These are America’s best cities now

Every year, just before the Fourth of July, Resonance releases the world’s most trusted and cited ranking of American cities. Our ninth annual America’s Best Cities Report is our most ambitious yet, powered by a new partnership with global research firm Ipsos that incorporates perception-based data for the first time.

Our Best Cities rankings are lauded as the world’s most thorough and trusted, with Bloomberg calling it, “The most comprehensive study of its kind; it identifies cities that are most desirable for locals, visitors, and businesspeople alike, rather than simply looking at livability or tourism appeal.”

So why are our rankings cited by global media outlets and urban leaders across the country? Our unique methodology, which analyzes a wide range of factors that have demonstrated moderate-to-strong correlations with attracting prime age population (age 25 – 44), visitor expenditure, and/or business formation.

The result is an important, timely analysis of the urban regions that are leading the country in attracting talent, visitors and/or businesses.

Based on each city’s ranking across our 31 performance and perceptions metrics, these are America’s Best Cities for 2024:

1. New York, New York

2. Chicago, Illinois

3. Los Angeles, California

4. Miami, Florida

5. Las Vegas, Nevada

6. San Francisco, California

7. Boston, Massachusetts

8. Washington, D.C.

9. Seattle, Washington

10. Houston, Texas

Download your full, free report here.

ARE YOU AT DI IN TAMPA THIS WEEK?

Let’s chat about your America’s Best Cities ranking

The Resonance team will be in Tampa at Destinations International July 16 - 18. Let’s get together for a quick chat about your city’s performance and dive a little deeper into our findings and discuss how Resonance can support your destination with our place strategy, place branding and place marketing expertise.

RESONANCE CLIENT NEWS

Resonance benchmarks a fast-growing Canadian region

Last month, our client, the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board, released a first-of-its-kind report titled “Benchmarking the Edmonton Region: Insights for Global Competitiveness.” As one of the youngest, fastest-growing, and dynamic regions in Canada, the Edmonton Region is on the cusp of transformative change driven by unprecedented population growth and significant economic shifts. This report is an important first step in better understanding the Region’s competitive strengths and determining where we can improve and grow.

PLACE STUDY

Creating a new language for luxury hospitality in Cabo

Oleada, a remarkable oceanfront resort in Baja California, sprawls across 860 pristine acres near Cabo San Lucas, enveloping three ecosystems, a stunning beachfront, and a mountaintop. Resonance was commissioned for the mammoth task of defining the property’s ambitions as a place of both raw natural energy and spectacular comforts. We meticulously analyzed the local real estate market, shaping a master plan that set Oleada apart from neighboring resorts, with a brand narrative celebrating “Untamed Luxury.” Last year, former World No. 1 Ernie Els was confirmed to design the 18-hole Oleada Golf Links Los Cabos.

SENSES OF PLACE?

What’s inspiring our craft this month?

READ?

Vienna: How the city of ideas created the modern world?by Richard Cockett, takes readers on a captivating journey through the intellectual heart of an understated but deeply influential city. From psychology to philosophy, economics to culture, Viennese thinkers like Sigmund Freud, Karl Popper, and F.A. Hayek shaped ideas that reverberated far beyond the Habsburg Empire. Cockett’s panoramic account explores how Vienna’s influence extended to Hollywood, advertising, and even nuclear fission.?Get it now.

WATCH?

“The Bear,”?on FX, just dropped its third season and it, like the previous two, are must-watch TV for not only food obsessives, culinary workers and Chicago-philes, but all promoters and stewards of place. The show (and its 10-episode third season) isn't just set in Chicago; it’s?of?Chicago. The characters are as diverse as their beloved, punishing city, with bitter and sweet plot lines garnished with cinematic love letters to their hometown, from gritty street level to beaches at first-light to its soaring skyline. If you haven't seen it yet, The Bear's obsessive reverence will not only make you hungry, but reignite your appreciation of how a city can inspire (and crush) dreams.?Watch it now.

LISTEN??

The new WRLDCTY Podcast, hosted by Resonance President & CEO Chris Fair, lets listeners in on vital conversations with the people working on the front lines of our cities with the urgency necessary to find solutions for a planet urbanizing at a frenzied pace. Every episode features an urban innovator and their mission to make our fast-growing cities as self-sustaining, equitable, inclusive and prosperous as possible, with plenty of takeaways to help empower your own urban innovation. Subscribe on?Apple Podcasts?or?Spotify. And don’t forget to leave a five-star review!

?????Thanks for reading! If you have any questions about helping your city or community realize its full potential, just email [email protected] anytime. We'd love to chat.

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