Image is a table by SmartAsset titled "Best (and Worst) Suburbs to Live In Near a Large City."
Each score is measured on a scale of 0 to 100. Underlying metrics are listed below.

Jobs: Median household income, five-year growth in income, 10-year growth in employment, job diversity and unemployment rate.
Affordability: Housing costs as a percent of income, home value-to-income ratio, average effective property tax rate and estimated annual cost of living for an individual.
Livability: High school graduation rate, dining and entertainment as a percent of all establishments and violent & property crime rates.