For the sixth consecutive year, PeopleForBikes is proud to release our annual City Ratings, a data-driven program to evaluate, identify and compare the best cities and towns for bicycling. For 2022, more than 1,000 cities were rated in the U.S. and Canada, the largest number in program history.

Below are 2022’s top-ranked small, medium and large U.S. cities for bicycling. All cities in these lists have a City Ratings score greater than 50, the threshold score for a great place to bike.

Small Cities ( < 50,000 )

1. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Score: 81

Population: 3,664

Median Home Value: $863,763

Diversity Index: 27

2. Fayette, Missouri

Score: 71

Population: 2,803

Median Home Value: $154,342

Diversity Index: 43

3. Crested Butte, Colorado

Score: 70

Population: 1,639

Median Home Value: $1,040,586

Diversity Index: 20

4. Aspen, Colorado

Score: 67

Population: 7,004

Median Home Value: $2,697,360

Diversity Index: 20

5. Ashland, Wisconsin
Score: 63

Population: 7,903

Median Home Value: $131,948

Diversity Index: 35

Medium Cities (50,000 - 300,000)

1. Davis, California

Score: 72

Population: 66,850

Median Home Value: $895,804

Diversity Index: 66

2. Berkeley, California

Score: 70

Population: 124,321

Median Home Value: $1,728,529

Diversity Index: 68

3. Boulder, Colorado

Score: 66

Population: 108,250

Median Home Value: $1,096,070

Diversity Index: 40

4. Ankeny, Iowa

Score: 64

Population: 67,887

Median Home Value: $315,398

Diversity Index: 25

5. Corvallis, Oregon

Score: 60

Population: 59,922

Median Home Value: $511,627

Diversity Index: 47

Large Cities (>300,000)

1. Brooklyn, New York

Score: 63

Population: 2,736,074

Median Home Value: $767,693

Diversity Index: 75

2. San Francisco, California

Score: 61

Population: 873,965

Median Home Value: $1,644,703

Diversity Index: 70

3. Seattle, Washington

Score: 59

Population: 737,015

Median Home Value: $984,863

Diversity Index: 60

4. Queens, New York

Score: 56

Population: 2,405,464

Median Home Value: $767,693

Diversity Index: 77

5. Portland, Oregon

Score: 54

Population: 652,503

Median Home Value: $600,254

Diversity Index: 53