.77%
169	Bowling Green	KY	50.15	42.86	79.66	45.14	32.94	25573	89.31%	2224	1693	$64.67	$155.73	$931.00	5.59%	$47,118.00	$28,088.00	85.17%	27014	30.98%	4.82%
170	Sturgeon Bay	WI	50.14	39.6	71.01	49.42	40.52	3895	84.82%	567	365	$73.71	$224.31	$952.00	5%	$55,791.00	$39,271.00	94.97%	4306	25.90%	7.71%
171	Haysville	KS	50.03	45.4	74.62	46.87	33.23	3719	93.25%	230	97	$68.92	$202.26	$939.00	5.17%	$66,382.00	$28,670.00	91.73%	3803	17.01%	1.97%
172	New Bern	NC	49.93	36.97	77.96	48.42	36.36	11481	81.04%	2523	734	$69.00	$152.59	$1,019.00	4.42%	$55,673.00	$35,330.00	90.03%	13032	28.37%	5.27%
173	Lawton	OK	49.86	41.94	76.9	44.57	36.03	29056	87.79%	3124	5267	$70.00	$161.67	$898.00	6.26%	$51,561.00	$27,221.00	89.06%	31275	22.49%	12.94%
174	Salisbury	MD	49.85	37.94	90.71	37.63	33.11	10969	82.38%	1569	461	$43.00	$133.72	$1,189.00	9.85%	$53,309.00	$29,264.00	87.09%	12471	28.27%	2.99%
175	Ashland	KY	49.71	40.38	80.21	43.04	35.22	7641	85.93%	821	510	$61.59	$167.60	$793.00	8.41%	$51,250.00	$28,501.00	89.68%	8309	25.16%	6.01%
176	Plattsburgh	NY	49.66	42.12	67.74	46.01	42.77	7732	88.44%	716	593	$83.12	$211.42	$940.00	6.02%	$55,049.00	$31,862.00	92.90%	8227	39.80%	6.46%
177	Waterloo	IA	49.65	39.29	78.71	45.25	35.35	24331	84.23%	3596	2011	$60.00	$200.00	$865.00	7.08%	$54,104.00	$31,845.00	90.34%	26500	22.93%	6.41%
178	Redding	CA	49.63	44.02	70.92	44.8	38.78	33104	90.85%	2484	2729	$72.56	$233.15	$1,278.00	5.88%	$67,323.00	$35,923.00	92.79%	34564	26.40%	6.85%
179	Dothan	AL	49.61	39.31	75.99	48.45	34.67	23748	84.30%	3620	1479	$67.50	$191.32	$871.00	5.09%	$53,704.00	$34,008.00	88.61%	25949	26.91%	4.92%
180	Watertown	NY	49.59	39.33	77.27	46.4	35.38	9643	84.41%	1321	352	$65.50	$185.47	$924.00	5.79%	$49,722.00	$32,679.00	90.77%	10414	25.27%	3.09%
181	Ottawa	IL	49.56	39.55	77.22	46.82	34.63	6389	84.75%	956	320	$68.56	$166.32	$869.00	6.80%	$67,940.00	$33,444.00	91.47%	6941	20.47%	3.76%
182	Decatur	IL	49.51	36.7	82.73	43.3	35.32	24702	80.59%	5040	1844	$68.56	$85.00	$770.00	8.87%	$49,039.00	$31,233.00	90.89%	27393	21.39%	6.28%
183	Belleville	IL	49.51	40.75	70.65	46.62	40.01	15180	86.37%	1841	1770	$73.75	$229.47	$925.00	5.88%	$60,573.00	$31,798.00	93.81%	16290	26.37%	8.59%
184	Auburn	IN	49.43	37.48	76.67	47.99	35.57	4543	81.77%	815	141	$66.17	$190.00	$788.00	5.51%	$58,635.00	$30,593.00	93.37%	5007	19.76%	2.12%
185	Asheville	NC	49.42	40.82	58.13	48.74	49.99	32835	86.09%	4621	7931	$108.60	$187.40	$1,250.00	4.06%	$63,810.00	$40,899.00	93.43%	34382	51.22%	16.61%
186	Hagerstown	MD	49.42	38.68	86.57	41.93	30.52	15137	83.42%	2547	1496	$57.00	$103.63	$977.00	7.69%	$48,481.00	$27,990.00	85.36%	16565	19.92%	8.22%
187	Biloxi	MS	49.4	39.24	78.97	44.15	35.25	16545	84.23%	2475	1229	$70.91	$125.27	$1,007.00	7.13%	$55,775.00	$32,679.00	88.34%	18463	29.40%	5.23%
188	Hinesville	GA	49.39	45.2	74.07	40.55	37.75	11903	92.85%	717	805	$60.00	$268.55	$1,147.00	7.25%	$54,447.00	$25,637.00	94.19%	12463	21.42%	5.15%
189	Kingston	NY	49.39	42.68	73.94	44.88	36.06	8732	89.22%	903	1338	$78.50	$150.00	$1,232.00	6.01%	$62,071.00	$36,292.00	87.82%	9001	28.08%	11.29%
190	Hazard	KY	49.3	42.48	77.54	45.23	31.94	1643	89.03%	140	156	$70.36	$149.88	$714.00	11.17%	$65,846.00	$43,539.00	85.29%	1777	23.88%	9.44%
