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Best Sports Cities in the United States

by Katie Skrzek

Jan 16, 2017

Yankee Stadium, New York City © Gergely Szucs | Dreamstime

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Personal finance social network WalletHub recently released its ranking of best sports cities in the United States. To determine the list, 423 cities were analyzed across 50 key metrics and broken into three categories (large, midsize and small). Metrics ranged from ticket price to athletic performance level.

 

Best Large Sports Cities

  1. New York
  2. Boston
  3. Pittsburgh
  4. Los Angeles
  5. Chicago
  6. Philadelphia
  7. Washington, D.C.
  8. Detroit
  9. St. Louis
  10. Denver

 

Best Midsize Sports Cities

  1. Green Bay, Wisc.
  2. Cincinnati
  3. Orlando, Fla.
  4. Buffalo, N.Y.
  5. Baton Rouge, La.
  6. Durham, N.C.
  7. Charleston, S.C.
  8. Eugene, Ore.
  9. Dayton, Ohio
  10. Salt Lake City, Utah

 

Best Small Sports Cities

  1. Clemson, S.C.
  2. East Lansing, Mich.
  3. Tuscaloosa, Ala.
  4. Chapel Hill, N.C.
  5. State College, Pa.
  6. Conway S.C.
  7. Princeton, N.J.
  8. Williamsburg, Va.
  9. Hanover, N.H.
  10. DeKalb, Ill.

 

For a full breakdown of rankings and methodology, visit the website.

 

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