US Metropolitan Neighborhood Quality Ranked
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Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
Rated 10 Out of 10 (Highest) |
Rated 8 to 10 Out of 10 |
Composite Rating |
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1 |
Charlotte |
40.3% |
75.9% |
8.351 |
|
2 |
Pittsburgh |
40.1% |
75.5% |
8.330 |
|
3 |
Hartford |
37.7% |
74.4% |
8.252 |
|
4 |
Cleveland |
35.3% |
73.4% |
8.207 |
|
5 |
St. Louis |
37.1% |
73.3% |
8.176 |
|
6 |
Birmingham |
30.9% |
73.2% |
8.166 |
|
7 |
San Antonio |
35.1% |
72.0% |
8.145 |
|
8 |
Atlanta |
32.6% |
72.4% |
8.134 |
|
9 |
Detroit |
36.8% |
72.0% |
8.133 |
|
10 |
Buffalo |
35.5% |
71.6% |
8.126 |
|
11 |
Columbus |
32.2% |
70.7% |
8.069 |
|
12 |
Denver |
28.7% |
69.8% |
8.061 |
|
13 |
Indianapolis |
31.9% |
70.9% |
8.059 |
|
14 |
Milwaukee |
34.1% |
71.3% |
8.056 |
|
15 |
Philadelphia |
33.7% |
71.0% |
8.047 |
|
16 |
Kansas City |
32.1% |
70.0% |
8.037 |
|
17 |
Boston |
25.4% |
69.3% |
8.026 |
|
18 |
San Diego |
30.5% |
69.2% |
8.004 |
|
19 |
Oklahoma City |
30.2% |
67.4% |
7.984 |
|
20 |
Portland |
28.5% |
68.3% |
7.973 |
|
21 |
Providence |
29.8% |
67.7% |
7.971 |
|
22 |
Seattle |
28.5% |
67.4% |
7.965 |
|
23 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul |
21.2% |
68.7% |
7.946 |
|
24 |
Chicago |
31.2% |
67.9% |
7.942 |
|
25 |
Riverside-San Bernardino |
32.4% |
67.5% |
7.932 |
|
26 |
Miami |
31.4% |
66.7% |
7.932 |
|
27 |
Rochester |
25.7% |
68.8% |
7.928 |
|
28 |
Memphis |
32.9% |
68.3% |
7.928 |
|
29 |
Washington |
22.7% |
65.7% |
7.900 |
|
30 |
Baltimore |
25.3% |
66.4% |
7.895 |
|
31 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg |
25.9% |
67.1% |
7.891 |
|
32 |
New Orleans |
34.2% |
67.7% |
7.884 |
|
33 |
Sacramento |
29.2% |
65.8% |
7.878 |
|
34 |
Salt Lake City |
21.9% |
66.2% |
7.871 |
|
35 |
Cincinnati |
24.6% |
67.0% |
7.849 |
|
36 |
Phoenix |
27.6% |
66.8% |
7.832 |
|
37 |
Dallas-Fort Worth |
26.7% |
66.0% |
7.826 |
|
38 |
Norfolk |
24.1% |
65.3% |
7.810 |
|
39 |
New York |
25.1% |
64.9% |
7.752 |
|
40 |
San Jose |
19.4% |
61.7% |
7.715 |
|
41 |
San Francisco |
19.8% |
62.0% |
7.695 |
|
42 |
Los Angeles |
24.4% |
61.6% |
7.639 |
|
43 |
Houston |
20.4% |
59.3% |
7.582 |
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Composite Ranking: 10 points for 10, 9 points for 9, etc. averaged. |
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Source: Calculated from American Housing Survey: 1995-1996 |
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