191	Attleboro	MA	49.19	42.25	65.16	49.49	39.85	15912	88.43%	1559	3144	$72.50	$318.60	$1,359.00	4.35%	$91,378.00	$43,124.00	90.07%	16687	32.28%	12.82%
192	Santa Cruz	CA	49.18	46.64	54.26	41.98	53.85	20325	94.54%	600	5504	$87.50	$381.80	$2,232.00	6.17%	$105,491.00	$51,956.00	95.36%	20968	57.09%	18.13%
193	Charlottesville	VA	49.14	42.42	54.81	47.88	51.46	17274	88.57%	1256	4282	$100.60	$288.33	$1,357.00	5.09%	$67,177.00	$45,625.00	91.98%	18615	58.94%	18.09%
194	Kokomo	IN	49.12	40.41	77.7	46.39	31.99	22357	85.89%	2866	1050	$70.00	$149.88	$856.00	6.05%	$53,967.00	$30,738.00	89.50%	23936	16.72%	4.17%
195	Waynesville	NC	49.12	35.45	74.62	50.41	35.98	3785	78.80%	867	447	$68.92	$202.26	$1,019.00	2.34%	$44,920.00	$34,653.00	86.87%	4267	31.80%	9.99%
196	Henderson	KY	49.1	40.4	74.15	50.02	31.83	10429	85.96%	1474	562	$66.50	$225.00	$762.00	3.29%	$46,276.00	$28,845.00	88.62%	11053	18.53%	4.64%
197	Quincy	IL	49.09	38.1	70.59	49.68	38	14332	82.59%	2379	1160	$73.89	$229.47	$776.00	4.81%	$54,199.00	$33,672.00	92.29%	15220	26.59%	6.01%
198	Lake Charles	LA	49	37.28	76.72	46.45	35.57	26184	81.45%	5242	1497	$57.50	$245.66	$1,007.00	5.73%	$54,761.00	$34,341.00	89.67%	29071	27.47%	4.15%
199	Jonesboro	AR	48.92	40.17	72.06	45.41	38.02	25761	85.44%	2611	1563	$72.00	$220.00	$871.00	6.63%	$51,124.00	$31,108.00	91.21%	28218	30.73%	4.47%
200	Bemidji	MN	48.89	40.38	67.68	47.2	40.3	5543	85.92%	587	546	$85.00	$200.00	$955.00	4.19%	$49,799.00	$28,990.00	92.32%	5999	32.84%	7.31%
201	Erie	PA	48.83	38.98	79.17	43.58	33.58	32707	83.76%	5086	2430	$67.50	$144.44	$809.00	6.82%	$43,135.00	$25,090.00	88.59%	35103	22.40%	5.85%
202	Shawnee	OK	48.83	41.23	75.58	43.93	34.57	10369	87.15%	1404	669	$73.00	$161.67	$861.00	6.82%	$50,695.00	$26,577.00	88.96%	10931	25.69%	5.30%
203	Hannibal	MO	48.82	39.15	74.62	49.11	32.41	5702	84.17%	866	361	$68.92	$202.26	$798.00	3.95%	$52,746.00	$28,710.00	87.82%	6197	22.43%	4.94%
204	Russellville	AR	48.78	40.47	76.94	46.04	31.65	8963	86.07%	1169	459	$62.86	$207.50	$784.00	5.27%	$43,669.00	$25,477.00	85.12%	9677	28.64%	3.58%
205	Binghamton	NY	48.77	38.6	81.63	40.65	34.22	17393	83.30%	2876	1429	$61.67	$146.17	$805.00	10.10%	$42,031.00	$30,282.00	86.03%	18513	30.72%	7.18%
206	Temple	TX	48.74	42.18	72.74	43.66	36.38	27786	88.28%	3024	3100	$72.11	$209.23	$1,088.00	6.97%	$61,003.00	$31,905.00	88.22%	29435	29.77%	8.78%
207	Longview	TX	48.74	41.64	72.74	49.34	31.24	28169	87.60%	3366	1743	$72.11	$209.23	$1,000.00	3.46%	$61,003.00	$32,366.00	86.45%	29802	22.21%	4.56%
208	Woodbridge	VA	48.73	46.85	73.76	39.92	34.4	12972	95.12%	535	2597	$70.71	$203.35	$1,870.00	7.30%	$93,347.00	$40,321.00	84.54%	13292	31.81%	11.25%
209	Bethlehem	PA	48.69	39.95	68.94	46.12	39.76	25633	85.04%	3535	4461	$78.00	$227.00	$1,218.00	5.62%	$62,072.00	$38,313.00	89.40%	27503	33.84%	12.53%
210	Joplin	MO	48.67	41.86	69.69	47.17	35.96	18697	87.95%	2162	1732	$69.25	$272.89	$873.00	4.92%	$50,996.00	$29,295.00	89.76%	19904	25.74%	7.35%
211	Hattiesburg	MS	48.64	38.91	77.49	41.58	36.58	16582	83.81%	2690	567	$70.91	$147.00	$936.00	7.72%	$41,024.00	$27,005.00	88.78%	18020	34.97%	2.48%
