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These Are The 20 Worst Cities In The US - Spot The Common Theme
Zero Hedge ^ | 11/07/2015 | Tyler Durden

Posted on 11/07/2015 12:10:33 PM PST by SeekAndFind

A new analysis by WalletHub has compared and classified 1,268 of America's small cities in the U.S. to find the ones where residents don’t have to give up much by avoiding the "bright lights" and the soaring rent. Its data set include a total of 22 metrics, ranging from housing costs to school-system quality to the number of restaurants per capita.

Why live in a small city? Inevitably, life in a small city demands some tradeoffs such as shorter business hours, a heavier reliance on cars and fewer dating opportunities.  It does bring benefits - tighter communities, less competition, shorter commutes and an actual backyard with a white picket fence. And from a purely financial standpoint, living in a small city creates a sense of greater wealth because of cheaper cost of living — one of the main draws for in-movers, especially those seeking to raise a family.

According to the Economic Policy Institute, a two-parent, two-child family would need to earn $49,114 a year "to secure an adequate but modest living standard” in Morristown, Tenn., compared with $106,493 in Washington. So even with a lighter wallet, a family or soloist can enjoy a comparable, or even better, quality of life for much less in a cozy place like Morristown.

What was the full ranking methodology?

To find the best small cities in America, WalletHub’s analysts compared 1,268 cities across four key dimensions: 1) Affordability, 2) Economic Health, 3) Education & Health and 4) Quality of Life. For our sample, we chose cities with a population size between 25,000 and 100,000 residents. "City" refers to city proper and excludes surrounding metro areas. Next, it compiled 22 relevant metrics, which are listed below with their corresponding weights.

To obtain the final rankings, a score between 0 and 100 was attributed to each metric. The weighted sum of the scores was then calculated and used the overall result to rank the cities. Together, the points attributed to the four major dimensions add up to 100 points.

The dimensions are as follows:

Affordability --Total Points: 25

Economic Health --Total Points: 25

Education & Health --Total Points: 25

Quality of Life --Total Points: 25

And now the results. A an interactive breakdown of the cities in the top of the ranking (shown in blue) and at the bottom (in orange) is shown below:

Source: WalletHub

 

And while he full list can be found at the following link, here are the two extremes.

First, the 20 best cities:

 

But more importantly, here are the worst - spot the common theme.

Source



TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society
KEYWORDS: best; bluezones; cities; top10; urban; worst
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To: SeekAndFind

We should give CA to mexico and then fence of the rest of the country.


21 posted on 11/07/2015 12:39:56 PM PST by Cubs Fan ( liberalism=totalitarianism- http://thefederalist.com/2015/07/06/the-new-totalitarians-are-here/)
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22 posted on 11/07/2015 12:44:43 PM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: SeekAndFind

Wasco and Delano are both prison towns


23 posted on 11/07/2015 12:45:56 PM PST by Las Vegas Ron ("Medicine is the keystone in the arch of Socialism" Vladimir Lenin)
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To: sparklite2

Isn’t Wyatt Earp buried in Colma Ca.?


24 posted on 11/07/2015 12:47:47 PM PST by Randy Larsen (Aim small, Miss small.)
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To: Randy Larsen

On July 8, 1957, thieves excavated the [Colma] Earp’s grave in an apparent attempt to steal his cremated remains, but unable to find them, stole the simple, 600 pounds grave marker.

-—wiki


25 posted on 11/07/2015 12:53:07 PM PST by sparklite2 (All will become clear when it is too late to matter.)
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To: SeekAndFind
Spot the common theme ...

Uh ... that I can afford to live there?

26 posted on 11/07/2015 12:55:29 PM PST by x
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To: SeekAndFind

LOL. Bell, CA is last on the list. We lived there in 1979-1980. I actually rather liked it. Went on long runs by myself around there frequently. My wife and I would walk around weekend evenings - dinner out, walk down the street for ice cream, walk over to the batting cages, walk to the movies, walk to the park for my neighbor’s little league games. Never had any crime issues, never felt threatened.


27 posted on 11/07/2015 12:58:51 PM PST by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding")
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To: Eccl 10:2

Was the city being run by the same crooks that got busted last year?


28 posted on 11/07/2015 1:05:00 PM PST by sparklite2 (All will become clear when it is too late to matter.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Take a second look at how much they weighted “crime rate” in ranking these cities.
It’s only 2.5% of the ranking!

They weighted crime rate as much as the number of those who walk to work, number of bars coffee shops and fitness clubs...
Very silly


29 posted on 11/07/2015 1:08:21 PM PST by Mount Athos (A Giant luxury mega-mansion for Gore, a Government Green EcoShack made of poo for you)
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To: bestintxas
are these all in Canada?

Boy, are you all mixed up! Next to each "worst" name is "CA". CA stands for Heavy Cruiser (Cruiser, Armored originally). So I'm thinking that this list has something to do with the navy.

30 posted on 11/07/2015 1:24:18 PM PST by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Poor study.

Milton,MA id not a city.

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31 posted on 11/07/2015 1:25:55 PM PST by Mears
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To: Mears

Neither are Upper Arlington and Dublin Ohio. They’re well off suburbs of Columbus.


32 posted on 11/07/2015 1:40:48 PM PST by Varda
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To: artichokegrower

ping... take a look where Watsonville ranks.


33 posted on 11/07/2015 1:55:33 PM PST by Rodamala
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To: Mears; Varda
Poor study.

Milton, MA is not a city.

One can at least question the definition, that's for sure.

Ankeny, Urbandale and Marion are appendages of larger urban areas (Des Moines in the case of the first two and Cedar Rapids of the latter), and being more than merely conversant with all three lets me assure the rest of America that these are not the paradises you are looking for. All three may be light-years better than Bell, Compton and National City (though we don't dare say the real reason), but this study is asinine.

Mr. niteowl77

34 posted on 11/07/2015 2:10:16 PM PST by niteowl77 ("The truth is that this thing is not worth fixing up anymore.")
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To: SeekAndFind

What about Calico,CA?


35 posted on 11/07/2015 2:10:30 PM PST by Mark (Obama Care is now DEMOCRAT CARE)
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To: SeekAndFind

They are all suffering from the effects of white privilege.


36 posted on 11/07/2015 2:17:04 PM PST by kaehurowing
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To: Mark

Oh, wait—Calico is a Ghost town,


37 posted on 11/07/2015 2:21:48 PM PST by Mark (Obama Care is now DEMOCRAT CARE)
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To: SeekAndFind

hmmm.

Highest Mean hours Worked:

1264 Hoboken, NJ
1265 Twentynine Palms, CA
1266 North Chicago
1267 Jacksonville, NC
1268 Fort Hood, TX

Twentynine Palms, Jacksonville, NC, and Fort Hood, of course, are all military towns. They work 24/5+ and get paid how much???


38 posted on 11/07/2015 2:25:38 PM PST by huldah1776
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To: reg45

I thin I can see what you mean.

39 posted on 11/07/2015 3:10:53 PM PST by JimSEA
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To: sparklite2

Well you say it’s unlivable, but when’s the last time you heard anyone from Colma complain?


40 posted on 11/07/2015 4:00:38 PM PST by Flash Bazbeaux
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