The urban living status of rural migrant workers reflects their behavior preference determined by their own, family and environmental endowment. Restricted by different endowments, the ways of living are diversified often coupled with non-stability status. Using large scale survey data, the article performs empirical analysis on urban migrant workers’ living status by the Ordered - Logit regression model. Results show that the rural workers’ living preferences are influenced by their occupation and income capability, the shelter - farmland constraint and the degree of urban social integration. Skilled employment and high income levels can significantly reduce the probability of amphibious flow of rural workers, and thus enhance the stability of their urban living. Migrating with families and having long-term transferred arable land can also significantly facilitate the stability of urban living. Effective measures need to be taken to enhance the ability of rural workers to settle in the cities, promoting rural workers’ citizenship by changing the " " type of rural-urban migration to the " " type of urban settlement.