ALBUQUERQUE DOES VERY POORLY IN A LIST OF THE BEST PLACES TO LIVE IN THE U.S. WE COME IN AT NUMBER 109 OUT OF THE TOP 125 METRO AREAS. THE LIST BY U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT IS BASED ON THINGS LIKE AFFORDABILITY, JOB PROSPECTS AND QUALITY OF LIFE.
AUSTIN, TEXAS TOOK THE TOP SPOT. COLORADO SPRINGS IS NUMBER TWO FOLLOWED BY DENVER AT NUMBER THREE. DES MOINES, IOWA AND FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS ROUND OUT THE TOP FIVE. SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO COMES IN DEAD LAST.
