 
Cities Ranked & Rated: More than 400 Metropolitan Areas Evaluated in the U.S. and Canada, 1st Edition
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March 2004
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Introduction.
PART I: FINDING YOUR BEST PLACE TO LIVE.
Chapter 1: The Places.
Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs).
Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs).
What’s Included in Cities Ranked & Rated?
Chapter 2: The Rankings.
About the Cities Ranked & Rated Model.
Reading the Ranking Report.
Chapter 3: The Categories.
Reading the Data.
Use of Data for Ranking & Scoring.
Population.
Economy & Jobs.
Cost of Living.
Climate.
Education.
Health & Healthcare.
Crime.
Transportation.
Leisure.
Arts & Culture.
Quality of Life.
Chapter 4: The States.
How Cities Ranked & Rated Compares States.
Overall Rankings.
Population.
Physical Environment.
Economy.
Table 0.1: U.S. States & Postal Codes.
Table 0.2: U.S. Population Mobility, 1990-2001.
Table 0.3: Reasons for Moving, 2000-2001.
Table 1.1: Principal U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas.
Table 1.2: Canada Census Metropolitan Areas.
Table 1.3: Emerging U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas.
Table 2.1: The Top 30 U.S. Metropolitan Areas.
Table 2.2: The Bottom 30 U.S. Metropolitan Areas.
Table 2.3: Ranking Report Sample.
Table 2.4: U.S. Metropolitan Areas by Rank.
Table 2.5: U.S. Metropolitan Areas by Alphabetical Sequence with Rank.
Table 3.1: Net Gain or Loss in Population by Region.
Table 3.2: Sample Population Data from Charlottesville, Virginia.
Table 3.3: Most Sprawl-Threatened Cities.
Table 3.4: Largest & Smallest Metropolitan Areas.
Table 3.5: Fastest Growing Metropolitan Areas.
Table 3.6: Declining & Slowest Growing Metropolitan Areas.
Table 3.7: Population Density.
Table 3.8: Diversity Measure.
Table 3.9: Sample Economy & Jobs Data from Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Table 3.10: Household Income.
Table 3.11: Household Income Growth.
Taxation.
Education.
Politics.
Safety & Safety Consciousness.
PART II: EVALUATING THE CITIES.
Chapter 5: Principal U.S. Metropolitan Areas.
City Profiles.
City Descriptions & Data.
Chapter 6: Canada Metropolitan Areas.
Ranking & Rating Canadian Cities.
Data Sources.
City Descriptions & Data.
Chapter 7: Emerging U.S. Metropolitan Areas.
Ranking & Rating Emerging Cities.
City Descriptions & Data.
APPENDIX: CATEGORY RANKINGS OF PRINCIPAL U.S. METROPOLITAN AREAS.
INDEX.
