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Best places to move in 2026

The full Landable composite for 2026. Affordability, weather, parks, walkability, activity, and flights: the cities that win across all of it.

By Karol Gajda

Remote work is no longer a perk that might get clawed back. For a wide slice of the workforce, it is the baseline, and the implication has finally sunk in: where you live is a choice you get to make. Coastal rents have not softened. The median rent in San Francisco is above $3,000; in New York it is higher. The gap between what people earn and what their city costs has stayed stubbornly large, and the cities that benefit from that gap are getting sharper.

This is the flagship Landable ranking: all six dimensions scored with no dominant weight. Affordability at 20%, weather at 20%, parks at 20%, walkability at 15%, activity at 15%, connectivity at 10%. No rent cap, no dominant filter. The cities that rise are genuinely well-rounded, not just cheap, not just sunny, not just walkable in a single neighborhood near the train station.

the ranking

how we ranked

Ranked 20% affordability, 20% weather (pleasant days minus extreme heat and cold penalties), 20% parks (TPL ParkScore), 15% walkability, 15% activity, 10% flight connectivity. No filters applied. The full unfiltered ranking of all cities in the Landable dataset.

common questions

How often is Landable's data updated?
City scores are updated annually. Rent data pulls from Zillow's latest median estimates; weather from multi-year NASA POWER averages; events from Ticketmaster. The 2026 edition reflects data collected through early 2026.
What's the difference between this and "most livable cities"?
Very similar weights, but this guide is written for the decision moment: people actively considering a move in 2026. The framing and FAQs are built for that context. The rankings may differ slightly depending on the exact weight distribution used for each guide.
Why is San Francisco on the list if rent is so high?
San Francisco's median rent is the highest on this list, and the affordability score reflects it. It ranks here because the weather, parks, and walkability scores are among the strongest in the dataset. The full composite rewards breadth: a city with an exceptional score on four of six dimensions can still rank highly even when one dimension is a weak spot.
What does "pleasant days" mean?
Pleasant days counts days in a year where temperatures are comfortable for outdoor activity, roughly 50 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with no extreme precipitation. The weather score adjusts for extreme heat (above 95 degrees) and extreme cold (below 20 degrees), so cities with a high pleasant-day count that also have brutal summers or winters score lower than the raw number suggests.

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