212	Fort Myers	FL	48.54	41.8	70.36	46.85	35.15	31054	87.68%	3320	3603	$79.42	$196.86	$1,322.00	4.11%	$57,403.00	$38,217.00	85.94%	33217	31.30%	9.64%
213	Spartanburg	SC	48.53	36.76	79.71	42.93	34.74	12571	80.71%	2656	812	$61.67	$174.40	$983.00	7.52%	$49,140.00	$30,719.00	86.55%	13540	32.98%	5.11%
214	Fort Walton Beach	FL	48.5	39.89	67.07	48.64	38.4	7513	85.21%	1020	742	$81.25	$233.50	$1,181.00	3.55%	$61,820.00	$36,251.00	92.15%	8281	27.46%	7.05%
215	Rock Island	IL	48.42	40.89	74.12	45.16	33.5	13171	86.63%	1690	1101	$70.11	$202.02	$800.00	7.34%	$55,732.00	$30,235.00	88.34%	14006	22.53%	6.78%
216	Muncie	IN	48.3	40.33	77.54	40.79	34.54	22732	85.69%	2482	1719	$70.36	$149.88	$842.00	8.19%	$40,309.00	$23,415.00	88.82%	25070	25.05%	5.88%
217	Steubenville	OH	48.3	37.8	71.57	44.05	39.78	6068	82.20%	1121	905	$70.00	$240.25	$704.00	7.56%	$42,725.00	$26,747.00	91.80%	6308	28.42%	11.88%
218	Carson City	NV	48.29	42.15	68.24	48.42	34.34	20450	88.32%	1948	1834	$83.33	$202.58	$1,127.00	4.64%	$67,465.00	$37,677.00	88.56%	21733	24.31%	6.87%
219	Anderson	IN	48.28	38.37	81.01	43.19	30.55	19288	82.98%	3455	1553	$62.50	$149.88	$873.00	7.03%	$44,974.00	$26,475.00	87.26%	20922	16.08%	6.67%
220	Wisconsin Rapids	WI	48.21	39.52	74.12	45.15	34.06	7196	84.70%	1123	558	$70.11	$202.02	$868.00	6.43%	$51,186.00	$29,141.00	91.42%	7584	16.30%	6.44%
221	Daytona Beach	FL	48.06	38.91	73.66	43.91	35.77	26944	83.68%	4272	2295	$80.67	$140.00	$1,186.00	4.97%	$47,608.00	$29,368.00	89.78%	30271	24.84%	7.34%
222	Merrillville	IN	48.01	39.95	74.12	41.22	36.74	12884	85.28%	1862	1034	$70.11	$202.02	$1,240.00	8.24%	$62,221.00	$34,226.00	91.54%	13890	24.37%	6.34%
223	Alpena	MI	48.01	36.33	77.2	44.88	33.62	3913	80.09%	738	289	$45.00	$320.00	$569.00	8.85%	$43,613.00	$30,936.00	91.87%	4273	13.53%	6.65%
224	Harrisonburg	VA	47.99	37.71	78.39	42.25	33.62	14041	81.91%	1416	1789	$70.71	$135.00	$1,060.00	6.72%	$56,050.00	$25,881.00	83.61%	16072	35.19%	7.59%
225	Duncan	OK	47.95	38.92	75.36	47.73	29.81	7731	83.84%	1252	317	$62.86	$230.87	$837.00	5.21%	$55,162.00	$30,634.00	86.37%	8373	19.54%	3.39%
226	Bossier City	LA	47.94	32.7	79.92	45.74	33.41	18280	74.84%	4274	1136	$71.65	$106.33	$1,044.00	5.19%	$54,100.00	$30,737.00	88.58%	22722	23.87%	4.06%
227	Albany	NY	47.93	40.01	67.74	42.16	41.81	36763	85.02%	4908	5473	$83.12	$211.42	$1,130.00	8.01%	$54,736.00	$34,195.00	88.82%	39732	42.96%	11.09%
228	Lawrenceville	GA	47.92	42.94	76.07	40.31	32.36	9641	89.58%	916	1201	$72.78	$155.83	$1,341.00	6.34%	$55,608.00	$26,860.00	85.52%	10246	25.25%	8.49%
229	Martinsville	VA	47.79	35.48	76.32	48.06	31.3	4438	78.86%	907	398	$66.06	$195.86	$736.00	4.26%	$39,127.00	$27,052.00	86.48%	4995	20.30%	7.50%
230	Jackson	TN	47.77	40.41	75.28	39.99	35.42	22630	85.85%	3251	2173	$72.78	$167.50	$1,007.00	9.02%	$48,058.00	$28,544.00	88.65%	23860	26.89%	7.46%
231	Sioux City	IA	47.74	38.93	73.27	48.45	30.32	27008	83.71%	3898	1646	$80.83	$144.76	$904.00	4.74%	$64,250.00	$31,428.00	85.49%	29621	22.55%	3.93%
232	Valdosta	GA	47.66	30.53	81.79	44.07	34.26	15479	71.72%	4110	1054	$62.00	$141.67	$932.00	5.47%	$41,365.00	$24,946.00	88.20%	19236	27.38%	4.40%
