{"id":228746,"date":"2025-09-15T12:52:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T12:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/228746\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T12:52:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T12:52:09","slug":"these-ny-cities-have-some-of-the-poorest-quality-of-life-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/228746\/","title":{"rendered":"These NY cities have some of the poorest quality of life: study"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NYPD NYPD launches quality of life crackdown<\/a> <\/p>\n

The NYPD has launched a new pilot program aimed at tackling quality of life issues across five precincts throughout the city. The initiative focuses on addressing complaints about open drug use, homelessness, illegal parking, ghost plates, and e-bikes driving on sidewalks. FOX 5’s Arthur Chi’en has the story.<\/p>\n

NEW YORK<\/strong> – Lawncare company LawnStarter released a new ranking of hundreds of cities across the United States based on their quality of life, with several cities in New York ranked toward the bottom.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dig deeper:<\/p>\n

The study looked at the 500 biggest cities in the country, using 13 different metrics to grade them on their quality of life. The categories included things such as education, safety, access to healthcare and even mental health, weighing each category differently to come up with an overall score.<\/p>\n

Where did New York City rank? <\/p>\n

Local perspective:<\/p>\n

In New York, only one city \u2013 New Rochelle \u2013 ranked in the top half. Yonkers, New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse all ranked in the bottom 100. The Big Apple suffered from poor grades in economic stability and safety.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Top 10 cities for quality of life<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Big picture view:<\/p>\n

Some states had much more representation than others \u2013 for both good and bad reasons. For example, California had nearly 40 cities land in the top 100, while Texas had 30 in the bottom 100.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here are the top 10:<\/p>\n

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  1. Newton, Massachusetts<\/li>\n
  2. Woodbury, Minnesota<\/li>\n
  3. Plymouth, Minnesota<\/li>\n
  4. Pleasanton, California<\/li>\n
  5. Redmond, Washington<\/li>\n
  6. Castle Rock, Colorado<\/li>\n
  7. Bellevue, Washington<\/li>\n
  8. San Ramon, California<\/li>\n
  9. Naperville, Illinois<\/li>\n
  10. Carmel, Indiana<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Based on LawnStarter’s data, cities such as Newton and Cambridge ranked highly for their safety and education levels, while Plymouth, Minnesota, got such a high score because of things like its low unemployment.<\/p>\n

    To see the full rankings, click HERE.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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