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Posted on July 9, 2018 by Christine Crosby in live, vote, Wallet-Hum

Where Would You Want To Live And Raise Your Family?

Where Would You Want To Live And Raise Your Family?

Whether you are looking for a place to live or voting for a mayor, the numbers tell the story of how well that city (or rather the people running it) are doing. Are they doing good or bad job?

Thanks to the folks at WalletHub, you will find below a detailed breakout that will both excite and alarm you.  When you look at a place to live, you might want to check out the infant mortality, you learn everything you need to know.

The good news is we can vote in people who will put infant mortality high on the list.  A better informed electorate results in better government which may result in a better quality of life for its residents, right?

Running a city is a tall order. The larger the city, the more complex it becomes to manage. In addition to representing the residents, local leaders must balance the public’s diverse interests with the city’s limited resources. That often means not everyone’s needs can or will be met. Leaders must carefully consider which services are most essential, which agencies’ budgets to cut or boost and whether and how much to raise taxes, among other decisions.

When looking for a place to live; check out the local leadership.  But how do we measure the effectiveness of local leadership? One way is by determining a city’s operating efficiency. In other words, we can learn how well city officials manage and spend public funds by comparing the quality of services residents receive against the city’s total budget.

Using that approach, WalletHub compared the operating efficiency of 150 of the largest U.S. cities to reveal which among them are managed best. We constructed a “Quality of Services” score made up of 35 metrics grouped into six service categories, which we then measured against the city’s per-capita budget. Read on for our findings, expert insight and a full description of our methodology.

Best-Run Cities in America

Overall Rank (1=Best) City ‘Quality of City Services’ Rank ‘Total Budget per Capita’ Rank
1 Nampa, ID 70 1
2 Provo, UT 9 2
3 Boise, ID 5 3
4 Lexington-Fayette, KY 63 4
5 Missoula, MT 80 5
6 Sioux Falls, SD 4 18
7 Durham, NC 26 12
8 Lewiston, ME 38 8
9 Nashua, NH 2 30
10 Oklahoma City, OK 66 9
11 Las Cruces, NM 85 6
12 Greensboro, NC 32 15
13 Cedar Rapids, IA 22 21
14 Huntington Beach, CA 1 52
15 Billings, MT 49 14
16 Raleigh, NC 20 28
17 Rapid City, SD 73 11
18 Fort Wayne, IN 59 13
19 Fargo, ND 7 40
20 Virginia Beach, VA 3 46
21 Aurora, IL 28 31
22 Bismarck, ND 6 53
23 Lincoln, NE 12 47
24 Columbus, GA 121 7
25 Arlington, TX 53 23
26 Manchester, NH 33 34
27 Mesa, AZ 57 22
28 Salem, OR 56 24
29 Chesapeake, VA 24 44
30 Louisville, KY 86 19
