Howdy neighbor! Good ones are hard to beat and Neighbor.com wanted to find the cities with the best of the best. After weighing charitable giving, volunteering, happiness and more, one clear winner rose to the top.
Madison, Wisconsin claimed the number one spot, probably because it’s also ranked the #1 Happiest City in America! It also leads the nation in nonprofits per 100,000 residents. Neighbor.com reports that Madisonians spend plenty of free time volunteering and performing kind acts for neighbors.
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Rochester, New York
- Portland, Oregon
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Washington, D.C.
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Seattle, Washington
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- San Jose, California
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Spokane, Washington
- Oxnard, California
- Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Durham, North Carolina
- Provo, Utah
- Baltimore, Maryland
- San Francisco, California
To compile the list, Neighbor.com considered factors like charitable giving and volunteering, as well as happiness, low crime rates and where non-profits thrive. They also surveyed 1,000 people around the country and asked what it meant to be a good neighbor. 29 percent said they hang out with their neighbors weekly and most people (65.8%) have at least 2 neighbors they can rely on to help out when they’re out of town.
If you’re curious how this year’s rankings compared to 2020, you can read the full report online. Cheers to good neighbors everywhere!
—Sarah Shebek
Featured image courtesy of Edward Cisneros, Unsplash
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