10 best, worst cities for women

Columbia, Md., is the best U.S. city for women, according to a Sept. 22 ranking from WalletHub.

Columbia earned the No. 1 spot for having the highest median earnings for women, adjusted for cost of living, as well as the eighth-lowest female poverty rate in the country. The city also has the 10th-best female life expectancy at birth and the third-highest share of women who have received a mammogram in the past two years.

To compile its 2025 “Best & Worst Cities for Women” list, the personal finance website compared 182 cities — the 150 most populous in the U.S. and at least two of the most populous cities in each state — across two key areas: women’s healthcare and safety and women’s economic and social well-being.

Metrics analyzed include quality of women’s hospitals, female uninsured rate, job security for women and share of women-owned businesses.

Below are the 10 best and worst cities for women, according to the analysis.

Best:

1. Columbia, Md.

2. Seattle

3. Overland Park, Kan.

4. Raleigh, N.C.

5. South Burlington, Vt.

6. Fremont, Calif.

7. Virginia Beach

8. Minneapolis

9. Durham, N.C.

10. Jersey City, N.J.

Worst:

182. Jackson, Miss.

181. Huntington, W.Va.

180. Fort Smith, Ark.

179. Shreveport, La.

178. Gulfport, Miss.

177. Augusta, Ga.

176. Brownsville, Texas

175. Baton Rouge, La.

174. Montgomery, Ala.

173. Mobile, Ala.

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