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| CITY | 97 RANK |
SCORE |
POP |
96 RANK |
| Abilene, TX | 41 |
(13.31) |
114,523 |
35 |
| Akron, OH | 122 |
61.57 |
223,303 |
110 |
| Albany, NY | 121 |
61.37 |
104,919 |
108 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 176 |
144.91 |
426,736 |
NA |
| Alexandria, VA | 57 |
6.76 |
114,996 |
47 |
| Allentown, PA | 71 |
17.10 |
105,372 |
70 |
| Amarillo, TX | 60 |
9.47 |
171,770 |
59 |
| Amherst, NY | 1 |
(80.60) |
107,331 |
1 |
| Anaheim, CA | 67 |
12.89 |
286,146 |
80 |
| Anchorage, AK | 91 |
30.78 |
254,774 |
105 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 11 |
(44.40) |
109,939 |
13 |
| Arlington, TX | 82 |
23.11 |
298,632 |
62 |
| Arlington, VA | 18 |
(31.59) |
175,334 |
NA |
| Atlanta, GA | 205 |
341.55 |
413,123 |
201 |
| Aurora, CO | 59 |
9.16 |
262,168 |
56 |
| Austin, TX | 87 |
26.22 |
537,484 |
78 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 72 |
17.19 |
193,777 |
83 |
| Baltimore, MD | 201 |
293.04 |
716,446 |
197 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 185 |
159.71 |
229,501 |
185 |
| Beaumont, TX | 153 |
100.09 |
119,715 |
134 |
| Berkeley, CA | 119 |
59.78 |
101,250 |
118 |
| Birmingham, AL | 192 |
196.70 |
272,169 |
193 |
| Boise, ID | 15 |
(39.98) |
153,258 |
11 |
| Boston, MA | 169 |
120.81 |
552,519 |
169 |
| Bridgeport, CT | 187 |
176.14 |
133,015 |
159 |
| Brownsville, TX | 63 |
10.82 |
117,511 |
38 |
| Buffalo, NY | 181 |
157.17 |
313,238 |
179 |
| Burbank, CA | 36 |
(17.23) |
101,082 |
30 |
| Cambridge, MA | 40 |
(13.39) |
100,725 |
49 |
| Chandler, AZ | 43 |
(11.73) |
129,554 |
46 |
| Charlotte, NC | 149 |
95.89 |
554,070 |
149 |
| Chattanooga, TN | 134 |
79.54 |
156,524 |
120 |
| Chesapeake, VA | 25 |
(24.63) |
183,965 |
26 |
| Chicago, IL | NA |
NA |
2,754,118 |
NA |
| Chula Vista, CA | 69 |
15.08 |
151,377 |
71 |
| Cincinnati, OH | 125 |
66.53 |
360,457 |
137 |
| Clearwater, FL | 73 |
18.76 |
103,036 |
63 |
| Cleveland, OH | 189 |
179.47 |
496,049 |
183 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 48 |
(5.64) |
331,020 |
41 |
| Columbia, SC | 166 |
119.34 |
105,316 |
161 |
| Columbus, GA | 37 |
(15.13) |
194,345 |
40 |
| Columbus, OH | 155 |
105.85 |
640,297 |
146 |
| Concord, CA | 46 |
(8.42) |
113,479 |
50 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 106 |
45.41 |
286,660 |
93 |
| Dallas, TX | 175 |
143.93 |
1,060,585 |
173 |
| Dayton, OH | 184 |
159.65 |
179,680 |
181 |
| Denver, CO | 116 |
58.34 |
516,224 |
109 |
| Des Moines, IA | 52 |
4.19 |
195,455 |
57 |
| Detroit, MI | 203 |
320.69 |
1,002,299 |
198 |
| Downey, CA | 80 |
22.55 |
101,309 |
61 |
| Durham, NC | 174 |
138.48 |
148,571 |
153 |
| El Monte, CA | 109 |
