For Nashville, Clever Offers lauded the city's parks and greenways, impressive street art, and cultural attractions like the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame. However, the company said rising home prices make living in Nashville unrealistic for many people. The city boasts a median home sale price of $470,000, higher than the national median of $438,000.
Luxury travel mag Condé Nast Traveller (CNT) has just dropped its list of the 20 best cities in the world for 2025. Unfortunately, London didn't make the cut. The publication gave each destination a score out of 100, and said that the listed spots were the 'coolest cities to visit on the planet, as voted for by the readers of CNT '.
The world's best cities for gay cruising have been revealed, and one UK city has unsurprisingly come out on top. The 2025 Global Gay Cruising Index, published by Erobella, scores cities out of a possible 40 points, with international metropolises being examined for how diverse and accessible their scenes are for spontaneous sexual encounters across four categories: gay saunas, cruising clubs, gay bars and public parks.
Western Springs, Illinois took first place, while Massachusetts' own Lexington and Winchester placed second and third. Lexington experiences a property crime rate of 2.937 per 1,000 and a violent crime rate of 0.294 per 1,000. The annual cost of living there runs about $145,764 per household. The mean household income in the area sits just above $300,000. The average value for a single-family home in Lexington is $1,697,821.