Its 2022 ranking for the best places to live looked at five metrics: job market, value, quality of life, desirability, and net migration. The best place to live in America is Huntsville, Alabama, followed by Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The overall ranking of Best Countries measure global performance on a variety of metrics. Switzerland is the best country in the world for 2022.
Atlanta, Georgia is the best place to live in the U.S. in 2022 because of its booming jobs market and eye on equality.
Monocle's Quality of Life Survey
The 2022 Monocle Survey determined the world's most livable city was Copenhagen, followed by Zurich, Lisbon and Helsinki.
Melbourne
The Global Liveability Index 2022 has ranked Melbourne as the 10th most liveable city in the world and top of the most liveable cities in Australia.
Melbourne has been named Australia's most liveable city and the 10th in the world in the Global Liveability Index 2022 . Released by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the title is awarded to the city with the highest score for stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.
The safest town in the U.S. is Yorktown Town, New York, a suburb of New York City. Yorktown also has the lowest violent crime rate per capita among small cities and towns. Yorktown was previously the ninth safest small city. Small cities and towns are safer than big cities.
Iceland. Iceland is the safest country in the world according to the latest Global Peace Index data.
Sydney prides itself on safety, deep culture, and friendly communities. It is considered the fifth safest city in the world and Australia's safest city. Like any other city, there is crime, just not as much. It is no secret that Sydney is a major city with a population of 5.2 million.
What is the safest place to live in the world? The safest place in the world is Iceland, which ranks number one on the 2022 Global Peace Index. Iceland, with a score of 1.107, has held this position on the GPI for over a decade.
Australians living in rural areas have the highest wellbeing, marginally ahead of those in capital and regional cities. Queensland claimed the title of the country's happiest state.
For the fifth year in a row, Finland has been named the happiest country in the world, with Denmark coming in second, followed by Iceland, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
The happiest city in the world is Helsinki in Finland
And in our top spot, is Helsinki – which is located in Finland, the happiest country in the world.
With a median house price of $4,788,300, Main Ridge is the most expensive suburb in Melbourne, despite being located 97 kilometres from the CBD. The suburb is nine kilometres from Rosebud and has a population of just 416, according to the 2021 Census.
1. Toorak – $5.18m. Toorak, one of Melbourne's most exclusive and affluent suburbs, is a long-standing front runner for property prices so it's no surprise to see this suburb at the top of the list yet again. Toorak is located about 5km south-east of the CBD and has a range of luxury properties on offer.
When looking for the best areas to live in Melbourne, consider the southern suburbs that are close to exquisite beaches and direct access to the stunning Mornington Peninsula. The bayside suburb of Elwood is characterised by its peaceful, tree-lined streets and village feel.