150 Best
Cities for Sleep
2020
150 Best Cities For Sleep in the United States
If you’ve ever lain awake at night wondering how — or if — your neighbors are sleeping, then read on. It turns out the same factors that influence your sleep may be affecting other residents of your town, too.
How do we know? We put together a comprehensive list of the best cities for sleep using carefully chosen metrics backed by peer-reviewed scientific studies. Sleep is affected by a range of influences, which vary from person to person. Some factors, like drinking habits, are personal or behavioral, while others, such as air pollution, affect the community as a whole. Meaning you’re probably not the only one in your area sleeping like a baby — or tossing and turning.
States With The Highest Number of Best Cities For Sleep

California
35 Cities

Virginia
24 Cities

Massachusetts
17 Cities

New York
15 Cities

Maryland
11 Cities
So, how does your city stack up? To find out, keep reading. We’ve created a comprehensive, state-by-state list of the top 150 slumber-friendly locales in the United States. Check out our top 10 cities for sleep here, and don’t forget our methodology for all the details about how we selected our data.

Los Altos Hills, CA














Atherton, CA














Woodside, CA














Hillsborough, CA














Cherry Hills Village, CO














Scarsdale, NY














Travilah, MD














Old Greenwich, CT














Great Falls, VA














West University Place, TX














Los Altos, CA














Wolf Trap, VA














Weston, CT














Darien, CT














Greenville, NY














Kentfield, CA














New Castle, NY














Southlake, TX














Darnestown, MD














Piedmont, CA














Alamo, CA














Floris, VA














Dover, MA














Bronxville, NY














Potomac, MD














Belmont, VA














Crosspointe, VA














McLean, VA














Weston, MA














South Run, VA














Winnetka, IL














Larchmont, NY














Pound Ridge, NY














Riverside, CT














University Park, TX














Saratoga, CA














Castle Pines, CO














Loudoun Valley Estates, VA














East Hills, NY














Orinda, CA














Westport, CT














Coto De Caza, CA














Glencoe, IL














Wilton, CT














Fort Hunt, VA














Dranesville, VA














Highland Park, TX














Long Grove, IL














Ladue, MO














The Village Of Indian Hill, OH














Brambleton, VA














Broadlands, VA














North Castle, NY














North Potomac, MD














Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CA














New Canaan, CT














Bellaire, TX














Wellesley, MA














East Foothills, CA














South Kensington, MD














Fairfax Station, VA














Franklin Farm, VA














Palos Verdes Estates, CA














Blackhawk, CA














Dunn Loring, VA














Sudbury, MA














Carlisle, MA














Bethesda, MD














Rye, NY














Poolesville, MD














Cupertino, CA














Sammamish, WA














Tiburon, CA














Wayland, MA














San Carlos, CA














Lowes Island, VA














Leawood, KS














Palo Alto, CA














Duvall, WA














Mantua, VA














Fulshear, TX














Lake Forest, IL














Lexington, MA














Hawthorn Woods, IL














Ladera Ranch, CA














El Granada, CA














The Pinery, CO














Mill Valley, CA














Scaggsville, MD














Cottage Lake, WA














Paradise Valley, AZ














Cold Spring Harbor, NY














Montecito, CA














Wakefield, VA














Vienna, VA














Pelham Manor, NY














Briarcliff Manor, NY














Summit Park, UT














Minnetrista, MN














La Cañada Flintridge, CA














Upper Uwchlan, PA














Lake Bluff, IL














Ridgefield, CT














South Riding, VA














Medfield, MA














Inverness, IL














Winchester, MA














Marvin, NC














Olney, MD














New Albany, OH














Eagle, CO














Corte Madera, CA














Hopkinton, MA














Terrell Hills, TX














Woodbury, NY














Superior, CO














Lone Tree, CO














Hinsdale, IL














Villa Park, CA














Clarksburg, MD














Long Branch, VA














Foster City, CA














Danville, CA














Lafayette, CA














Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD














Victoria, MN














West Deerfield, IL














Los Gatos, CA














Mercer Island, WA














Snoqualmie, WA














Cascades, VA














Stonegate, CO














Menlo Park, CA














San Marino, CA














Lewisboro, NY














Garden City, NY














Highlands Ranch, CO














Stone Ridge, VA














Erie, CO














Stow, MA














Westwood, MA














Pinecrest, FL














Medina, MN














Roxborough Park, CO














Cochituate, MA














Clayton, CA














New Trier, IL














Kings Park West, VA














Manhattan Beach, CA














North Tustin, CA













The Top 10 Cities Overview

The Golden State of California nabs the top four slots, quite an honor given the number of cities we looked at. Why such a strong showing from a single state? Well, residents of these four California locales boast a healthy median income, lower rates of smoking, and low unemployment, and spend fewer nights lying awake than folks in many other metropolitan areas.
Check out the details on these and the rest of our top ten cities below.
1. Los Altos Hills, California
Topping our list at number 1 is another small city in the Golden State, Los Altos Hills. This wealthy Silicon Valley town has no post office or library, a result of a ban on commercial zones. What Los Altos Hills does have is plenty of palm trees, palatial estates, and healthy sleep. Residents of this sylvan city enjoy minimal air pollution and rock-bottom rates of obesity, unemployment, and excessive drinking. You won’t find many smokers in this hilly town, where adequate sleep and mentally healthy days are par for the course. It’s nothing but clear skies for the residents of Los Altos Hills, our top choice for sleep.
2. Atherton, CA
Coming in at number 2 is Atherton, a charming Northern California town located an hour’s drive from San Francisco. Considered one of the wealthiest communities in the US, Atherton consists of just 5 wooded square miles nestled along the Pacific coast. With their exceptional scores in every category from exercise to employment, folks in this small city know what it takes to get a good night’s sleep. Just 300 in 1000 residents report insufficient sleep every year, and only 27 in 1000 are unemployed. Just as important, they experience fewer than 3 mentally or physically unhealthy days each month. Across-the-board high marks add up to a lot of healthy sleep in Atherton, making this city a shoo-in for our number 2 slot.
3. Woodside, CA.
Our number 3 pick — Woodside, CA, another town in sun-drenched San Mateo County. Located about 15 miles south of Hillsborough, Woodside has the smallest population — just 5500 — of any city in our top 10. But what Woodside lacks in population, it makes up for in horses. This tiny town is known for its equine-loving community and network of scenic horse trails. If Woodside sounds like the ideal place to sleep, it is. Low une