It’s official, Houston. We’re one of the best cities in the world… officially! Ahead of the new year, World’s Best Cities has compiled its annual list of the 100 best cities in across the globe, declaring Houston to be “a coveted hometown for the best and brightest on earth. And beyond” – and we’re not arguing. Continue to our article below to see why Houston is one of the best cities the world has to offer!
How does the World’s Best Cities rank their list?
World’s Best Cities is an analysis of over 400 cities across the globe. To conduct its top 100 rankings, the publication compares 46 metrics across 30 categories through its three key factors of livability, lovability, and prosperity.
“Our performance data measures 46 metrics across 30 categories. All metrics are weighted evenly and aggregated up to the category level, and all categories are weighted equally and aggregated up to each Livability, Lovability, and Prosperity pillar.”
To learn more about how World’s Best Cities conducts its annual best-of rankings, see its website here.
Houston’s ranking on the list of 100 best cities in the world
According to World’s Best Cities, Houston is the 58th best city in the world. While that might not seem to be that prestigious, comparatively speaking, Houston ranked far higher than any city in Texas, followed by Dallas at No. 78 and Austin at No. 87.
Furthermore, Houston is also one of the highest ranked US cities on the list. Lead only by New York (No. 2), Los Angeles (No. 12), Miami (No. 26), San Francisco (No. 28), Chicago (No. 35), Las Vegas (No. 55), Boston (No. 56), and Washington D.C. (No. 57).
For the record, World’s Best Cities ranked London as the best city in the world.
Why is Houston on the 100 best cities?
Rhetorical question, we know, but with regards to the publication, Houston scored favorably in terms of its prosperity, growth and opportunity, affordability, and culture and diversity. World’s Best Cities cited the relocation of Chevron’s headquarters to Houston, Port Houston’s record throughput, as well as projected 71,000 new jobs in the city.
Furthermore, the publication praised the city’s economic investment in energy transition – the HyVelocity Hydrogen Hub – cost-of-living advantage – the well below-the-norm $265,000 median home value – as well as the coming opening of the Ismaili Center, lending to Houston’s title of the”most proudly diverse major city“.