The 25 most connected cities in America

Americans rely on all manners of connections to live, from doing business across the country to building social support systems digitally. More and more, our well-being depends on our ability to plug into a network of websites, transit corridors, and tech innovations. But those connections aren’t equally accessible to all Americans.

Fortunately, we’re making strides toward greater interconnectedness all the time. Recent infrastructure bills like the INVEST in America Act promise to boost connections in the form of highways, bridges, airports, and electric car charging stations — but also by expanding broadband access.

All these different kinds of connections work together. So we thought, why not see which cities make it easiest to make connections socially, digitally, and even in our daily commutes?

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How we found the most connected cities in America

The 25 most connected cities in America, mapped

#1 Orlando: planes, trains, and hotspots

#2 Denver: Rocky Mountain, solid WiFi

#3 San Francisco’s startup gold rush

#4 Portland: organic all-arounder

#5 Irvine: computers and electric cars galore

#6 Seattle: can’t rain on your startup

#7 Las Vegas: clear skies, strong signal, can’t lose

#8 Nashville: get on this growing music train

#9 Raleigh: southern connections