A just-released nationwide report rating one of the best cities in America has declared Houston is the thirteenth finest U.S. metropolis in 2025.
The annual “America’s Greatest Cities” report from Resonance Consultancy, a Canada-based actual property and tourism advertising and marketing agency, ranks the relative qualities of livability, cultural “lovability,” and financial prosperity in America’s principal cities with metropolitan populations of 500,000 or extra.
These high 100 cities “brilliantly weave native tradition with financial prospects, aligning with international and home journey traits to create premier experiences for each residents and vacationers.”
Houston’s new placement is three spots decrease than its triumphant No. 10 rank in 2024. Although it now not holds a prized top-10 spot, the report hails Houston as a “coveted hometown for one of the best and brightest on earth.”
Amongst Houston’s different shining attributes are its booming inhabitants progress – which has now grown to a staggering 7.51 million folks – plus its aggressive actual property market and a vibrant hospitality and culinary scene. Moreover, Houston earned a well-deserved No. 4 rank within the report’s “eating places” subcategory.
“A 221-room Home2 Suites/Tru by Hilton debuted close to Toyota Heart in March, whereas Marriott’s newly renovated Residence Inn NASA/Clear Lake retains surging guests comfortable,” the report mentioned. “West Houston’s Greenside will convert 35,000 sq. toes of warehouses right into a park-laced retail hub by 2026, whereas America’s inaugural Ismaili Heart, rising alongside Allen Parkway, stays on schedule for later this 12 months, including one more cultural jewel to H-City’s festival-fueled mosaic.”
The report moreover places a big give attention to Houston’s revolutionary power sector and its quite a few giant corporations that increase the native economic system and create 1000’s of jobs. A number of of those Houston-based corporations are among the finest locations to work for, based on U.S. Information and World Report.
One such firm that was particularly praised within the report was the HyVelocity Hub, which goals to “guarantee financial resilience and long-lasting, home power manufacturing” alongside the Gulf Coast.
“The HyVelocity Hydrogen Hub simply locked in as much as $1.2 billion from the U.S. DOE, focusing on 45,000 jobs and slicing 7.7 million tons of COâ‚‚ a 12 months,” the report mentioned.
Elsewhere in Texas
Dallas (No. 14) and Austin (No. 15) ranked proper behind Houston within the high 20, whereas San Antonio sank into the No. 41 spot after beforehand rating thirty second final 12 months. El Paso additionally fell from No. 83 in 2024 to No. 100 this 12 months.
Jason McGrath, the chief vice chairman and head of U.S. Company Status at Ipsos, mentioned within the report that American cities are proving their resiliency as they’re confronted with “local weather points, growing infrastructural calls for, and shifting geopolitical landscapes affecting worldwide relations and journey.”
“Regardless of these hurdles, cities are creatively reinventing themselves to shine as examples of cultural vibrancy and innovation, conserving their aggressive edge each domestically and globally,” McGrath mentioned. “Our report reveals that the attract of American cities
stays sturdy, because of their wealthy variety and huge sights — from pure wonders to buzzing cultural hubs.”
The highest 10 finest cities in America in 2025 are:
- No. 1 – New York Metropolis, New York
- No. 2 – Los Angeles, California
- No. 3 – Chicago, Illinois
- No. 4 – San Francisco, California
- No. 5 – Seattle, Washington
- No. 6 – Miami, Florida
- No. 7 – Boston, Massachusetts
- No. 8 – Washington, D.C.
- No. 9 – Las Vegas, Nevada
- No. 10 – San Diego, California
