WalletHub recently revealed the results of its Best and Worst Foodie Cities for 2016 list. The personal finance social network compared 150 cities across 21 key metrics including cost of groceries, accessibility of high-quality restaurants and number of food festivals per capita to determine the results. Each metric, graded on a 100-point scale, fell into one of two dimensions: affordability and accessibility, diversity & quality. WalletHub calculated overall scores for each city, delivering these results:
Best Foodie Cities
- Orlando, Fla.
- Portland, Ore.
- Miami, Fla.
- Tampa, Fla.
- San Francisco, Calif.
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Louis, Miss.
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Richmond, Va.
- Seattle, Wash.
The top 10 worst foodie cities, in descending order, are: Garland, Texas; Fayetteville, N.C.; Jackson, Miss.; San Bernadino, Calif.; Aurora, Ill.; Fontana, Calif.; Montgomery, Ala.; Grand Prairie, Texas; Moreno Valley, Calif.; and North Las Vegas, Nev.
Visit the website to take a closer look at the full listing of results and methodology.
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