It’s not surprising two Bay State universities on the list broke the top 3. 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in No. 2 behind Princeton University. Harvard University took the No. 3 spot. Stanford University and Yale rounded out the top five. 

U.S. News & World Report ranked nearly 1,500 U.S. four-year bachelor’s degree-granting colleges and universities, grouping them within 10 overall ranks in which they were compared with schools that shared their academic mission. The survey looked at 17 criteria, including first-year retention rates, graduation rate performance, first-generation graduation rates, financial resources per student and borrower debt.

Other Massachusetts schools that made the list include Boston College and Tufts University, which tied for the No. 37 spot. Boston University came in at No. 41, Northeastern University at No. 54, University of Massachusetts at Amherst No. 58, Brandeis University at No. 63 and Worcester Polytechnic Institute at No. 86.

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Fortune analyzed more than 2,000 cities across 200 data categories, assessing livability, financial health, resources for aging adults, education and wellness.

The winning areas are “sustainable for their youngest and oldest residents — including many fast-growing suburbs and edge cities that find creative ways to improve people’s well-being,” Fortune said.

The cities and towns that made the list are areas where multigenerational families can thrive, as older people are choosing to age in place with younger generations like Gen Z looking for a place they can truly call home. 

Somerville broke the top 15, coming in at No. 11 on the list. 

Located under 20 minutes from Boston, Somerville was noted for its convenient access to the city “while also feeling like its own separate space,” offering a “suburban-meets-urban vibe with an underlying college town feel, thanks to Tufts University.” And while it doesn’t have a downtown area, its proximity to Boston makes up for it. Plus, it has more than 60 parks within walking distance for most residents. 

Massachusetts wasn’t the only New England community to make the list. Portsmouth, New Hampshire, ranked No. 10. 

Silver Spring, Maryland, topped the list, followed by Upper Merion, Pennsylvania, and Chantilly, Virginia. Ann Arbor, Michigan, came in at No. 4 and Mason, Ohio, rounded out the top five.

The publication ranked each of the 50 states in 71 metrics across eight categories to determine how well each serves their residents when it comes to health care, education, economy, infrastructure, opportunity, fiscal stability, crime & corrections and natural environment.

Massachusetts ranked 10th in the nation on the list.

The Bay State took the No. 2 spot nationally for health care, ranked third for education, took the No. 4 spot for crime & corrections, seventh for natural environment and eighth for economy.

Massachusetts also ranked 39th in both infrastructure and fiscal stability and 46th for opportunity.

Utah was the No. 1 ranked state on the list, followed by New Hampshire in second place and Nebraska in third. Minnesota ranked No. 4 followed by Idaho rounding out the top five.