233	Ponca City	OK	47.62	35.39	76.39	45.83	32.87	7345	78.72%	1471	419	$61.67	$223.35	$782.00	6.72%	$51,367.00	$29,976.00	89.86%	8460	19.07%	3.99%
234	Saginaw	MI	47.58	37.38	93.13	34.46	25.35	14245	81.60%	2791	838	$40.00	$117.42	$868.00	11.70%	$35,521.00	$19,591.00	82.95%	15538	12.84%	5.38%
235	Middletown	NY	47.54	40.37	78.24	42.77	28.79	8597	85.90%	955	670	$63.33	$185.32	$1,505.00	4.93%	$70,155.00	$31,484.00	84.39%	9479	20.20%	5.08%
236	Bristol	VA	47.53	33.04	75.34	49.06	32.67	5485	75.31%	1458	744	$69.50	$188.00	$784.00	4.14%	$45,250.00	$30,419.00	86.22%	6217	22.81%	10.21%
237	Belton	TX	47.5	37.95	67.68	47.84	36.51	6291	82.38%	843	966	$85.00	$200.00	$1,159.00	3.46%	$57,025.00	$33,261.00	88.56%	7211	29.19%	9.49%
238	Gainesville	GA	47.47	43.57	75.73	46.63	23.95	13538	90.46%	1101	1135	$57.54	$259.97	$1,167.00	4.26%	$64,163.00	$31,619.00	76.76%	14106	25.18%	5.77%
239	Terre Haute	IN	47.45	38.45	76.09	42.07	33.18	19173	83.09%	2860	959	$67.25	$191.47	$847.00	7.46%	$41,230.00	$24,448.00	88.61%	21365	23.11%	4.03%
240	Kingston	TN	47.42	39.65	65.16	47.48	37.38	2032	84.91%	274	171	$72.50	$318.60	$727.00	7.34%	$67,637.00	$33,574.00	92.76%	2179	23.03%	6.67%
241	Tahlequah	OK	47.39	37.67	70.47	44.45	36.97	5109	82.04%	916	346	$72.00	$243.47	$783.00	7.02%	$49,444.00	$26,948.00	88.27%	5584	35.91%	4.65%
242	Rome	GA	47.35	39.34	74.28	47.94	27.85	12225	84.41%	1875	983	$65.00	$232.92	$851.00	4.55%	$48,512.00	$29,996.00	80.64%	13006	26.25%	6.42%
243	Alton	IL	47.19	40.32	70.59	44.13	33.72	9310	85.83%	1287	902	$73.89	$229.47	$908.00	6.62%	$49,439.00	$28,120.00	89.06%	9817	20.12%	8.15%
244	Elko	NV	47.09	40.75	67.66	49.93	30.01	6748	86.49%	867	255	$88.50	$177.50	$1,142.00	4.49%	$85,000.00	$39,299.00	87.49%	7342	17.95%	2.48%
245	Ada	OK	47.08	35.22	72.28	46.71	34.1	5118	78.50%	1308	270	$71.65	$219.14	$853.00	4.79%	$47,264.00	$27,159.00	87.71%	6042	29.24%	3.71%
246	New Castle	IN	47.07	38.8	71.63	46.11	31.72	6017	83.66%	919	444	$67.50	$255.73	$774.00	5.52%	$46,925.00	$25,932.00	89.58%	6518	14.36%	6.03%
247	Cadillac	MI	46.99	38.84	73.03	43.78	32.31	3677	83.74%	557	214	$75.63	$182.21	$753.00	6.97%	$45,123.00	$24,218.00	89.05%	3997	18.61%	5.12%
248	Monroe	MI	46.92	40.05	70.24	43.9	33.48	7281	85.48%	1080	448	$72.50	$243.59	$870.00	7.77%	$57,779.00	$29,814.00	90.20%	7905	18.95%	5.22%
249	Danbury	CT	46.87	43.46	67.21	42.88	33.93	28498	90%	2431	4623	$84.20	$212.26	$1,726.00	6.03%	$79,983.00	$42,497.00	83.38%	29814	34.04%	10.24%
250	Harlingen	TX	46.75	33.19	83.12	45.89	24.8	19258	75.55%	5086	2185	$50.00	$200.00	$867.00	4.83%	$50,367.00	$24,363.00	78.68%	22756	20.67%	7.58%
251	Fort Smith	AR	46.62	37.37	72.02	47.33	29.74	29639	81.53%	5838	2527	$68.50	$243.47	$798.00	6.08%	$50,799.00	$32,809.00	83.13%	33525	24.93%	6.33%
252	Harrisburg	PA	46.57	38.32	76.7	39.94	31.32	17780	82.84%	2894	2328	$70.71	$160.00	$944.00	8.96%	$46,654.00	$26,237.00	84.12%	19374	23.86%	10.36%
253	Sylva	NC	46.43	34.1	83.71	34.8	33.1	777	76.86%	216	32	$50.00	$191.32	$798.00	11.77%	$38,704.00	$18,110.00	83.66%	867	37.82%	3.20%
254	Dalton	GA	46.4	40.15	79.59	49.06	16.79	10190	85.59%	1426	579	$63.00	$167.50	$866.00	3.94%	$57,163.00	$29,899.00	70.02%	11007	23.17%	3.59%