49.41 |
106,149 |
130 |
| El Paso, TX | 56 |
6.51 |
602,951 |
52 |
| Elizabeth, NJ | 162 |
114.93 |
107,427 |
164 |
| Erie, PA | 54 |
4.86 |
108,432 |
48 |
| Escondido, CA | 65 |
11.90 |
118,003 |
76 |
| Eugene, OR | 58 |
7.04 |
122,637 |
54 |
| Evansville, IN | 38 |
(13.94) |
131,455 |
25 |
| Flint, MI | 197 |
246.79 |
139,588 |
194 |
| Fontana, CA | 148 |
95.08 |
105,211 |
144 |
| Fort Collins, CO | 20 |
(29.12) |
103,472 |
14 |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 186 |
175.18 |
168,059 |
175 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 83 |
23.31 |
186,196 |
73 |
| Fort Worth, TX | 136 |
80.00 |
470,254 |
145 |
| Fremont, CA | 17 |
(35.92) |
186,186 |
19 |
| Fresno, CA | 178 |
151.33 |
392,049 |
180 |
| Fullerton, CA | 27 |
(22.30) |
118,524 |
34 |
| Garden Grove, CA | 44 |
(9.37) |
150,062 |
53 |
| Garland, TX | 28 |
(21.96) |
201,336 |
36 |
| Gary, IN | 207 |
395.20 |
116,024 |
NA |
| Glendale, AZ | 79 |
21.54 |
183,029 |
96 |
| Glendale, CA | 26 |
(24.18) |
181,019 |
23 |
| Grand Prairie, TX | 70 |
16.78 |
112,930 |
55 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | 117 |
58.81 |
192,358 |
106 |
| Green Bay, WI | 13 |
(43.56) |
104,283 |
18 |
| Greensboro, NC | 102 |
44.11 |
203,186 |
113 |
| Hampton, VA | 31 |
(19.39) |
142,248 |
20 |
| Hartford, CT | 182 |
157.37 |
124,223 |
189 |
| Hayward, CA | 95 |
33.15 |
117,233 |
92 |
| Henderson, NV | 47 |
(6.25) |
112,217 |
33 |
| Hialeah, FL | 141 |
86.09 |
200,339 |
112 |
| Hollywood, FL | 123 |
62.21 |
128,996 |
100 |
| Honolulu, HI | 34 |
(18.19) |
878,044 |
31 |
| Houston, TX | 147 |
94.72 |
1,772,143 |
141 |
| Huntington Beach, CA | 14 |
(43.41) |
191,911 |
15 |
| Huntsville, AL | 84 |
26.02 |
162,376 |
63 |
| Independence, MO | 32 |
(18.58) |
113,382 |
32 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 143 |
88.46 |
777,458 |
119 |
| Inglewood, CA | 173 |
137.74 |
111,650 |
176 |
| Irvine, CA | 6 |
(58.34) |
127,410 |
3 |
| Irving, TX | 35 |
(17.35) |
170,960 |
22 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 151 |
99.13 |
690,367 |
142 |
| Jackson, MS | 191 |
194.73 |
196,619 |
190 |
| Jersey City, NJ | 171 |
125.33 |
228,424 |
170 |
| Kansas City, MO | 188 |
177.67 |
448,474 |
184 |
| Knoxville, TN | 111 |
49.79 |
174,054 |
147 |
| Lafayette, LA | 97 |
36.11 |
103,134 |
94 |
| Lakewood, CO | 30 |
(19.67) |
131,786 |
17 |
| Lancaster, CA | 100 |
41.44 |
120,881 |
81 |
| Lansing, MI | 135 |
79.71 |
120,821 |
123 |
| Laredo, TX | 51 |
(0.85) |
156,032 |
43 |
| Las Vegas, NV | 137 |
80.65 |
831,303 |
128 |
| Lexington, KY | 66 |
12.48 |
241,150 |
60 |
| Lincoln, NE | 23 |
(27.76) |
206,704 |
16 |
| Little Rock, AR | 161 |
114.89 |
182,799 |