31 Albuquerque, NM 123 10
32 Warwick, RI 39 36
33 Madison, WI 10 59
34 Salt Lake City, UT 31 41
35 Warren, MI 91 20
36 Grand Rapids, MI 42 43
37 Phoenix, AZ 43 42
38 Huntington, WV 120 16
39 Tucson, AZ 104 27
40 El Paso, TX 44 51
41 Portland, ME 17 67
42 St. Petersburg, FL 69 48
43 Tulsa, OK 111 26
44 Topeka, KS 115 25
45 Fort Worth, TX 60 53
46 Charleston, SC 23 68
47 Corpus Christi, TX 81 49
48 Mobile, AL 116 32
49 Aurora, CO 37 63
50 Worcester, MA 61 58
51 Reno, NV 101 39
52 Wichita, KS 124 33
53 Santa Ana, CA 35 69
54 Des Moines, IA 46 64
55 Spokane, WA 55 62
56 Little Rock, AR 119 37
57 Fort Smith, AR 128 35
58 Portland, OR 19 91
59 Eugene, OR 41 75
60 Las Vegas, NV 77 66
61 Gary, IN 142 17
62 San Diego, CA 15 93
63 Rutland, VT 25 83
64 Dover, DE 103 57
65 St. Paul, MN 27 87
66 Frederick, MD 14 99
67 Columbia, SC 122 55
68 Fremont, CA 11 102
69 Springfield, MA 108 60
70 Columbus, OH 84 70
71 Fairbanks, AK 96 65
72 Montgomery, AL 131 45
73 Austin, TX 8 107
74 Charleston, WV 125 56
75 Anchorage, AK 54 78
76 Houston, TX 89 71
77 Baton Rouge, LA 139 38
78 Dayton, OH 94 72
79 Casper, WY 50 83
80 Omaha, NE 58 81
81 Boston, MA 16 106
82 Tallahassee, FL 64 92
83 Hialeah, FL 92 79
84 San Jose, CA 13 117
85 Indianapolis, IN 110 76
86 Norfolk, VA 113 77
87 Anaheim, CA 30 109
88 Akron, OH 95 82
89 Orlando, FL 52 104
90 Minneapolis, MN 34 108
91 Shreveport, LA 143 50
92 Jacksonville, FL 99 88
93 Miami, FL 71 100
94 Colorado Springs, CO 62 105
95 Dallas, TX 83 97
96 Kansas City, MO 93 94
97 Bridgeport, CT 117 80
98 Tampa, FL 45 114
99 San Antonio, TX 48 111
100 Providence, RI 130 73
101 Jackson, MS 149 29
102 Milwaukee, WI 114 85
103 Bakersfield, CA 106 96
104 Pittsburgh, PA 68 113
105 Seattle, WA 18 130
106 Toledo, OH 145 61
107 Charlotte, NC 29 129
108 Lubbock, TX 107 98
109 Burlington, VT 40 124
110 Fort Lauderdale, FL 67 120
111 Nashville, TN 102 101
112 Garland, TX 78 115
113 New Orleans, LA 126 95
114 Fresno, CA 134 86
115 Birmingham, AL 135 90
116 Riverside, CA 75 127
117 Cincinnati, OH 98 119
118 Buffalo, NY 88 125
119 Stockton, CA 146 74
120 Richmond, VA 112 118
121 Sacramento, CA 82 131
122 Kansas City, KS 127 112
123 Modesto, CA 109 123
124 New Haven, CT 136 103
125 Knoxville, TN 76 134
126 Syracuse, NY 100 132
127 Rochester, NY 74 135
128 Wilmington, DE 132 116
129 Long Beach, CA 51 140
130 Baltimore, MD 140 110
131 Denver, CO 65 139
132 Cheyenne, WY 79 138
133 Yonkers, NY 47 143
134 Philadelphia, PA 138 125
135 Memphis, TN 141 122
136 St. Louis, MO 148 89
137 Atlanta, GA 105 137
138 Los Angeles, CA 72 144
139 Tacoma, WA 97 141
140 Chicago, IL 137 136
141 Hartford, CT 129 142
142 Cleveland, OH 144 133
143 Flint, MI 147 128
144 Chattanooga, TN 118 146
145 Oakland, CA 87 147
146 Gulfport, MS 133 145
147 San Francisco, CA 21 149
148 New York, NY 36 148
149 Detroit, MI 150 121
150 Washington, DC 90 150

