Based on such metrics as school performance, green space and cultural amenities, Raleigh, N.C. ranks No. 1 in Businessweek.com's first Best Cities ranking
Ask most people in which city they would most want to live and usually their answer would be shaped by such realities as proximity to their jobs and what they can afford. But suppose you could choose to live anywhere you wanted regardless of cost? What if you could live in a city that offered a wealth of culture, entertainment, good schools, low crime and plenty of green space? Many people might opt for the obvious choices, such as New York or San Francisco, but, great as they are, data reveals there are other cities that are even better.
Businessweek.com spent months working with data that would help us to identify the best cities in the U.S. We looked at a range of positive metrics around quality of life, counted up restaurants, evaluated school scores, and considered the number of colleges and pro sports teams. All these factors and more add up to a city that would seem to offer it all. When we began the process we had no idea which cities would come out on top. The winner? Raleigh, N.C.
Raleigh No. 1
To most residents of Raleigh, it may not come as a surprise that their city earned the title of America's Best City. Raleigh shows the cultural graces that go along with anchoring the so-called research triangle, home to North Carolina State University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Among its many attributes the city sports 867 restaurants, 110 bars, and 51 museums, according to Onboard Informatics, as well as a thriving social scene, good schools, and 12,512 park acres, equal to several times the green space per capita in cities like New York and Los Angeles, according to the Trust for Public Land. It also offers a great deal on nights and weekends--from concerts and opera, to the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes and college sports, to the 30,000-sq.-ft. State Farmers Market.
Raleigh may have a population of only about 400,000 people and span about 144 square miles, yet data show it still offers a lot, if only in a smaller package. True, Raleigh may not be the center of the tech universe like San Francisco, a hub of higher education like Boston or a vibrant 24-hour metropolis like New York, but all these cities also offered high crime, a dearth of parks, poor public education and other negative factors that weighed against them.
by Venessa Wong
Business Week
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Ask most people in which city they would most want to live and usually their answer would be shaped by such realities as proximity to their jobs and what they can afford. But suppose you could choose to live anywhere you wanted regardless of cost? What if you could live in a city that offered a wealth of culture, entertainment, good schools, low crime and plenty of green space? Many people might opt for the obvious choices, such as New York or San Francisco, but, great as they are, data reveals there are other cities that are even better.
Businessweek.com spent months working with data that would help us to identify the best cities in the U.S. We looked at a range of positive metrics around quality of life, counted up restaurants, evaluated school scores, and considered the number of colleges and pro sports teams. All these factors and more add up to a city that would seem to offer it all. When we began the process we had no idea which cities would come out on top. The winner? Raleigh, N.C.
Raleigh No. 1
To most residents of Raleigh, it may not come as a surprise that their city earned the title of America's Best City. Raleigh shows the cultural graces that go along with anchoring the so-called research triangle, home to North Carolina State University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Among its many attributes the city sports 867 restaurants, 110 bars, and 51 museums, according to Onboard Informatics, as well as a thriving social scene, good schools, and 12,512 park acres, equal to several times the green space per capita in cities like New York and Los Angeles, according to the Trust for Public Land. It also offers a great deal on nights and weekends--from concerts and opera, to the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes and college sports, to the 30,000-sq.-ft. State Farmers Market.
Raleigh may have a population of only about 400,000 people and span about 144 square miles, yet data show it still offers a lot, if only in a smaller package. True, Raleigh may not be the center of the tech universe like San Francisco, a hub of higher education like Boston or a vibrant 24-hour metropolis like New York, but all these cities also offered high crime, a dearth of parks, poor public education and other negative factors that weighed against them.
by Venessa Wong
Business Week
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Donna Varnum
Cary, NC REALTOR
RE/MAX Integrity
(919) 810-8510
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Visit my Cary NC Home Hunter Website
Cary, NC Real Estate, Condos, Homes for Sale
Apex, NC Real Estate, Condos, Homes for Sale
Holly Springs, NC Real Estate, Condos, Homes for Sale
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