Pensacola’s quality of life has earned the 52nd place in WalletHub’s 2015 Best & Worst Small Cities in America. Princeton, NJ ranked as the top small city. Pensacola is the highest ranked Florida small town.
| Overall Rank | City | Overall Score | ‘Affordability’ Rank | ‘Economic Health’ Rank | ‘Education & Health’ Rank | ‘Quality of Life’ Rank |
| 1 | Princeton, NJ | 61.9 | 1144 | 1 | 7 | 41 |
| 2 | Littleton, CO | 57.62 | 742 | 331 | 54 | 28 |
| 3 | Dublin, OH | 57.22 | 171 | 43 | 112 | 190 |
| 4 | Brookfield, WI | 57.18 | 206 | 169 | 8 | 248 |
| 5 | Leawood, KS | 57.09 | 77 | 14 | 123 | 523 |
| 6 | Southlake, TX | 57.04 | 3 | 18 | 204 | 403 |
| 7 | Westfield, IN | 56.98 | 24 | 3 | 106 | 1054 |
| 8 | Northampton, MA | 56.69 | 865 | 241 | 4 | 55 |
| 9 | Ankeny, IA | 56.58 | 26 | 100 | 48 | 436 |
| 10 | Crystal Lake, IL | 56.23 | 222 | 291 | 12 | 413 |
| 52 | Pensacola, FL | 52.77 | 601 | 767 | 510 | 8 |
Source: WalletHub