 

Detailed Breakdown by City

‘Quality of City Services’ Rank*
(Score)		 City ‘Financial Stability’ Rank ‘Education’ Rank ‘Health’ Rank ‘Safety’ Rank ‘Economy’ Rank ‘Infrastructure & Pollution’ Rank
1
(71.19)		 Huntington Beach, CA 28 1 6 19 8 137
2
(67.39)		 Nashua, NH 43 25 17 2 12 108
3
(66.68)		 Virginia Beach, VA 10 29 61 6 29 65
4
(66.59)		 Sioux Falls, SD 26 17 19 28 4 69
5
(66.50)		 Boise, ID 13 75 25 8 6 54
6
(66.48)		 Bismarck, ND 20 64 9 23 9 41
7
(66.17)		 Fargo, ND 49 11 23 14 11 27
8
(66.09)		 Austin, TX 30 4 21 60 2 43
9
(65.91)		 Provo, UT 16 37 63 7 25 57
10
(65.07)		 Madison, WI 7 45 37 15 46 73
11
(64.98)		 Fremont, CA 98 3 14 18 1 126
12
(63.69)		 Lincoln, NE 14 71 30 12 32 93
13
(63.42)		 San Jose, CA 69 30 3 40 3 119
14
(63.42)		 Frederick, MD 38 5 31 21 61 117
15
(63.29)		 San Diego, CA 90 8 12 34 47 28
16
(63.19)		 Boston, MA 4 147 38 13 67 18
17
(62.98)		 Portland, ME 35 36 55 17 73 16
18
(62.89)		 Seattle, WA 34 48 10 88 16 31
19
(62.64)		 Portland, OR 24 77 24 77 42 4
20
(62.23)		 Raleigh, NC 15 63 45 37 27 50
21
(62.17)		 San Francisco, CA 57 83 1 95 20 22
22
(62.05)		 Cedar Rapids, IA 31 57 56 46 14 70
23
(61.99)		 Charleston, SC 22 65 44 57 50 24
24
(61.36)		 Chesapeake, VA 19 35 106 20 15 115
25
(61.07)		 Rutland, VT 11 22 26 11 108 5
26
(60.82)		 Durham, NC 6 62 35 72 51 118
27
(60.73)		 St. Paul, MN 29 133 57 22 70 26
28
(60.28)		 Aurora, IL 64 20 32 4 92 123
29
(60.14)		 Charlotte, NC 17 21 80 71 28 104
30
(59.68)		 Anaheim, CA 99 14 4 32 68 141
31
(59.65)		 Salt Lake City, UT 12 101 43 135 7 33
32
(59.50)		 Greensboro, NC 5 13 126 61 81 92
33
(59.39)		 Manchester, NH 100 76 15 31 59 71
34
(58.94)		 Minneapolis, MN 59 139 28 66 58 6
35
(58.73)		 Santa Ana, CA 81 19 5 30 72 142
36
(58.50)		 New York, NY 119 118 20 5 123 14
37
(58.29)		 Aurora, CO 46 114 34 39 17 131
38
(58.24)		 Lewiston, ME 61 113 75 26 65 29
39
(58.11)		 Warwick, RI 112 93 68 3 33 110
40
(58.11)		 Burlington, VT 131 59 2 9 88 11
41
(58.04)		 Eugene, OR 27 140 58 84 76 2
42
(57.99)		 Grand Rapids, MI 72 78 73 27 69 80
43
(57.92)		 Phoenix, AZ 44 98 51 82 34 64
44
(57.76)		 El Paso, TX 74 42 33 16 82 109
45
(57.68)		 Tampa, FL 36 112 105 65 31 40
46
(57.49)		 Des Moines, IA 60 38 108 56 35 90
47
(57.46)		 Yonkers, NY 134 46 8 1 114 105
48
(57.28)		 San Antonio, TX 37 15 84 115 36 88
49
(57.05)		 Billings, MT 48 95 97 83 22 39
50
(56.95)		 Casper, WY 1 132 101 10 39 51
51
(56.92)		 Long Beach, CA 78 58 13 68 64 127
52
(56.77)		 Orlando, FL 52 88 59 111 37 49
53
(56.66)		 Arlington, TX 71 31 79 41 45 140
54
(56.52)		 Anchorage, AK 62 44 83 98 10 97
55
(56.48)		 Spokane, WA 56 54 42 103 86 63
56
(56.33)		 Salem, OR 108 118 46 64 44 13
57
(56.33)		 Mesa, AZ 68 96 54 45 30 136
58
(56.29)		 Omaha, NE 89 49 107 36 56 86
59
(56.22)		 Fort Wayne, IN 25 27 123 48 53 139
60
(56.13)		 Fort Worth, TX 122 12 65 44 18 130
61
(55.94)		 Worcester, MA 92 52 67 42 112 74
62
(55.93)		 Colorado Springs, CO 94 120 60 47 5 122
63
(55.91)		 Lexington-Fayette, KY 54 53 49 63 78 129
64
(55.86)		 Tallahassee, FL 84 23 66 120 96 7
65
(55.82)		 Denver, CO 57 149 36 51 24 83
66
(55.81)		 Oklahoma City, OK 8 32 121 79 23 149
67
(55.74)		 Fort Lauderdale, FL 45 115 27 119 84 32
68
(55.70)		 Pittsburgh, PA 132 7 64 38 91 42
69
(55.68)		 St. Petersburg, FL 51 110 94 112 19 48
70
(55.54)		 Nampa, ID 75 123 96 54 43 35
71
(55.39)		 Miami, FL 116 47 18 97 134 10
72
(55.36)		 Los Angeles, CA 105 100 16 74 90 91
73
(55.23)		 Rapid City, SD 88 99 22 81 71 66
74
(54.92)		 Rochester, NY 83 92 76 53 143 1
75
(54.81)		 Riverside, CA 87 41 39 90 38 144
76
