The 10 Most Underrated U.S. Cities

"Throughout the '80s and '90s, things looked mostly bad for American cities. Outside of a handful of coastal centers like San Francisco, New York, and Seattle, the overwhelming trend was people moving to the suburbs. Millions of middle-class families voted with their feet for open vistas, lower crime rates, newer schools, bigger yards, and shopping megacomplexes. But urban areas now seem to be staging a comeback. Evidence of this trend-good news for some, bad news for others-is escalating real estate prices in many urban neighborhoods across the country. Americans seem to be falling in love with cities again."