255	Altoona	PA	46.36	37.7	65.9	46.38	35.45	15071	82.04%	2872	1110	$88.02	$206.60	$795.00	6.04%	$50,435.00	$29,320.00	92.24%	15926	18.85%	5.78%
256	Yuma	AZ	46.35	41.2	72.07	43.64	28.48	31446	86.88%	3606	2738	$72.50	$216.67	$1,028.00	7.11%	$59,312.00	$30,841.00	83.25%	33912	20.33%	6.62%
257	Utica	NY	46.31	39.52	76.27	43.18	26.29	20781	84.59%	2859	1628	$65.50	$200.27	$873.00	6.99%	$48,212.00	$25,622.00	80.78%	22428	20.59%	6.51%
258	Lima	OH	46.3	39.67	77.54	39.98	28.01	11687	84.91%	1802	486	$70.36	$149.88	$811.00	8.58%	$41,824.00	$21,105.00	87.46%	12443	10.70%	3.38%
259	Newburgh	NY	46.2	39.07	81.63	38.57	25.53	8819	84.04%	1530	825	$61.67	$146.17	$1,293.00	7.78%	$48,555.00	$27,253.00	80.33%	9270	19.65%	6.65%
260	Bryan	TX	46.12	36.64	72.28	45	30.57	25102	80.39%	3762	1854	$71.65	$219.14	$1,109.00	4.90%	$55,234.00	$28,756.00	83.01%	29311	29.45%	4.75%
261	Statesboro	GA	45.98	34.79	75.49	34.55	39.09	9220	77.76%	1402	1292	$66.07	$208.13	$895.00	11.25%	$38,845.00	$18,069.00	91.92%	11243	28.21%	9.24%
262	West Monroe	LA	45.82	33	73.78	44.55	31.96	3842	75.26%	819	218	$68.50	$217.50	$794.00	6.48%	$47,129.00	$25,593.00	87.83%	4617	22.08%	3.78%
263	Lancaster	PA	45.63	41.49	67.27	42.25	31.53	18526	87.36%	1730	2236	$83.25	$217.50	$1,084.00	7.35%	$61,014.00	$28,653.00	83.92%	19909	27.41%	7.81%
264	Monroe	LA	45.55	32.9	79.47	38.45	31.4	13316	75.16%	3578	852	$62.50	$172.50	$790.00	10.67%	$36,550.00	$25,882.00	84.96%	14867	26.90%	4.92%
265	Elmira	NY	45.46	37.64	79.68	38.48	26.05	8437	81.97%	1615	685	$65.50	$150.00	$823.00	9.83%	$41,073.00	$22,259.00	81.79%	9077	17.12%	6.79%
266	Anniston	AL	45.33	33.61	69.66	47.16	30.91	7199	76.18%	2043	474	$69.00	$275.00	$806.00	5.45%	$45,642.00	$30,564.00	85.83%	8319	22.52%	5.57%
267	Mansfield	OH	45.23	37.06	71.63	42.77	29.46	15321	81.16%	3103	742	$67.50	$255.73	$733.00	7.75%	$40,996.00	$24,483.00	86.92%	16817	15.88%	4.27%
268	Canton	OH	44.96	34.01	76.39	39.77	29.66	23354	76.69%	4796	1692	$53.75	$275.00	$793.00	9.02%	$37,627.00	$22,649.00	87.10%	27456	14.21%	5.95%
269	Wilkes-barre	PA	44.75	38.62	70.08	40.5	29.81	13715	83.35%	2329	1129	$74.35	$233.98	$897.00	8.39%	$46,597.00	$23,995.00	85.72%	14535	18.63%	6.16%
270	Dodge City	KS	44.73	41.95	69.69	48.3	18.97	7914	88.24%	981	148	$69.25	$272.89	$972.00	3.63%	$66,932.00	$27,441.00	74.98%	8323	18.75%	1.09%
271	Pine Bluff	AR	44.69	33.91	73.78	38.16	32.91	11544	76.60%	2989	903	$68.50	$217.50	$819.00	9.79%	$39,411.00	$21,170.00	88.09%	13448	22.17%	5.93%
272	Albany	GA	44.56	34.92	77.19	37.87	28.28	21619	78.07%	5056	1388	$66.07	$182.99	$889.00	10.26%	$43,724.00	$23,824.00	82.89%	24610	22.11%	5.31%
273	Johnstown	PA	44.5	35.16	69.75	43.54	29.53	7087	78.40%	1789	619	$88.02	$149.78	$613.00	7.08%	$33,466.00	$21,488.00	86.39%	7537	13.78%	8.66%
274	Taunton	MA	44.49	40	61.59	46.62	29.76	20324	85.27%	2630	1569	$86.02	$283.31	$1,180.00	5.55%	$72,782.00	$36,349.00	84.33%	21610	22.91%	5.30%
275	Pahrump	NV	44.38	35.53	74.45	38.37	29.16	14672	78.89%	2871	1154	$65.67	$226.01	$1,115.00	10.23%	$54,988.00	$30,801.00	86.30%	17165	12.77%	8.51%
276	Pontiac	MI	44.32	36.43	78.78	37.9	24.16	20236	80.28%	4489	749	$71.67	$123.12	$947.00	9.51%	$40,307.00	$23,024.00	81.12%	21932	16.10%	3.04%