(54.80)		 Knoxville, TN 39 24 104 126 105 38
77
(54.62)		 Las Vegas, NV 101 126 85 93 60 8
78
(54.41)		 Garland, TX 141 9 70 43 21 135
79
(54.26)		 Cheyenne, WY 9 124 82 75 13 78
80
(54.15)		 Missoula, MT 125 2 50 128 79 45
81
(54.10)		 Corpus Christi, TX 82 28 95 101 48 116
82
(53.99)		 Sacramento, CA 107 108 62 85 55 77
83
(53.88)		 Dallas, TX 136 6 52 73 62 72
84
(53.83)		 Columbus, OH 91 72 115 52 74 79
85
(53.61)		 Las Cruces, NM 41 90 113 70 119 59
86
(53.53)		 Louisville, KY 42 106 112 89 77 96
87
(53.36)		 Oakland, CA 113 60 11 141 40 112
88
(53.04)		 Buffalo, NY 118 97 91 69 126 12
89
(53.02)		 Houston, TX 123 16 71 106 97 60
90
(52.92)		 Washington, DC 96 136 124 78 94 3
91
(52.72)		 Warren, MI 40 116 89 25 100 120
92
(52.50)		 Hialeah, FL 148 67 29 24 128 103
93
(52.46)		 Kansas City, MO 86 18 87 138 63 114
94
(52.37)		 Dayton, OH 55 89 90 110 141 19
95
(51.86)		 Akron, OH 109 68 111 59 129 61
96
(51.83)		 Fairbanks, AK 3 73 69 76 98 145
97
(51.76)		 Tacoma, WA 111 87 40 133 57 111
98
(51.32)		 Cincinnati, OH 93 125 132 86 116 15
99
(51.26)		 Jacksonville, FL 103 105 136 91 54 52
100
(51.18)		 Syracuse, NY 126 111 78 33 136 23
101
(50.98)		 Reno, NV 130 86 109 55 41 95
102
(50.97)		 Nashville, TN 119 91 125 100 26 58
103
(50.74)		 Dover, DE 85 56 99 139 85 84
104
(50.70)		 Tucson, AZ 110 122 47 116 113 76
105
(50.69)		 Atlanta, GA 96 102 93 121 87 81
106
(50.29)		 Bakersfield, CA 80 82 98 104 52 146
107
(50.03)		 Lubbock, TX 77 33 103 142 66 133
108
(49.97)		 Springfield, MA 124 128 53 62 133 62
109
(49.87)		 Modesto, CA 114 79 81 134 49 121
110
(49.64)		 Indianapolis, IN 21 142 134 123 101 89
111
(49.46)		 Tulsa, OK 32 50 127 129 93 147
112
(49.43)		 Richmond, VA 76 144 135 49 111 94
113
(49.41)		 Norfolk, VA 73 137 142 50 107 100
114
(49.35)		 Milwaukee, WI 121 69 92 113 117 87
115
(49.27)		 Topeka, KS 106 107 133 114 75 44
116
(49.24)		 Mobile, AL 53 43 146 124 122 30
117
(49.22)		 Bridgeport, CT 144 61 7 29 146 98
118
(49.20)		 Chattanooga, TN 102 40 110 127 80 56
119
(49.19)		 Little Rock, AR 33 130 102 149 99 46
120
(48.95)		 Huntington, WV 2 103 128 80 132 21
121
(48.82)		 Columbus, GA 47 66 149 96 124 55
122
(48.75)		 Columbia, SC 95 143 86 130 104 53
123
(48.73)		 Albuquerque, NM 63 148 100 144 95 36
124
(48.70)		 Wichita, KS 66 85 130 118 83 134
125
(47.83)		 Charleston, WV 50 74 120 148 102 82
126
(47.36)		 New Orleans, LA 140 10 117 122 135 9
127
(47.22)		 Kansas City, KS 104 141 122 99 106 101
128
(46.99)		 Fort Smith, AR 127 34 119 131 89 68
129
(46.90)		 Hartford, CT 135 109 48 102 145 25
130
(46.22)		 Providence, RI 142 117 77 35 142 17
131
(45.64)		 Montgomery, AL 117 84 148 94 120 67
132
(45.36)		 Wilmington, DE 79 55 118 146 144 113
133
(44.94)		 Gulfport, MS 128 51 138 107 109 99
134
(44.83)		 Fresno, CA 139 70 72 108 127 138
135
(44.79)		 Birmingham, AL 115 26 129 147 131 106
136
(44.42)		 New Haven, CT 143 104 41 105 139 47
137
(44.40)		 Chicago, IL 149 39 88 67 115 34
138
(44.27)		 Philadelphia, PA 138 146 143 58 125 20
139
(43.58)		 Baton Rouge, LA 70 131 141 117 137 132
140
(43.27)		 Baltimore, MD 65 145 150 136 118 75
141
(43.16)		 Memphis, TN 67 121 139 145 121 125
142
(41.13)		 Gary, IN 23 80 137 92 147 148
143
(41.13)		 Shreveport, LA 137 81 140 109 140 107
144
(40.72)		 Cleveland, OH 133 138 116 125 148 85
145
(40.41)		 Toledo, OH 129 150 114 87 130 143
146
(39.45)		 Stockton, CA 145 94 74 140 110 150
147
(37.96)		 Flint, MI 18 134 147 132 149 102
148
(35.76)		 St. Louis, MO 146 135 145 150 103 37
149
(35.28)		 Jackson, MS 147 127 131 137 137 124
150
(27.79)		 Detroit, MI 150 129 144 143 150 128

