The 'quality of life' section is a bit 1 dimensional. Clearly, there is more to life than crime and housing costs. Notably absent are lifestyle indicators -- bikability/walkability or cultural exposure for example. Dallas and other Texas cities rank highly, but if you prefer walking/biking/taking public transit to work, you are generally SOL. And is it really honest to say life in Raleigh is almost 2x better than in…
It's also the most subjective; people drastically vary in what they value in their city. It seems like more money is the most universally uniform factor which is why it's treated as the main value focus of all these surveys.
Very true, and I totally agree. I just think the label 'Quality of Life' is a bit misleading and the numerical values to be somewhat meaningless.