Washington, D.C. Named Most Livable US City
Posted: April 16, 2026 | Source: www.travelandleisure.comRentCafe.com recently compiled a list of contiguous US metropolitan regions with a population of at least 300,000 and then evaluated each metro in three key areas: location and community, quality of life, and socioeconomic status. Washington, D.C. was the #1 metro area, followed by Portland, Maine and Kansas City, Missouri. The Midwest was well represented with Des Moines, Iowa at #4; Ann Arbor, Michigan at #5; and Columbus, Ohio #7.