*No. 1 = Best Run

Ask the Experts

A well-run city isn’t just the product of efficient budgeting or lots of resources. It is the fruit of countless other decisions, too. For more insight into why some cities perform better than others, we turned to a panel of local-government, economic and diversity experts. Click on the panelists’ profiles to read their bios and thoughts on the following key questions:

  1. In your opinion, what are the most important issues facing U.S. cities today?
  2. Why are some cities better run than others?
  3. What can citizens do to increase the transparency and accountability of local government?
  4. Are some forms of city government — a strong mayor versus a strong city council, for instance — more effective than others?
  5. In evaluating how well a city is run, what are the top five indicators?
  6. How can local policymakers reduce racial tensions in the wake of recent movements?

 

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Source: WalletHub

Best-Run Cities in America

Overall Rank (1=Best) City ‘Quality of City Services’ Rank ‘Total Budget per Capita’ Rank
1 Nampa, ID 70 1
2 Provo, UT 9 2
3 Boise, ID 5 3
4 Lexington-Fayette, KY 63 4
5 Missoula, MT 80 5
6 Sioux Falls, SD 4 18
7 Durham, NC 26 12
8 Lewiston, ME 38 8
9 Nashua, NH 2 30
10 Oklahoma City, OK 66 9
11 Las Cruces, NM 85 6
12 Greensboro, NC 32 15
13 Cedar Rapids, IA 22 21
14 Huntington Beach, CA 1 52
15 Billings, MT 49 14
16 Raleigh, NC 20 28
17 Rapid City, SD 73 11
18 Fort Wayne, IN 59 13
19 Fargo, ND 7 40
20 Virginia Beach, VA 3 46
21 Aurora, IL 28 31
22 Bismarck, ND 6 53
23 Lincoln, NE 12 47
24 Columbus, GA 121 7
25 Arlington, TX 53 23
26 Manchester, NH 33 34
27 Mesa, AZ 57 22
28 Salem, OR 56 24
29 Chesapeake, VA 24 44
30 Louisville, KY 86 19
31 Albuquerque, NM 123 10
32 Warwick, RI 39 36
33 Madison, WI 10 59
34 Salt Lake City, UT 31 41
35 Warren, MI 91 20
36 Grand Rapids, MI 42 43
37 Phoenix, AZ 43 42
38 Huntington, WV 120 16
39 Tucson, AZ 104 27
40 El Paso, TX 44 51
41 Portland, ME 17 67
42 St. Petersburg, FL 69 48
43 Tulsa, OK 111 26
44 Topeka, KS 115 25
45 Fort Worth, TX 60 53
46 Charleston, SC 23 68
47 Corpus Christi, TX 81 49
48 Mobile, AL 116 32
49 Aurora, CO 37 63
50 Worcester, MA 61 58
51 Reno, NV 101 39
52 Wichita, KS 124 33
53 Santa Ana, CA 35 69
54 Des Moines, IA 46 64
55 Spokane, WA 55 62
56 Little Rock, AR 119 37
57 Fort Smith, AR 128 35
58 Portland, OR 19 91
59 Eugene, OR 41 75
60 Las Vegas, NV 77 66
61 Gary, IN 142 17
62 San Diego, CA 15 93
63 Rutland, VT 25 83
64 Dover, DE 103 57
65 St. Paul, MN 27 87
66 Frederick, MD 14 99
67 Columbia, SC 122 55
68 Fremont, CA 11 102
69 Springfield, MA 108 60
70 Columbus, OH 84 70
71 Fairbanks, AK 96 65
72 Montgomery, AL 131 45
73 Austin, TX 8 107
74 Charleston, WV 125 56
75 Anchorage, AK 54 78
76 Houston, TX 89 71
77 Baton Rouge, LA 139 38
78 Dayton, OH 94 72
79 Casper, WY 50 83
80 Omaha, NE 58 81
81 Boston, MA 16 106
82 Tallahassee, FL 64 92
83 Hialeah, FL 92 79
84 San Jose, CA 13 117
85 Indianapolis, IN 110 76
86 Norfolk, VA 113 77
87 Anaheim, CA 30 109
88 Akron, OH 95 82
89 Orlando, FL 52 104
90 Minneapolis, MN 34 108
91 Shreveport, LA 143 50
92 Jacksonville, FL 99 88
93 Miami, FL 71 100
94 Colorado Springs, CO 62 105
95 Dallas, TX 83 97
96 Kansas City, MO 93 94
97 Bridgeport, CT 117 80
98 Tampa, FL 45 114
99 San Antonio, TX 48 111
100 Providence, RI 130 73
101 Jackson, MS 149 29
102 Milwaukee, WI 114 85
103 Bakersfield, CA 106 96
104 Pittsburgh, PA 68 113
105 Seattle, WA 18 130
106 Toledo, OH 145 61
107 Charlotte, NC 29 129
108 Lubbock, TX 107 98
109 Burlington, VT 40 124
110 Fort Lauderdale, FL 67 120
111 Nashville, TN 102 101
112 Garland, TX 78 115
113 New Orleans, LA 126 95
114 Fresno, CA 134 86
115 Birmingham, AL 135 90
116 Riverside, CA 75 127
117 Cincinnati, OH 98 119
118 Buffalo, NY 88 125
119 Stockton, CA 146 74
120 Richmond, VA 112 118
121 Sacramento, CA 82 131
122 Kansas City, KS 127 112
123 Modesto, CA 109 123
124 New Haven, CT 136 103
125 Knoxville, TN 76 134
126 Syracuse, NY 100 132
127 Rochester, NY 74 135
128 Wilmington, DE 132 116
129 Long Beach, CA 51 140
130 Baltimore, MD 140 110
131 Denver, CO 65 139
132 Cheyenne, WY 79 138
133 Yonkers, NY 47 143
134 Philadelphia, PA 138 125
135 Memphis, TN 141 122
136 St. Louis, MO 148 89
137 Atlanta, GA 105 137
138 Los Angeles, CA 72 144
139 Tacoma, WA 97 141
140 Chicago, IL 137 136
141 Hartford, CT 129 142
142 Cleveland, OH 144 133
143 Flint, MI 147 128
144 Chattanooga, TN 118 146
145 Oakland, CA 87 147
146 Gulfport, MS 133 145
147 San Francisco, CA 21 149
148 New York, NY 36 148
149 Detroit, MI 150 121
150 Washington, DC 90 150

