U.S. Cities & Communities 2024
U.S. Cities & Communities 2024 presents dozens of surveys analyzing consumerrelated characteristics of U.S. cities. Participation in activities including dining out, music concerts, spectator sports, and travel is assessed on a city-by-city basis. This business reference identifies the best cities to live and retire, the best managed cities, the best public school systems, the best educated cities, the cities best poised f or recovery from the pandemic, and more.
U.S. Cities & Communities 2024 is a valuable resource for socio-demographic and economic research, business strategic planning, and site selection.
- PART I: POPULATION & ECONOMICS
- 1 METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS
- 1.1 Overview
- 1.2 MSA Populations
- 2 METROPOLITAN ECONOMIC PROFILES
- 2.1 Overview
- 2.2 Income Tiers And Net Gain/Loss
- 2.3 Analyses
- 3 MICROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS
- 3.1 Overview
- 3.2 ìSA Populations
- PART II: SECTORS
- 4 HEALTH
- 4.1 Overview
- 4.2 Metropolitan Assessment
- 5 MEDIA
- 5.1 Radio
- 5.2 Television
- 6 RESTAURANTS
- 6.1 Overview
- 6.2 Restaurant Sales, Unit Counts, and Sales Per Unit
- 7 SPORTS
- 7.1 Best Sports Cities
- 7.2 Top Minor League Markets
- 8 TRAVEL & TOURISM
- 8.1 Overview
- 8.2 Travel and Tourism Statistics
- PART III: ACTIVITIES
- 9 CASINOS
- 9.1 Casino Visits
- 10 DINING OUT
- 10.1 Restaurant Visits
- 10.2 Full-Service Restaurant Visits
- 10.3 Quick-Service Restaurant Visits
- 11 GARDENING
- 11.1 Adults Who Garden
- 12 MUSIC CONCERTS
- 12.1 Concert Attendance
- 13 SPECTATOR SPORTS
- 13.1 Avid Sports Fans City-by-City
- 13.2 Spectator Sports Attendance
- 13.3 Fan Ranking By Sport
- 14 TRAVEL
- 14.1 Overview
- 14.2 Business Trips
- 14.3 Business Air Travel
- 14.4 International Air Travel
- 14.5 Hotel Stays
- 14.6 Rental Car Use
- 14.7 Ocean Cruises
- PART IV: COMMUNITIES
- 15 ALL-AMERICAN CITIES
- 15.1 Overview
- 15.2 Recent Award Winners
- 15.3 All-Time Award Winners
- 16 GREAT PLACES
- 16.1 Overview
- 16.2 Great Neighborhoods
- 16.3 Great Public Spaces
- 16.4 Great Streets
- 17 HISTORIC COMMUNITIES
- 17.1 Historic Communities
- 17.2 Historic Preservation and Downtown Revitalization
- 18 RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES
- 18.1 Overview
- 18.2 Ranking
- 19 SMALL TOWNS
- 19.1 Best Small Towns To Visit
- 19.2 Towns With Architectural Significance
- 19.3 Coolest Small Towns
- 19.4 Readers Choice Awards
- 19.5 Unique Small Towns
- 19.6 Market Resources
- 20 STAR-RATED COMMUNITIES
- 20.1 Overview
- 20.2 Certified Star Communities
- 21 POPULATION CENTERS OF U.S. AFFLUENCE
- 21.1 Most Affluent ZIP Codes
- 21.2 Most Expensive ZIP Codes
- 21.3 Millionaire Households By Metropolitan Area
- PART V: BEST CITIES
- 22 ARTS & CULTURE
- 22.1 Top Large Cities For The Arts
- 22.2 Best Small Arts Towns
- 22.3 Best Cities For Culture
- 22.4 Street Art
- 22.5 Best Cities For Aspiring Artists
- 23 BEST PLACES TO LIVE
- 23.1 Best Places To Live 2022-2023
- 23.2 Assessments
- 24 BEST PLACES TO RETIRE
- 24.1 Best Places To Retire 2022
- 24.2 Retirement Preferences Survey
- 24.3 Best In Each State
- 24.4 Best Places For Military Retirees
- 25 BEST FOR FAMILIES
- 25.1 Best Places To Raise A Family
- 25.2 Best Pubic School Systems
- 26 BEST CITIES FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
- 26.1 Best Cities For An Active Lifestyle
- 26.2 Best Cities For Outdoor Activities
- 27 BEST FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
- 27.1 Best Neighborhoods For Young Professionals
- 28 BEST-MANAGED CITIES
- 28.1 Best-Managed Cities
- 29 DOG-FRIENDLY CITIES
- 29.1 Overview
- 29.2 Ranking 2022
- 30 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
- 30.1 Overview
- 30.2 Assessment For 2022
- 31 FASTEST-GROWING CITIES
- 31.1 Fastest-Growing Cities
- 31.2 Fastest-Shrinking Cities
- 32 GREENEST CITIES
- 32.1 Environmentally Friendly Lifestyle
- 33 HEALTHIEST CITIES
- 33.1 Healthiest Cities To Live
- 34 LOWEST COST OF LIVING
- 34.1 Overview
- 34.2 Metropolitan Area Ranking
- 34.3 Small Town Ranking
- 35 MOST BEAUTIFUL CITIES
- 35.1 Most Beautiful Cities
- 35.2 Most Beautiful Towns
- 36 MOST DIVERSE CITIES
- 36.1 Overall Diversity
- 36.2 Ethnic Diversity
- 36.3 Economic Diversity
- 37 MOST EDUCATED CITIES
- 37.1 Most Educated Cities
- 38 MOST FUN CITIES
- 38.1 Best Cities For Having Fun
- 38.2 Entertainment and Recreation
- 38.3 Nightlife and Parties
- 39 NEIGHBORLY CITIES
- 39.1 Overview
- 39.2 Most Neighborly Cities
- 40 NIGHTLIFE
- 40.1 Top Cities For Nightlife
- 40.2 Bars & Nightclubs
- 41 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
- 41.1 Most Physically Active Cities
- 42 SAFEST CITIES
- 42.1 Home And Community Safety
- 42.2 Natural Disasters
- 43 SINGLES RATIOS
- 43.1 Overview
- 43.2 Ratios In Metropolitan Areas
- 44 SMART CITIES
- 44.1 Overview
- 44.2 Award Recipients 2022
- 45 TOP RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE MARKETS
- 45.1 Realtor.com Assessment
- 45.2 Zillow Assessment
- 46 TOURISM
- 46.1 Favorite Cities For Tourists
- 47 WALKING & BIKING
- 46.1 Top Walking Cities
- 46.2 Best Cities For Biking
- APPENDIX A - ANALYSTS & RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS
- APPENDIX B - ASSOCIATIONS
- APPENDIX C - GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
- APPENDIX D - ONLINE RESOURCES
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