See where U.S. News and World Report ranked Oklahoma City and Tulsa among the best affordable places to live in the country.

“The secret is out,” Business Insider wrote, “after thousands of new residents fled to Boise over the past decade, making it America’s fastest-growing city in 2018. Idaho’s vibrant capital city combines urban amenities such as microbreweries and cider houses with easy access to rivers, canyons, and mountains in nearby state parks.”

Louisville ranked No. 42 on U.S. News & World Report's 150 Best Places to Live list. See where other cities fell on the list.

Lexington came in at 15 overall. Despite ongoing affordable housing issues affordability was a major winner for Lexington. “Lexington’s population is growing, which has contributed to a slow increase in the cost of living.

Louisville and Lexington landed in the top 50 of U.S. News & World Report's 2024-25 list of Best Places to Live, but which of the two largest cities in Kentucky ranked higher?