The 50 Quietest Towns in America
Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 3,996 towns of 10,000–50,000 people in the U.S.. #1 is Gold Canyon, AZ.
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50York, Maine
Quieter than 69% of U.S. towns
13,723 people · York County · median home $636,400 · income $121,250 · Jan low 14°F · 70 in snow
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49Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Quieter than 69% of U.S. towns
37,661 people · Beaufort County · median home $687,400 · income $94,657 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow
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48Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Quieter than 70% of U.S. towns
10,119 people · Westmoreland County · median home $191,300 · income $68,131 · Jan low 21°F · 30 in snow
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47Scituate, Rhode Island
Quieter than 70% of U.S. towns
10,384 people · Providence County · median home $449,300 · income $112,315 · Jan low 19°F · 62 in snow
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46Richfield, Wisconsin
Quieter than 70% of U.S. towns
11,739 people · Washington County · median home $503,400 · income $143,963 · Jan low 11°F · 54 in snow
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45Dingman, Pennsylvania
Quieter than 70% of U.S. towns
12,490 people · Pike County · median home $286,500 · income $100,972 · Jan low 16°F · 42 in snow
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44Upper, New Jersey
Quieter than 70% of U.S. towns
12,539 people · Cape May County · median home $411,500 · income $111,991 · Jan low 23°F · 20 in snow
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43Sun Lakes, Arizona
Quieter than 70% of U.S. towns
14,868 people · Maricopa County · median home $455,200 · income $67,853 · Jan low 37°F · 0 in snow
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42Brewster, Massachusetts
Quieter than 71% of U.S. towns
10,318 people · Barnstable County · median home $707,700 · income $103,317 · Jan low 26°F · 25 in snow
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41Milton, Vermont
Quieter than 71% of U.S. towns
10,723 people · Chittenden County · median home $372,500 · income $118,977 · Jan low 11°F · 50 in snow
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40Pahrump, Nevada
Quieter than 71% of U.S. towns
44,738 people · Nye County · median home $310,300 · income $62,109 · Jan low 28°F · 58 in snow
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39East Bethel, Minnesota
Quieter than 72% of U.S. towns
11,786 people · Anoka County · median home $363,900 · income $110,000 · Jan low 6°F · 64 in snow
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38Elizabeth, Pennsylvania
Quieter than 72% of U.S. towns
12,982 people · Allegheny County · median home $167,000 · income $80,589 · Jan low 21°F · 21 in snow
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37Canyon Lake, Texas
Quieter than 72% of U.S. towns
31,124 people · Comal County · median home $389,300 · income $97,301 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow
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36Wildwood, Florida
Quieter than 73% of U.S. towns
15,730 people · Sumter County · median home $451,600 · income $76,552 · Jan low 49°F · 0 in snow
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35Payson, Arizona
Quieter than 73% of U.S. towns
16,351 people · Gila County · median home $382,400 · income $67,710 · Jan low 26°F · 19 in snow
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34Chestnuthill, Pennsylvania
Quieter than 73% of U.S. towns
16,723 people · Monroe County · median home $292,400 · income $89,842 · Jan low 19°F · 34 in snow
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33Little River, South Carolina
Quieter than 74% of U.S. towns
11,711 people · Horry County · median home $305,800 · income $65,786 · Jan low 37°F · 1 in snow
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32Holiday City-Berkeley, New Jersey
Quieter than 74% of U.S. towns
12,943 people · Ocean County · median home $266,200 · income $50,156 · Jan low 22°F
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31Derry, Pennsylvania
Quieter than 74% of U.S. towns
13,631 people · Westmoreland County · median home $180,400 · income $66,156 · Jan low 19°F · 48 in snow
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30Antrim, Pennsylvania
Quieter than 74% of U.S. towns
15,778 people · Franklin County · median home $311,700 · income $94,205 · Jan low 23°F · 31 in snow
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29Viera West, Florida
Quieter than 74% of U.S. towns
16,688 people · Brevard County · median home $546,600 · income $109,170 · Jan low 51°F · 0 in snow
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28Homosassa Springs, Florida
Quieter than 75% of U.S. towns
14,283 people · Citrus County · median home $158,200 · income $48,049 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow
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27East Milton, Florida
Quieter than 76% of U.S. towns
14,309 people · Santa Rosa County · median home $212,900 · income $64,904 · Jan low 42°F · 0 in snow
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26New River, Arizona
Quieter than 76% of U.S. towns
17,290 people · Maricopa County · median home $640,600 · income $134,289 · Jan low 42°F · 0 in snow
