Scenic downtown Huntsville, Alabama (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images) Americans are shifting their priorities when it comes to where they want to call home amid sky-high housing prices, and that revelation played a role in a Southern city dethroning a Rocky Mountain destination as the top spot in the nation to live according to a new report.Huntsville, Alabama, has been ranked No.
1 on U.S. News & World Report's annual Best Places to Live list for 2022-2023, toppling Boulder, Colorado, which wore the crown for the past two years but now sits at No.
4 in the ranking of the 150 largest metropolitan areas in the country.GOLDMAN SACHS-BACKED FIRM BUYS FLORIDA COMMUNITY OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES FOR $45 MILLIONThe analysis determined that Huntsville's high score for housing affordability and quality of life pushed it to the front, despite coming in at the lower end of the field for desirability.
Part of what drove the city's top ranking was its high index score for air quality, which U.S. News added as a factor for the first time this year.Downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado.