Edited sentence: , is in the upper Midwest.Boston MA.Five are in the Northeast, and four are on the West Coast.In the United States, Savageau's Places Rated Almanac, released in 2007 by David Savageau ranks 354 metropolitan areas.Madison WI.Pittsburgh was most recently ranked  as the best place to live in the United States.Rochester NY.San Francisco.San Jose CA.Savageau's Places Rated Almanac.The 10th-ranked city, Madison Wis.The 2007 release was the 7th edition of the ratings, formerly called the Rand McNally Places Rated Almanac.The rankings tend to favor large metropolitan areas with history.There are now nine categories on which cities are ranked: housing affordability (cost of living); transportation; jobs; education; climate; crime; health care; recreation; and ambience (museums, performing arts, restaurants and historical districts).Thus, only one of the top 10 cities in the rankings are in the Sun Belt.Washington DC