Special Report
The Best and Worst Run Cities in America
January 2, 2014 2:37 pm
Last Updated: April 16, 2014 2:16 pm
In assessing the best- and worst-run cities, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data from a number of sources for the 100 largest cities in the country, as measured by population figures from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2012 American Community Survey. We relied on the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey for income and poverty data, as well as graduation rates, health insurance coverage, and the change in home values between 2008 and 2012. Unemployment rates are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and are 2012 averages. Moody’s Investors Services provided the general obligation debt ratings as of December 23, 2013. Violent crime rates were obtained from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report for 2012. Gross metropolitan product data for 2012 were obtained from the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ report U.S. Metro Economies