177 |
| Livonia, MI | 7 |
(51.61) |
101,450 |
7 |
| Long Beach, CA | 139 |
85.20 |
440,023 |
135 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 170 |
121.75 |
3,498,139 |
171 |
| Louisville, KY | 167 |
119.69 |
274,506 |
133 |
| Lubbock, TX | 85 |
26.03 |
202,403 |
72 |
| Macon, GA | 145 |
91.53 |
113,802 |
121 |
| Madison, WI | 16 |
(36.20) |
197,572 |
9 |
| Memphis, TN | 198 |
251.06 |
631,626 |
191 |
| Mesa, AZ | 75 |
20.13 |
340,818 |
87 |
| Mesquite, TX | 9 |
(45.83) |
117,795 |
10 |
| Miami, FL | 199 |
289.88 |
384,976 |
196 |
| Midland, TX | 29 |
(20.82) |
100,087 |
NA |
| Milwaukee, WI | 150 |
99.08 |
627,139 |
156 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 194 |
211.92 |
361,595 |
188 |
| Mobile, AL | 163 |
115.26 |
207,106 |
151 |
| Modesto, CA | 96 |
34.35 |
178,865 |
88 |
| Montgomery, AL | 107 |
46.65 |
197,972 |
94 |
| Moreno Valley, CA | 98 |
37.93 |
141,292 |
90 |
| Nashville, TN | 179 |
152.35 |
530,059 |
172 |
| New Haven, CT | 195 |
226.21 |
119,566 |
182 |
| New Orleans, LA | 204 |
322.61 |
488,300 |
199 |
| New York, NY | 127 |
68.57 |
7,339,594 |
132 |
| Newark, NJ | 206 |
354.16 |
261,909 |
202 |
| Newport News, VA | 61 |
9.96 |
182,487 |
91 |
| Norfolk, VA | 130 |
73.56 |
245,956 |
129 |
| Norwalk, CA | 101 |
43.99 |
102,176 |
102 |
| Oakland, CA | 190 |
193.80 |
372,145 |
NA |
| Oceanside, CA | 76 |
21.04 |
148,308 |
103 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 157 |
109.93 |
469,632 |
178 |
| Omaha, NE | 115 |
58.11 |
350,607 |
77 |
| Ontario, CA | 120 |
59.89 |
136,742 |
131 |
| Orange, CA | 19 |
(29.24) |
118,445 |
28 |
| Orlando, FL | 180 |
155.20 |
182,616 |
165 |
| Oxnard, CA | 86 |
26.19 |
147,937 |
66 |
| Palmdale, CA | 88 |
26.90 |
104,894 |
74 |
| Pasadena, CA | 81 |
22.62 |
136,077 |
97 |
| Pasadena, TX | 62 |
10.44 |
134,568 |
65 |
| Paterson, NJ | 118 |
59.62 |
139,759 |
114 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 177 |
150.87 |
1,528,403 |
167 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 142 |
88.36 |
1,139,793 |
150 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 103 |
44.62 |
354,308 |
117 |
| Plano, TX | 10 |
(45.50) |
163,817 |
8 |
| Pomona, CA | 113 |
56.14 |
145,916 |
125 |
| Portland, OR | 168 |
120.07 |
467,906 |
174 |
| Portsmouth, VA | 140 |
85.25 |
105,404 |
166 |
| Providence, RI | 132 |
77.16 |
149,805 |
140 |
| Pueblo, CO | 108 |
46.98 |
105,059 |
85 |
| Raleigh, NC | 89 |
27.42 |
245,176 |
69 |
| Rancho Cucamon., CA | 33 |
(18.25) |
116,431 |
27 |
| Reno, NV | 78 |
21.13 |
159,559 |
68 |
| Richmond, VA | 193 |
204.22 |
204,881 |
187 |
| Riverside, CA | 114 |
57.05 |
245,081 |
143 |
| Rochester, NY | 156 |
109.22 |
231,372 |
154 |
