Abstract. The article presents the hierarchy levels of the land and property complexes of the Russian Federation and their basic elements. Characteristics of the land and property complex of the municipal entity as the object of management were studied. The head of the municipal administration is considered as the subject of the land and property complex management of the municipal level. The evaluation criteria of his/her performance results in order to determine the attractiveness of cities for living are presented. The article presents a methodological approach to the assessment of the attractiveness of the urban environment for living, based on which significant quality factors of urban living environment and threshold of cities attractiveness were determined. The threshold of cities attractiveness shall be used as the main criterion for enhancement of mayors and heads of administrations of Russian cities performance and the urban development programs preparation.