{"id":29662,"date":"2026-05-28T15:06:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=29662"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:08:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:08:44","slug":"29662","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=29662","title":{"rendered":"New Ranking puts Florissant in top 20% in Best Places to Live"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 dir=\"auto\">U.S. World Report\u2019s 2026-2027 Names<\/h1>\n<h1 dir=\"auto\">Florssant One of U.S. Best Places to Live I<\/h1>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0\u00a0 This year, Florissant, Missouri ranked in the top 20% of best places to live in the U.S. and the 152ndbest place to live in the country out of more than 850 cities evaluated.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Florissant, MO named in U.S. News &amp; World Report\u2019s 2026-2027 Best Places to Live This year, Florissant, Missouri ranked in the top 20% of best places to live in the U.S. and the 152nd best place to live in the country out of more than 850 cities evaluated.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0 \u2212 U.S. News &amp; World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, has named Florissant one of the 2026-2027 Best Places to Live in the nation.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Florissant ranked 152nd in the nation, and 8th in Missouri. This high ranking puts Florissant in the top 20% of cities ranked in the entire country. Florissant also ranked 113th on the Best Places to Retire Places to Retire list, and 4th in Missouri for that category. Florissant is one of only four St. Louis area cities to be ranked in the top 250.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mayor Tom Lowery: \u201cWe are incredibly proud to see Florissant recognized by U.S. News &amp; World Report as one of the nation\u2019s Best Places to Live! This honor reflects what our residents have always known, Florissant is a welcoming, vibrant community with strong neighborhoods, rich history, outstanding parks, and a commitment to family, business, and opportunity.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Our city continues to grow while maintaining the small-town spirit and sense of community that make Florissant such a special place to call home. We are grateful to our residents, businesses, community partners, and city staff who work every day to make Florissant a place we can all be proud of.\u201d -Mayor Lowery added.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This year\u2019s list evaluated more than 850 of the country\u2019s top cities based on how well they meet consumers&#8217; living expectations, with measures including value, job market, desirability and quality of life.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The four measures factored into this year\u2019s ranking were weighted in part based on a public survey of= thousands of individuals throughout the U.S. to find out what qualities they consider important in a place to live. The methodology also factors in data from a variety of government, private-sector, and U.S. News internal resources.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For more information on Best Places to Live, explore Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) using <span class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xkrqix3 x1sur9pj x1fey0fg x1s688f\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/bestplacest?__cft__[0]=AZZ-ZkJcWbHJvTHhH-KX8u0eNjP8fNmnU97f1ogZxflKgU_vRbqEnIqB8yDOGii9z-eAIf4hzAhhA_Im_clRITXxhNnwXKeVQej8hXcWMYbLJMg2XdedFr46Q_TYmzscrU2ZEN41m8AQTEq7FO_OPwx0&amp;__tn__=*NK-R\">#BestPlacesT<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xkrqix3 x1sur9pj xzsf02u x1s688f\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. World Report\u2019s 2026-2027 Names Florssant One of U.S. Best Places to Live I \u00a0\u00a0 This year, Florissant, Missouri ranked in the top 20% of best places to live in the U.S. and the 152ndbest place to live in the country out of more than 850 cities evaluated. 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