 

Detailed Breakdown by City

‘Quality of City Services’ Rank*
(Score)		 City ‘Financial Stability’ Rank ‘Education’ Rank ‘Health’ Rank ‘Safety’ Rank ‘Economy’ Rank ‘Infrastructure & Pollution’ Rank
1
(71.19)		 Huntington Beach, CA 28 1 6 19 8 137
2
(67.39)		 Nashua, NH 43 25 17 2 12 108
3
(66.68)		 Virginia Beach, VA 10 29 61 6 29 65
4
(66.59)		 Sioux Falls, SD 26 17 19 28 4 69
5
(66.50)		 Boise, ID 13 75 25 8 6 54
6
(66.48)		 Bismarck, ND 20 64 9 23 9 41
7
(66.17)		 Fargo, ND 49 11 23 14 11 27
8
(66.09)		 Austin, TX 30 4 21 60 2 43
9
(65.91)		 Provo, UT 16 37 63 7 25 57
10
(65.07)		 Madison, WI 7 45 37 15 46 73
11
(64.98)		 Fremont, CA 98 3 14 18 1 126
12
(63.69)		 Lincoln, NE 14 71 30 12 32 93
13
(63.42)		 San Jose, CA 69 30 3 40 3 119
14
(63.42)		 Frederick, MD 38 5 31 21 61 117
15
(63.29)		 San Diego, CA 90 8 12 34 47 28
16
(63.19)		 Boston, MA 4 147 38 13 67 18
17
(62.98)		 Portland, ME 35 36 55 17 73 16
18
(62.89)		 Seattle, WA 34 48 10 88 16 31
19
(62.64)		 Portland, OR 24 77 24 77 42 4
20
(62.23)		 Raleigh, NC 15 63 45 37 27 50
21
(62.17)		 San Francisco, CA 57 83 1 95 20 22
22
(62.05)		 Cedar Rapids, IA 31 57 56 46 14 70
23
(61.99)		 Charleston, SC 22 65 44 57 50 24
24
(61.36)		 Chesapeake, VA 19 35 106 20 15 115
25
(61.07)		 Rutland, VT 11 22 26 11 108 5
26
(60.82)		 Durham, NC 6 62 35 72 51 118
27
(60.73)		 St. Paul, MN 29 133 57 22 70 26
28
(60.28)		 Aurora, IL 64 20 32 4 92 123
29
(60.14)		 Charlotte, NC 17 21 80 71 28 104
30
(59.68)		 Anaheim, CA 99 14 4 32 68 141
31
(59.65)		 Salt Lake City, UT 12 101 43 135 7 33
32
(59.50)		 Greensboro, NC 5 13 126 61 81 92
33
(59.39)		 Manchester, NH 100 76 15 31 59 71
34
(58.94)		 Minneapolis, MN 59 139 28 66 58 6
35
(58.73)		 Santa Ana, CA 81 19 5 30 72 142
36
(58.50)		 New York, NY 119 118 20 5 123 14
37
(58.29)		 Aurora, CO 46 114 34 39 17 131
38
(58.24)		 Lewiston, ME 61 113 75 26 65 29
39
(58.11)		 Warwick, RI 112 93 68 3 33 110
40
(58.11)		 Burlington, VT 131 59 2 9 88 11
41
(58.04)		 Eugene, OR 27 140 58 84 76 2
42
(57.99)		 Grand Rapids, MI 72 78 73 27 69 80
43
(57.92)		 Phoenix, AZ 44 98 51 82 34 64
44
(57.76)		 El Paso, TX 74 42 33 16 82 109
45
(57.68)		 Tampa, FL 36 112 105 65 31 40
46
(57.49)		 Des Moines, IA 60 38 108 56 35 90
47
(57.46)		 Yonkers, NY 134 46 8 1 114 105
48
(57.28)		 San Antonio, TX 37 15 84 115 36 88
49
(57.05)		 Billings, MT 48 95 97 83 22 39
50
(56.95)		 Casper, WY 1 132 101 10 39 51
51
(56.92)		 Long Beach, CA 78 58 13 68 64 127
52
(56.77)		 Orlando, FL 52 88 59 111 37 49