277	Schenectady	NY	44.27	39.17	66.21	40.27	31.41	23580	84.02%	3179	2219	$83.12	$233.98	$1,038.00	9.34%	$54,650.00	$30,778.00	85.64%	25745	22.60%	7.28%
278	Flint	MI	44.11	33.77	88.72	27.24	26.73	25841	76.44%	6481	1745	$50.00	$117.42	$825.00	17.60%	$35,451.00	$20,559.00	84.33%	29656	12.28%	6.20%
279	York	PA	44.1	38.45	77.53	34.95	25.48	14730	83.06%	2179	1672	$60.00	$217.50	$943.00	11.96%	$42,351.00	$23,681.00	80.82%	16086	16.13%	8.61%
280	Gadsden	AL	43.79	37.52	70.82	41.03	25.79	10649	81.83%	2123	308	$79.23	$191.32	$765.00	8.83%	$39,696.00	$24,805.00	83.50%	11512	15.67%	2.26%
281	Ukiah	CA	43.26	40.74	61.46	41.26	29.59	5071	86.47%	689	585	$77.76	$338.87	$1,234.00	8.40%	$62,934.00	$34,729.00	83.69%	5284	21.84%	8.28%
282	Texarkana	AR	43.21	36.54	64.87	41.92	29.53	8877	80.37%	1509	348	$88.75	$217.12	$837.00	8.32%	$45,233.00	$26,827.00	87.38%	9994	16.12%	3.06%
283	Danville	VA	43.03	32.49	65.38	45.67	28.58	13941	74.60%	4032	926	$85.00	$234.00	$770.00	5.77%	$41,484.00	$26,453.00	84.42%	16063	18.65%	5.76%
284	El Centro	CA	42.91	43.93	73.29	37.61	16.83	11122	91.03%	897	712	$70.00	$214.96	$938.00	10.19%	$54,922.00	$22,039.00	72.33%	11487	16.15%	4.39%
285	Atlantic City	NJ	42.9	34.35	85.59	32.12	19.52	12719	77.25%	3154	713	$46.67	$185.32	$1,057.00	13.06%	$35,188.00	$24,172.00	74.15%	14380	19.21%	4.80%
286	Trenton	NJ	42.89	33.53	81.21	36.3	20.51	24469	76.11%	6668	1903	$63.33	$141.50	$1,177.00	10.20%	$44,444.00	$27,565.00	76.25%	28061	15.63%	5.43%
287	Youngstown	OH	42.89	35.81	73.73	34.11	27.9	20163	79.34%	4400	1196	$65.50	$237.72	$711.00	13.23%	$34,295.00	$20,466.00	84.94%	21875	15.08%	5.59%
288	Meridian	MS	42.79	34.8	70.8	40.74	24.83	11500	77.92%	2934	499	$70.91	$245.66	$824.00	8.42%	$32,797.00	$25,172.00	80.25%	12907	20.22%	3.73%
289	Fall River	MA	42.73	36.4	72.63	41.61	20.29	32886	80.14%	6715	2478	$72.50	$208.40	$1,020.00	8.35%	$52,734.00	$30,591.00	75.66%	36465	15.84%	5.95%
290	Eureka	CA	42.28	42.33	49.91	39.6	37.28	9661	88.72%	1092	1114	$95.00	$397.13	$1,073.00	10.01%	$51,971.00	$33,270.00	89.15%	10379	29.95%	9.45%
291	Reading	PA	41.87	35.91	81.64	34.99	14.92	25945	79.52%	5975	1587	$53.33	$200.17	$942.00	11.34%	$42,852.00	$20,782.00	71.63%	28821	11.74%	4.23%
292	Palmer	MA	41.5	43.93	38.96	50.24	32.86	4903	91.09%	318	508	$129.67	$332.96	$1,118.00	4.20%	$73,568.00	$40,449.00	86.47%	5079	24.58%	8.22%
293	Brunswick	GA	40.51	30.23	67.27	39.55	25.01	4481	71.27%	1512	169	$84.00	$212.54	$838.00	9.12%	$29,781.00	$25,365.00	81.02%	5176	19.66%	2.87%
294	Victoria	TX	40.32	34.46	54.29	45.51	27.04	19083	77.27%	3287	1778	$100.00	$300.00	$1,094.00	5.45%	$64,832.00	$30,709.00	82.39%	22805	19.06%	5.91%
295	Elkhart	IN	40.28	40.89	49.11	46.9	24.22	18473	86.61%	2209	608	$108.50	$321.09	$896.00	3.95%	$46,534.00	$25,494.00	81.15%	19626	16.77%	2.49%
296	Greenville	MS	37.33	19.91	68.71	35.93	24.78	6463	56.32%	2866	285	$65.50	$311.79	$814.00	11.52%	$35,148.00	$22,111.00	80.46%	9191	20.46%	2.78%
297	Mechanicsville	MD	36.71	45.98	10.17	55.06	35.65	578	94.14%	28	50	$200.00	$300.00	$1,412.00	3.62%	$114,318.00	$56,387.00	87.56%	565	33.57%	4.94%