| Sacramento, CA | 146 |
93.32 |
379,283 |
158 |
| Salem, OR | 53 |
4.28 |
119,822 |
67 |
| Salinas, CA | 94 |
32.37 |
121,517 |
98 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 144 |
90.58 |
180,180 |
127 |
| San Antonio, TX | 92 |
31.54 |
1,021,477 |
86 |
| San Bernardino, CA | 183 |
157.77 |
184,303 |
186 |
| San Diego, CA | 74 |
19.50 |
1,168,364 |
75 |
| San Francisco, CA | 138 |
83.26 |
745,127 |
136 |
| San Jose, CA | 42 |
(12.94) |
830,374 |
42 |
| Santa Ana, CA | 90 |
29.80 |
294,963 |
104 |
| Santa Clarita, CA | 8 |
(46.45) |
125,435 |
12 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | 39 |
(13.81) |
118,625 |
37 |
| Savannah, GA | 124 |
66.47 |
146,534 |
116 |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 24 |
(26.99) |
165,644 |
29 |
| Seattle, WA | 112 |
52.82 |
539,591 |
107 |
| Shreveport, LA | 158 |
110.18 |
199,418 |
148 |
| Simi Valley, CA | 2 |
(69.94) |
108,469 |
4 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 22 |
(28.22) |
110,891 |
24 |
| South Bend, IN | 159 |
111.99 |
106,718 |
139 |
| Spokane, WA | 64 |
11.43 |
199,636 |
84 |
| Springfield, MO | 49 |
(4.76) |
152,024 |
45 |
| Stamford, CT | 21 |
(28.42) |
107,165 |
21 |
| Sterling Heights, MI | 3 |
(65.91) |
120,737 |
NA |
| Stockton, CA | 165 |
119.17 |
225,799 |
157 |
| St. Louis, MO | 200 |
292.59 |
374,041 |
200 |
| St. Paul, MN | 128 |
68.81 |
267,292 |
111 |
| St. Petersburg, FL | 164 |
118.12 |
246,229 |
152 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 5 |
(64.23) |
121,284 |
5 |
| Syracuse, NY | 99 |
39.17 |
160,033 |
99 |
| Tacoma, WA | 160 |
112.82 |
189,568 |
168 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 110 |
49.49 |
138,001 |
138 |
| Tampa, FL | 196 |
244.91 |
294,670 |
192 |
| Tempe, AZ | 68 |
13.81 |
156,788 |
79 |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 4 |
(65.10) |
112,559 |
2 |
| Toledo, OH | 126 |
68.55 |
324,610 |
124 |
| Topeka, KS | 154 |
104.33 |
121,495 |
163 |
| Torrance, CA | 45 |
(8.70) |
140,185 |
39 |
| Tucson, AZ | 129 |
70.83 |
472,385 |
126 |
| Tulsa, OK | 131 |
75.08 |
379,798 |
115 |
| Vallejo, CA | 133 |
78.92 |
113,069 |
122 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 12 |
(43.86) |
439,851 |
6 |
| Waco, TX | 152 |
100.07 |
110,213 |
155 |
| Washington, DC | 202 |
309.28 |
543,000 |
195 |
| Waterbury, CT | 105 |
45.32 |
103,490 |
89 |
| West Covina, CA | 50 |
(1.05) |
104,766 |
58 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 77 |
21.07 |
101,755 |
NA |
| Wichita, KS | 104 |
45.16 |
312,706 |
101 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 172 |
131.14 |
160,678 |
162 |
| Worcester, MA | 93 |
32.32 |
166,782 |
82 |
| Yonkers, NY | 55 |
6.31 |
183,650 |
51 |