53
(56.66)		 Arlington, TX 71 31 79 41 45 140
54
(56.52)		 Anchorage, AK 62 44 83 98 10 97
55
(56.48)		 Spokane, WA 56 54 42 103 86 63
56
(56.33)		 Salem, OR 108 118 46 64 44 13
57
(56.33)		 Mesa, AZ 68 96 54 45 30 136
58
(56.29)		 Omaha, NE 89 49 107 36 56 86
59
(56.22)		 Fort Wayne, IN 25 27 123 48 53 139
60
(56.13)		 Fort Worth, TX 122 12 65 44 18 130
61
(55.94)		 Worcester, MA 92 52 67 42 112 74
62
(55.93)		 Colorado Springs, CO 94 120 60 47 5 122
63
(55.91)		 Lexington-Fayette, KY 54 53 49 63 78 129
64
(55.86)		 Tallahassee, FL 84 23 66 120 96 7
65
(55.82)		 Denver, CO 57 149 36 51 24 83
66
(55.81)		 Oklahoma City, OK 8 32 121 79 23 149
67
(55.74)		 Fort Lauderdale, FL 45 115 27 119 84 32
68
(55.70)		 Pittsburgh, PA 132 7 64 38 91 42
69
(55.68)		 St. Petersburg, FL 51 110 94 112 19 48
70
(55.54)		 Nampa, ID 75 123 96 54 43 35
71
(55.39)		 Miami, FL 116 47 18 97 134 10
72
(55.36)		 Los Angeles, CA 105 100 16 74 90 91
73
(55.23)		 Rapid City, SD 88 99 22 81 71 66
74
(54.92)		 Rochester, NY 83 92 76 53 143 1
75
(54.81)		 Riverside, CA 87 41 39 90 38 144
76
(54.80)		 Knoxville, TN 39 24 104 126 105 38
77
(54.62)		 Las Vegas, NV 101 126 85 93 60 8
78
(54.41)		 Garland, TX 141 9 70 43 21 135
79
(54.26)		 Cheyenne, WY 9 124 82 75 13 78
80
(54.15)		 Missoula, MT 125 2 50 128 79 45
81
(54.10)		 Corpus Christi, TX 82 28 95 101 48 116
82
(53.99)		 Sacramento, CA 107 108 62 85 55 77
83
(53.88)		 Dallas, TX 136 6 52 73 62 72
84
(53.83)		 Columbus, OH 91 72 115 52 74 79
85
(53.61)		 Las Cruces, NM 41 90 113 70 119 59
86
(53.53)		 Louisville, KY 42 106 112 89 77 96
87
(53.36)		 Oakland, CA 113 60 11 141 40 112
88
(53.04)		 Buffalo, NY 118 97 91 69 126 12
89
(53.02)		 Houston, TX 123 16 71 106 97 60
90
(52.92)		 Washington, DC 96 136 124 78 94 3
91
(52.72)		 Warren, MI 40 116 89 25 100 120
92
(52.50)		 Hialeah, FL 148 67 29 24 128 103
93
(52.46)		 Kansas City, MO 86 18 87 138 63 114
94
(52.37)		 Dayton, OH 55 89 90 110 141 19
95
(51.86)		 Akron, OH 109 68 111 59 129 61
96
(51.83)		 Fairbanks, AK 3 73 69 76 98 145
97
(51.76)		 Tacoma, WA 111 87 40 133 57 111
98
(51.32)		 Cincinnati, OH 93 125 132 86 116 15
99
(51.26)		 Jacksonville, FL 103 105 136 91 54 52
100
(51.18)		 Syracuse, NY 126 111 78 33 136 23
101
(50.98)		 Reno, NV 130 86 109 55 41 95
102
(50.97)		 Nashville, TN 119 91 125 100 26 58
103
(50.74)		 Dover, DE 85 56 99 139 85 84
104
(50.70)		 Tucson, AZ 110 122 47 116 113 76
105
(50.69)		 Atlanta, GA 96 102 93 121 87 81
106
(50.29)		 Bakersfield, CA 80 82 98 104 52 146