Best and Worst Small Cities for Internet Access

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A clear pattern emerged among our findings: The cities near the top not only reported higher levels of reliable internet access and adoption, but they also showed high rates of continued education and digital literacy among residents.

This reveals a correlation between post-education levels and quality internet service, suggesting increased internet demand among highly educated, digitally engaged people.

1. Lexington, Massachusetts

Lexington, Massachusetts, emerges as America’s best small city for reliable internet, thanks to its exceptionally strong community engagement and digital literacy score (67.22), the highest among the top five, as well as its solid performance in affordability (79.41).

While its internet accessibility score (48.30) is more moderate than that of other small cities on the list, its strong affordability and digital literacy output suggest that residents not only have internet access but are highly capable of connecting online.

The city also reports high levels of post-secondary education among residents, which correlates strongly with increased internet usage and digital proficiency. A solid economic performance (59.89) further reinforces its ranking, suggesting fewer financial pressures and helping to secure the city’s top ranking for accessible internet.

2. Naples, Florida

Second place goes to Naples, Florida, primarily due to its outstanding economic score (80.32), which outranks every other city on the list. Its strong economic performance indicates high income levels and low unemployment, suggesting the financial capacity to afford quality internet access among residents.

Naples also posts strong scores in community engagement and digital literacy (80.32), while maintaining moderate affordability (69.84). This points to a digitally engaged community that benefits from an affordable broadband infrastructure within the city.

Although its internet accessibility score (42.07) is lower than that of the other top five, its exceptional economic strength and strong digital engagement offset this, supporting its second-place ranking.

3. Verona, Wisconsin

Verona, Wisconsin, ranks third due to its strong performance across all categories, particularly in community engagement and digital literacy (57.7) and economic factors (55.5). A high internet access rate of 95.87% also indicates widespread connectivity.

While Verona is a smaller city of less than 6,000 people, it shows relatively high levels of education, computer ownership, and remote work participation. This all points to a digitally literate community that not only actively engages with the internet, but also demands it.

Verona’s solid internet quality and accessibility also contribute, ensuring residents receive consistent broadband access to support their needs. Together with strong economic environment metrics, these factors support the city’s high internet access scores.

4. Aspen, Colorado

Aspen, Colorado, takes fourth place. The city received a particularly strong economic score (65.61), reflecting high income levels among residents. Solid affordability scores (77.86) reinforce the city’s financial capacity, making internet and digital products even more attainable for residents.

Strong digital engagement (57.51) also contributes to the city’s performance, indicating a digitally active community primed for internet access. While Aspen may score lower in internet accessibility (45.25) than others on the list, its economic strength and digital engagement still enable it to offer a strong digital environment for its residents.

5. Stanford, California

Stanford, California, rounds out our top five list with a particularly strong community engagement and digital literacy score (66.13), second only to Lexington, our top city. The college town, home to Stanford University, scored well across the measured categories.

A strong internet accessibility score (47.19) suggests widespread internet adoption among Stanford households and students. While Stanford’s affordability score (69.78) is more moderate, it performs well on economic factors (61.80), helping offset financial pressures.

Located in Silicon Valley, Stanford benefits greatly from a highly educated, digitally engaged populace that helps drive high broadband adoption, widespread computer ownership, and reliable internet quality within the city.

It’s clear that your internet service can vary from excellent to less than ideal depending on where you live. While you don’t have to live in an affluent city to receive a reliable broadband connection, our study reveals that these communities tend to perform better service-wise due to their consistent demand and fewer affordability pressures.

However, we can’t ignore the service gaps. Differences in reliability threaten digital equality, potentially causing some Americans to fall behind in digital skills. To keep people connected, we need reliable internet nationwide.

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This ranking was generated in March 2026, using a weighted composite scoring model.

Overview

The “Best Cities for Internet Reliability and Affordability” study evaluates 297 cities based on their internet accessibility, affordability, economic factors influencing internet use, and community engagement in digital literacy. The metrics employed in this study are sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau and Numbeo, ensuring a robust and comprehensive analysis. By focusing on these dimensions, the study aims to inform residents and policymakers about the relative strengths and weaknesses of cities in providing reliable and affordable internet services.

Data & Sources

The data used in this study derive from two primary sources: the U.S. Census Bureau and Numbeo. The U.S. Census Bureau provides a wealth of demographic and economic data, which is critical for understanding internet accessibility and the economic context of each city. Numbeo contributes information on the affordability of internet services, allowing for a comparative analysis of costs across different urban areas.

Scoring Approach

Each city is scored based on a total of 100 points distributed across four sections: Internet Accessibility and Quality, Affordability of Internet Services, Economic Factors Influencing Internet Use, and Community Engagement and Digital Literacy. Various metrics are weighted within each section according to their relevance to the study’s objectives. Higher scores indicate better performance in terms of internet reliability and affordability, allowing for a clear ranking of cities based on their overall internet service environment.

Caveats

It is important to note that 89 cities were excluded from the analysis due to missing data, which may impact the comprehensiveness of the findings. The study employs a ‘skip’ rule for missing data, meaning that cities lacking data for specific metrics are not considered in that metric’s scoring. This approach ensures that the analysis remains focused on cities with complete data, although it may limit the diversity of cities represented in the final rankings.

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Below we outline the exact sections and metrics we used to determine a city’s rankings:

Internet Accessibility and Quality — Total Points: 25

This section evaluates the availability and quality of internet services in each city, focusing on metrics that reflect household access to broadband and the overall internet landscape. By analyzing the percentage of households with broadband subscriptions and the rate of internet access, this section provides insight into the digital infrastructure available to residents.

Additionally, the presence of households without internet access and the proportion of workers who work from home are examined to gauge the overall connectivity and adaptability of the local workforce.

1. Broadband Internet Access — Triple Weight

The Broadband Internet Access metric measures the percentage of households with a broadband internet subscription, reflecting the availability and quality of internet services in a city. This metric is crucial for understanding the overall accessibility of reliable internet, which is essential for both personal and economic activities. A higher percentage indicates better access, while a lower percentage suggests potential barriers to connectivity.

2. Internet Access Rate — Triple Weight

The Internet Access Rate metric quantifies the percentage of households with any form of internet subscription, encompassing both broadband and other types of internet access. This metric is significant because it highlights the overall digital engagement of the population, which is critical for participation in the digital economy. A higher access rate contributes positively to the city’s score, reflecting a more connected community.

