Where Should You Live? (Quiz Methodology)

Methodology behind the NYT's interactive 'Where Should You Live?' quiz. Cites EarthDefine tree canopy data as one of 35 criteria used to score and rank U.S. cities and towns.

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News: where should you live

Picking a place to live is one of life’s most consequential decisions. As the urban studies theorist Richard Florida wrote, the place we choose to live “can determine the income we earn, the people we meet, the friends we make, the partners we choose and the options available to our children and families.”

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