Garrington Estate Agents released a new study to rank 1,447 towns across England and Wales to determine where the top places to live are.
The data revealed that Ipswich was the better place to live with a ranking of 464th place, while Norwich was in 518th place.
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Five categories were used to determine the rankings, as well as the average prices for houses.
The criteria included wellbeing, schools, employment and connectivity, natural environments, heritage and culture, and house price quality.
Ipswich was better than the Norfolk city when it came to wellbeing (1,292nd place) and schools, employment and connectivity (305th place).
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However, the rivals did claim the crown over Suffolk’s county town for the natural environment and heritage.
Ipswich was ranked the highest in Suffolk, and towns such as Bury St Edmunds ranked in 1,038th place.
The lowest-ranked place in Suffolk was Haverhill, which came in 1,442th place with only five other towns listed below it.