New York City

The Big Apple is Americas most attractive city for young people, a place where youth flock to see if they can cut it in the city that never sleeps. And New York is a beacon for young hopefuls for a reason. Civic participation the voting rate and average age of city council members, for instance is tops among all North American or European cities for youth. More notably, New York has the second-best youth employment scene in the world, according to YouthfulCities.