3. Households without Internet — Double Weight

The Households without Internet metric counts the number of households that lack any form of internet access. This metric is important as it indicates digital exclusion, which can affect education, employment, and access to services. A lower number of households without internet access is preferable, as it suggests a more inclusive digital environment.

4. Work from Home — Double Weight

The Work from Home metric measures the percentage of workers who have the ability to work remotely. This metric is relevant in understanding how well the local workforce can adapt to flexible work arrangements, which have become increasingly important. A higher percentage indicates a more adaptable workforce, positively impacting the city’s score in this section.

Affordability of Internet Services — Total Points: 25

This section assesses the financial aspects of internet services, focusing on the costs associated with broadband subscriptions and basic utilities. By evaluating the average price of broadband internet and basic utility costs for households, this section provides insight into the economic burden of internet access on residents. Lower costs are indicative of a more affordable digital landscape, which is essential for ensuring equitable access to internet services across different socioeconomic groups.

1. Broadband Internet (Unlimited Data, 60 Mbps or Higher) — Triple Weight

This metric assesses the average monthly price of broadband internet services offering unlimited data at speeds of 60 Mbps or higher. Affordability is a critical factor in determining whether residents can access necessary online resources, impacting both personal and professional opportunities. A lower price is preferable, indicating that more residents can afford reliable internet services.

2. Basic Utilities for 85 m2 Apartment (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) — Full Weight

The Basic Utilities for 85 m2 Apartment metric provides insight into the average monthly costs of essential utilities, including electricity, heating, cooling, water, and garbage for a standard apartment size. This metric is relevant as it helps contextualize the overall cost of living, including internet services, in relation to other household expenses. A lower average cost contributes positively to the city’s score, indicating a more affordable living environment.

Economic Factors Influencing Internet Use — Total Points: 25

This section explores economic indicators that impact internet usage, including income levels, housing costs, and unemployment rates. By analyzing metrics such as per capita income, median rent, and unemployment rates, this section highlights the economic landscape that can influence residents’ ability to access and afford internet services. Understanding these factors is essential for assessing the broader implications of internet reliability and affordability within different economic contexts.

1. Per Capita Income — Triple Weight

Per Capita Income measures the average income earned per person in the past 12 months, serving as an indicator of the economic health of a community. This metric is vital for understanding the financial capacity of residents to invest in internet services and technology. Higher income levels typically correlate with greater access to reliable internet, as individuals can afford better service plans. The raw transformation allows for direct comparisons across cities, with higher values indicating stronger economic conditions that support internet accessibility.

2. Median Gross Rent — Double Weight

The Median Gross Rent metric indicates the middle value of rent prices in a city, reflecting housing affordability and economic conditions. This metric is significant as high rent can limit disposable income available for internet services, potentially reducing access. A lower median rent is desirable, suggesting that residents may have more financial flexibility to invest in internet subscriptions.

3. Unemployment Rate — Double Weight

The Unemployment Rate metric measures the percentage of the labor force that is unemployed, serving as an indicator of economic health and stability. This metric is vital as higher unemployment can correlate with reduced internet access, as individuals may prioritize basic needs over connectivity. A lower unemployment rate is preferable, indicating a healthier economy where more individuals can afford internet services.

4. Median Household Income — Full Weight

Median Household Income reflects the middle income level of households in a city, providing insight into the economic well-being of residents. This metric is crucial as higher incomes typically enable greater access to internet services and technology. A higher median income is favorable, suggesting that residents are more likely to afford reliable internet.

Community Engagement and Digital Literacy — Total Points: 25

This section assesses the educational attainment and digital engagement of the population, focusing on metrics that reflect the community’s ability to use internet services effectively. By examining the percentages of individuals with high school diplomas, bachelor’s degrees, and access to computers at home, this section provides insight into the digital literacy landscape.

Higher levels of education and access to technology are essential for maximizing the benefits of internet connectivity, thus influencing the overall ranking of cities.

1. High School Graduate or Higher — Triple Weight

The High School Graduate or Higher metric measures the percentage of the population aged 25 and older who have graduated high school or achieved a higher level of education. This metric is important as it indicates the educational foundation of the community, which is crucial for effective engagement with digital technologies. A higher percentage is favorable and contributes positively to the city’s score, reflecting a more educated populace.

2. Households with Computer — Double Weight

The Households with Computer metric indicates the percentage of households that possess at least one computing device. This metric is significant because it reflects the accessibility of technology necessary for internet engagement. A higher percentage of computer ownership suggests that residents are better equipped to use internet services effectively, positively impacting the city’s score.

3. Bachelor’s Degree or Higher — Double Weight

The Bachelor’s Degree or Higher metric measures the percentage of the population aged 25 and older who have attained a bachelor’s degree or higher. This metric is significant as higher educational attainment often correlates with increased digital literacy and engagement with technology, impacting internet usage.

4. Work from Home Rate — Full Weight

The Work from Home Rate metric measures the percentage of workers who are able to work from home. This metric is important as it reflects the adaptability of the workforce to remote work, which has become increasingly relevant in today’s economy. A higher work-from-home rate suggests that residents are more likely to use internet services for professional purposes, positively impacting the city’s score.

Sources: Data used to create this ranking were collected from the U.S. Census Bureau, Numbeo, and the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Each metric was carefully selected to reflect the critical aspects of internet access and affordability in urban environments. Cities that did not meet data requirements were excluded, ensuring that the final rankings reflect reliable and comprehensive data.