Bloomberg
Businessweek has recently released a list of their top 50
cities within the United States! Judging the cities on various
criteria, the results that came back were quite exciting! This is
because our city of Boston was listed as the #16
in the country! The term city applies to even localities that many
of us would have assumed to be a town. With that said this #16
ranking is ever so impressive.
The central premise for praising Boston in such a
manner is because Bloomberg
Businessweek notes that because of the plethora of fine
restaurants, world-renowned educational institutions and historical
importance, Boston is extremely unique.
The above factors, including low foreclosure levels, constant
population making high medium income and below average unemployment
rates, among other points have helped the city hold on far better
than other American cities after the recession.
The following information was taken from Bloomberg
Businessweek and highlights some of the statistics about
Boston that has resulted in
this city being placed so favorably:
- Percent with bachelor’s degrees: 42.9
- Percent under poverty level: 19.1
- Median household income: $52,433
- Property crime rate: 3,324
- School score: 69.94
- Pro sports teams: 4
- Foreclosure rate: .0032
- Percent Unemployment: 7.1
- Park acres per 1,000 residents: 7.6
- Bars: 199
- Restaurants: 1,863
- Museums: 148
- Colleges: 34
- Libraries: 59
- Air Quality Index: 104
Source: Bloomberg
Businessweek