107
(50.03)		 Lubbock, TX 77 33 103 142 66 133
108
(49.97)		 Springfield, MA 124 128 53 62 133 62
109
(49.87)		 Modesto, CA 114 79 81 134 49 121
110
(49.64)		 Indianapolis, IN 21 142 134 123 101 89
111
(49.46)		 Tulsa, OK 32 50 127 129 93 147
112
(49.43)		 Richmond, VA 76 144 135 49 111 94
113
(49.41)		 Norfolk, VA 73 137 142 50 107 100
114
(49.35)		 Milwaukee, WI 121 69 92 113 117 87
115
(49.27)		 Topeka, KS 106 107 133 114 75 44
116
(49.24)		 Mobile, AL 53 43 146 124 122 30
117
(49.22)		 Bridgeport, CT 144 61 7 29 146 98
118
(49.20)		 Chattanooga, TN 102 40 110 127 80 56
119
(49.19)		 Little Rock, AR 33 130 102 149 99 46
120
(48.95)		 Huntington, WV 2 103 128 80 132 21
121
(48.82)		 Columbus, GA 47 66 149 96 124 55
122
(48.75)		 Columbia, SC 95 143 86 130 104 53
123
(48.73)		 Albuquerque, NM 63 148 100 144 95 36
124
(48.70)		 Wichita, KS 66 85 130 118 83 134
125
(47.83)		 Charleston, WV 50 74 120 148 102 82
126
(47.36)		 New Orleans, LA 140 10 117 122 135 9
127
(47.22)		 Kansas City, KS 104 141 122 99 106 101
128
(46.99)		 Fort Smith, AR 127 34 119 131 89 68
129
(46.90)		 Hartford, CT 135 109 48 102 145 25
130
(46.22)		 Providence, RI 142 117 77 35 142 17
131
(45.64)		 Montgomery, AL 117 84 148 94 120 67
132
(45.36)		 Wilmington, DE 79 55 118 146 144 113
133
(44.94)		 Gulfport, MS 128 51 138 107 109 99
134
(44.83)		 Fresno, CA 139 70 72 108 127 138
135
(44.79)		 Birmingham, AL 115 26 129 147 131 106
136
(44.42)		 New Haven, CT 143 104 41 105 139 47
137
(44.40)		 Chicago, IL 149 39 88 67 115 34
138
(44.27)		 Philadelphia, PA 138 146 143 58 125 20
139
(43.58)		 Baton Rouge, LA 70 131 141 117 137 132
140
(43.27)		 Baltimore, MD 65 145 150 136 118 75
141
(43.16)		 Memphis, TN 67 121 139 145 121 125
142
(41.13)		 Gary, IN 23 80 137 92 147 148
143
(41.13)		 Shreveport, LA 137 81 140 109 140 107
144
(40.72)		 Cleveland, OH 133 138 116 125 148 85
145
(40.41)		 Toledo, OH 129 150 114 87 130 143
146
(39.45)		 Stockton, CA 145 94 74 140 110 150
147
(37.96)		 Flint, MI 18 134 147 132 149 102
148
(35.76)		 St. Louis, MO 146 135 145 150 103 37
149
(35.28)		 Jackson, MS 147 127 131 137 137 124
150
(27.79)		 Detroit, MI 150 129 144 143 150 128

*No. 1 = Best Run

Christine Crosby

About the author

Christine is the co-founder and editorial director for GRAND Magazine. She is the grandmother of five and great-grandmom (aka Grandmere) to one. She makes her home in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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