Cluster C · data rankings · 2026
Best Senior Care By Metro: Data Rankings
These pages answer "best assisted living in [metro]" style queries with a transparent sort: CMS stars, inspection records, and staffing. They are labeled data rankings on purpose. City directory pages still do not editorially rank providers.
Universe: 100 metros × 4 care types = 400 pages. Each list shows up to 25 providers with published government signals.
Care types covered
- Assisted Living
- Nursing Homes
- Memory Care
- Home Health Care
Top 100 metros
1. New York, NYpop. 8,483,844
2. Los Angeles, CApop. 3,857,263
3. Chicago, ILpop. 2,711,226
4. Houston, TXpop. 2,328,253
5. Phoenix, AZpop. 1,642,323
6. Philadelphia, PApop. 1,579,706
7. San Antonio, TXpop. 1,479,835
8. San Diego, CApop. 1,389,526
9. Dallas, TXpop. 1,307,930
10. San Jose, CApop. 990,138
11. Austin, TXpop. 979,539
12. Jacksonville, FLpop. 977,670
13. Fort Worth, TXpop. 963,194
14. Columbus, OHpop. 914,802
15. Charlotte, NCpop. 903,844
16. Indianapolis, INpop. 885,860
17. San Francisco, CApop. 830,235
18. Seattle, WApop. 754,195
19. Denver, COpop. 718,877
20. Oklahoma City, OKpop. 697,125
21. Nashville-Davidson, TNpop. 690,130
22. Washington, DCpop. 681,294
23. El Paso, TXpop. 680,130
24. Boston, MApop. 666,442
25. Las Vegas, NVpop. 660,400
26. Portland, ORpop. 641,165
27. Detroit, MIpop. 638,530
28. Louisville/Jefferson County, KYpop. 631,818
29. Memphis, TNpop. 618,980
30. Baltimore, MDpop. 573,243
31. Milwaukee, WIpop. 566,973
32. Albuquerque, NMpop. 562,218
33. Tucson, AZpop. 547,073
34. Fresno, CApop. 545,970
35. Sacramento, CApop. 528,706
36. Mesa, AZpop. 511,764
37. Kansas City, MOpop. 510,612
38. Atlanta, GApop. 505,268
39. Omaha, NEpop. 488,837
40. Colorado Springs, COpop. 487,887
41. Raleigh, NCpop. 481,031
42. Miami, FLpop. 459,745
43. Virginia Beach, VApop. 456,349
44. Long Beach, CApop. 455,548
45. Oakland, CApop. 439,418
46. Minneapolis, MNpop. 427,246
47. Tulsa, OKpop. 413,794
48. Bakersfield, CApop. 411,986
49. Tampa, FLpop. 401,618
50. Wichita, KSpop. 397,945
51. Arlington, TXpop. 397,742
52. Aurora, COpop. 394,432
53. New Orleans, LApop. 371,853
54. Cleveland, OHpop. 366,097
55. Urban Honolulu, HIpop. 345,482
56. Anaheim, CApop. 344,521
57. Henderson, NVpop. 332,141
58. Lexington-Fayette urban county, KYpop. 323,725
59. Stockton, CApop. 322,326
60. Orlando, FLpop. 319,758
61. Riverside, CApop. 319,069
62. Corpus Christi, TXpop. 317,419
63. Santa Ana, CApop. 312,534
64. Irvine, CApop. 311,690
65. Cincinnati, OHpop. 311,224
66. Newark, NJpop. 310,178
67. St. Paul, MNpop. 307,284
68. Pittsburgh, PApop. 304,759
69. Greensboro, NCpop. 301,198
70. Lincoln, NEpop. 294,856
71. Jersey City, NJpop. 294,078
72. Durham, NCpop. 291,467
73. Plano, TXpop. 290,594
74. Anchorage, AKpop. 288,976
75. St. Louis, MOpop. 288,512
76. Gilbert, AZpop. 280,262
77. Chandler, AZpop. 280,136
78. North Las Vegas, NVpop. 278,595
79. Madison, WIpop. 278,001
80. Buffalo, NYpop. 276,854
81. Chula Vista, CApop. 276,375
82. Reno, NVpop. 273,212
83. Fort Wayne, INpop. 268,589
84. Toledo, OHpop. 267,463
85. Lubbock, TXpop. 264,814
86. St. Petersburg, FLpop. 262,732
87. Laredo, TXpop. 257,619
88. Irving, TXpop. 256,492
89. Glendale, AZpop. 252,833
90. Chesapeake, VApop. 252,583
91. Winston-Salem, NCpop. 252,037
92. Garland, TXpop. 246,844
93. Scottsdale, AZpop. 243,821
94. Enterprise, NVpop. 240,464
95. Boise City, IDpop. 237,242
96. Arlington, VApop. 236,254
97. Norfolk, VApop. 233,596
98. Port St. Lucie, FLpop. 232,491
99. Spokane, WApop. 230,293
100. Santa Clarita, CApop. 230,221