13 Best Mattresses of 2022
Not to add more pressure, but buying a new mattress is one of the most important purchases you’ll make for your home. It needs to be comfortable and supportive to give you the best possible sleep, and durable so you won’t have to replace it within a few years. And because mattresses can get pricey, you want to make sure you’re investing in one that’s actually worth the cost.
The Good Housekeeping Institute Textiles Lab reviews mattresses of all kinds, from traditional innerspring and hybrid mattresses to memory foam models and mattress-in-a-box styles that you buy online. We also evaluate mattresses for specific needs and interests, like cooling mattresses, mattresses for back pain, organic mattresses, affordable mattresses, mattresses for side sleepers and more, whittling down the options to the best-performing ones to make shopping easier for you.
In addition to extensively researching the top mattress brands, materials and features, we have our in-house product experts as well as a diverse group of consumer testers try out mattresses to evaluate how they perform for different types of sleepers. We also survey our tester panel to get in-depth reviews from a broad range of real users. Our latest survey had responses from over 5,500 mattress owners, and we reviewed more than 126,000 data points before making these recommendations. The responses from our panel include both quantitative scores and qualitative feedback, looking at all aspects from ease of ordering and set up, to comfort and support, to how well the mattresses have held up over time.
We most recently reviewed this article in February 2022 and still stand behind our recommendations from our thorough evaluations. You can find more tips on how to pick the perfect mattress for your budget and needs at the bottom of this article, but first, here is our expert guide to the best mattresses to buy in 2022:
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Read on for more details about the best mattresses (with prices listed in queen sizes), plus feedback from consumer testers and the experts in our Good Housekeeping Institute Textiles Lab. And while you’re shopping for a new bed, check out our top-tested picks for sheets, pillows and comforters.