Where does your neighborhood rank among the 2025 'Best Places to Live'?

(NEXSTAR) – For the second straight year, a neighborhood in Virginia has taken top honors in an annual study of the best places to live in the United States.

Niche, a research and ranking platform, releases a report each year that weighs data from the Census Bureau, FBI, NOAA, the Niche local survey and other sources to rank more than 12,000 communities across the country.

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In 2025, the top place to live was once again Colonial Village in Arlington, Virginia.