Though the city's growth has cooled slightly, it remains the fourth-fastest growing major city in the U.S., writes FYI Guy.

Chicago’s status as the third-largest city remains safe — for now — but how big is the gap and have the numbers changed in the last year? For years, experts have predicted that the city could lose its third-place ranking to Houston,

In the affordability category, the study factored in starter home inventory, ownership costs and related trends, as well as the rent-to-income ratio.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose, California, has claimed the title of America's safest big city in a new nationwide study that looked at crime, overdose deaths and other public health risks in the country's 50 largest cities. The 2025 analysis by financial ...

A household salary of $80,000 might be enough to live comfortably in only nine of the nation’s 50 largest cities. Even a $90,000 salary delivers a comfortable lifestyle in only 17 of the biggest U.S. cities, according to a September ...

For decades, as the American economy tilted toward white-collar work, big urban counties thrived. Cities like New York, Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco boomed on the back of fast-growing service industries, especially those employing the college-educated.