The 20 best small cities to live in across the US, ranked

Saratoga Springs in upstate New York was one of the top five cities. DenisTangneyJr/Getty Images WalletHub released a ranking of the best and worst small cities in the US. The top 20 were located across the US, from Colorado and Utah to New Jersey and Connecticut. The No. 1 small city to live in is located in Massachusetts . It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, especially if you live in one of these 20 small cities. WalletHub compared more than 1,300 US cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 to identify the best places to live. The analysis evaluated the cities using 45 "key indicators of livability," and it ranked the cities across five categories: affordability, economic health, education and health, quality of life, and safety.