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25Penn, Pennsylvania
Quieter than 77% of U.S. towns
10,210 people · Lancaster County · median home $320,500 · income $87,620 · Jan low 19°F · 23 in snow
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24St. Simons, Georgia
Quieter than 77% of U.S. towns
14,982 people · Glynn County · median home $555,600 · income $108,771 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow
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23Rotonda, Florida
Quieter than 78% of U.S. towns
10,114 people · Charlotte County · median home $389,400 · income $74,573 · Jan low 53°F · 0 in snow
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22Monitor, Michigan
Quieter than 78% of U.S. towns
10,687 people · Bay County · median home $207,300 · income $76,563 · Jan low 16°F · 49 in snow
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21McCalla, Alabama
Quieter than 78% of U.S. towns
12,965 people · Jefferson County · median home $279,900 · income $87,468 · Jan low 34°F · 1 in snow
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20Sun City West, Arizona
Quieter than 78% of U.S. towns
25,806 people · Maricopa County · median home $377,800 · income $63,685 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow
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19Harwich, Massachusetts
Quieter than 79% of U.S. towns
13,440 people · Barnstable County · median home $658,600 · income $96,966 · Jan low 25°F · 25 in snow
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18Vashon, Washington
Quieter than 80% of U.S. towns
11,055 people · King County · median home $790,700 · income $120,571 · Jan low 38°F · 6 in snow
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17Rapho, Pennsylvania
Quieter than 80% of U.S. towns
12,024 people · Lancaster County · median home $319,700 · income $86,716 · Jan low 19°F · 23 in snow
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16St. Marys, Pennsylvania
Quieter than 80% of U.S. towns
12,738 people · Elk County · median home $149,000 · income $67,167 · Jan low 13°F · 66 in snow
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15Marco Island, Florida
Quieter than 80% of U.S. towns
15,760 people · Collier County · median home $896,300 · income $101,523 · Jan low 55°F · 0 in snow
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14North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Quieter than 80% of U.S. towns
18,790 people · Horry County · median home $416,900 · income $72,722 · Jan low 37°F · 1 in snow
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13Old Saybrook, Connecticut
Quieter than 81% of U.S. towns
10,481 people · median home $538,200 · income $114,333 · Jan low 23°F · 26 in snow
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12West Deer, Pennsylvania
Quieter than 81% of U.S. towns
12,262 people · Allegheny County · median home $244,100 · income $94,820 · Jan low 19°F · 28 in snow
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11Englewood, Florida
Quieter than 81% of U.S. towns
20,800 people · Sarasota County · median home $339,900 · income $69,222 · Jan low 52°F · 0 in snow
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10On Top of the World, Florida
Quieter than 83% of U.S. towns
12,668 people · Marion County · median home $303,900 · income $60,670 · Jan low 46°F · 0 in snow
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9Fort Mohave, Arizona
Quieter than 83% of U.S. towns
16,190 people · Mohave County · median home $294,300 · income $64,815 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow
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8Sugarmill Woods, Florida
Quieter than 84% of U.S. towns
11,204 people · Citrus County · median home $332,600 · income $71,426 · Jan low 49°F · 0 in snow
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7Green Valley, Arizona
Quieter than 85% of U.S. towns
22,616 people · Pima County · median home $293,500 · income $62,063 · Jan low 36°F · 0 in snow
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6Rio Vista, California
Quieter than 86% of U.S. towns
10,005 people · Solano County · median home $489,700 · income $89,306 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow
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5Camano, Washington
Quieter than 87% of U.S. towns
17,356 people · Island County · median home $670,800 · income $105,231 · Jan low 37°F · 3 in snow
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4Pine Ridge, Florida
Quieter than 93% of U.S. towns
11,042 people · Citrus County · median home $384,800 · income $71,014 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow
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3Saddlebrooke, Arizona
Quieter than 93% of U.S. towns
12,574 people · Pinal County · median home $498,700 · income $88,686 · Jan low 35°F · 11 in snow
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2Hot Springs Village, Arkansas
Quieter than 93% of U.S. towns
15,861 people · Garland County · median home $272,000 · income $75,370 · Jan low 32°F · 3 in snow
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1Gold Canyon, Arizona
Quieter than 96% of U.S. towns
11,404 people · Pinal County · median home $508,100 · income $93,377 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow
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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)