What Does Your City Say About You?
Washington was the most literate U.S. city in 2011. That was according to Central Connecticut State University's annual study. The nation's largest communities were ranked based on 6 indicators of literacy: newspaper circulation, number of bookstores, library resources, periodical publishing resources, educational attainment and internet resources. The top 4 cities - including Seattle, Minneapolis and Atlanta - were the same as in 2010. Atlanta was followed by Boston, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, St. Louis, San Francisco and Denver. Frankly, I was surprised Washington was ranked #1. It doesn't seem like the politicians living there can read approval polls.
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater was the most stressful U.S. metropolitan area in 2012. Sperling's Best Places ranked the 50 largest metropolitan areas by divorce rate, commute times, unemployment, violent crime, property crime, suicides, alcohol consumption, mental health, sleep problems and annual number of cloudy days. The Tampa Bay area was in the 97th percentile for suicides. The Las Vegas-Paradise area - ranked 2nd - was in the 100th percentile for divorces and the Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall area - ranked 3rd - was in the 97th percentile for property crime and the 95th percentile for violent crime. It seems warm areas aren't "cool" for stress.
Barrow, Alaska is the coldest U.S. city. In 2012 researchers at The Weather Channel crunched the latest 30-year average annual temperatures for the coldest city in each state. To qualify cities supposedly had to have at least 5,000 residents. Barrow didn't have 5,000 residents, but it did have the coldest average annual temperature - 11.7 degrees. International Falls, Minnesota was second with an average annual temperature of 37.8 degrees. Gunnison, Colorado - where it freezes almost every day - was third followed by Jackson, Wyoming. Last was Caribou, Maine with an average annual temperature of 39.7 degrees. Obviously, to live in one of those places you can't have "cold feet".
Portland, Oregon was one of the 3 healthiest U.S. cities to visit in 2012. According to Food & Wine magazine, Portland has extensive bike paths, a variety of parks, an abundance of wildlife and kayaking on the Columbia River. Jackson Hole, Wyoming is a serious winter-sport destination with deluxe spas. It's also less than a mile from Grand Teton National Park. Honolulu offers lagoons, waterfalls and beaches, as well as surfing and a climb up Diamond Head volcano. That these cities were chosen by Food & Wine magazine also "says a mouthful" about the deliciously healthy foods they offer.
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