We're #11...

[llipgh2]

On Businessweek's list of the 50 Best Cities to Live (US).

http://images.businessweek.com/slideshows/2012-09-26/americas-50-best-cities

[BigMcK]

#50. Beat out by Oakland? Cool.

Don't live in LA; close enough to know why 50 is fitting.

[Sam's Drunk Dog]

Top Ten

Spoiler:

10. St. Paul
9. San Diego
8. Austin
7. NYC
6. Denver
5. Portland, OR
4. Boston
3. Washington, D.C.
2. Seattle
1. San Francisco

Not sure how DC is so high.

[Eismann]

PEETSBOORG, NUMBARE AL-LEVEN!! PEETSBOORG, NUMBARE AL-LEVEN!! PEETSBOORG, NUMBARE AL-LEVEN!!

[IanMoran]

I'm just weirded out that the 3 cities I've lived in are ranked 10, 11, and 12 lol

[cheesesteakwithegg]

Pittsburgh
Rank: 11
Population: 308,090

Pittsburgh just misses the top 10. It has strong leisure offerings and major universities in the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon. The city is limited by its industrial legacy, with crime and air quality as areas needing improvement. Pittsburgh natives are fiercely proud of their town and their pro sports teams, such as the Penguins and Steelers. Also of note: the Andy Warhol Museum, displaying thousands of works by the legendary pop artist and Pittsburgh native.

Bars: 143
Restaurants: 992
Museums: 23
Libraries: 36
Pro sports teams: 3
Park acres per 1,000 residents: 10
Colleges: 10
Percent with graduate degree: 12.7
Median household income: $51,907
Percent unemployed: 7

[DudeMan2766]

Pittsburgh natives are fiercely proud of their town and their pro sports teams, such as the Penguins and Steelers.

Pro sports teams: 3

[KennyTheKangaroo]

Lets here it for the city of champyinz

[llipgh2]

Pittsburgh natives are fiercely proud of their town and their pro sports teams, such as the Penguins and Steelers.

Pro sports teams: 3

I laughed out loud at this when I read the original blurb.

[bhaw]

Scottsdale all the way down at 44. Not sure why... no offense to Pittsburghers, but I'd live here any day over Pittsburgh.

[PghSkins]

Not sure how DC is so high.

RG3, duh!

[itissteeltime]

What dont you like about DC? I love it here.

[Staggy]

I figured Chicago would be higher.

[ulf]

I figured Chicago would be higher.

"liveable" ...there's been a little violence lately.

[itissteeltime]

I figured Chicago would be higher.

"liveable" ...there's been a little violence lately.

Every city has violence.

[ulf]

"In 2012, Chicago has the highest murder rate in the Alpha world cities with 19.4 murders per 100,000. This rate is more than triple New York (6.0) and more than double Los Angeles (7.5), and ahead of Mexico City, Moscow, and São Paulo. Chicago is projected to have 505 homicides for the year which would be a 16% increase from 2011."

[Sam's Drunk Dog]

What dont you like about DC? I love it here.

I thought crime was a problem there.

[itissteeltime]

What dont you like about DC? I love it here.

I thought crime was a problem there.

Isn't crime an issue in every city?

DC has it's really, really bad parts. I would never walk, or even drive, through many SE neighborhoods at night. Anocostia is particularly bad. If you stay in the NW quadrant (Dupont, U street, Adams Morgan, Logan Circle, etc) and aren't an idiot, you'll be fine. I feel like this is the case for basically every real city.

[LeopardLetang]

"In 2012, Chicago has the highest murder rate in the Alpha world cities with 19.4 murders per 100,000. This rate is more than triple New York (6.0) and more than double Los Angeles (7.5), and ahead of Mexico City, Moscow, and São Paulo. Chicago is projected to have 505 homicides for the year which would be a 16% increase from 2011."

wow

[Sam's Drunk Dog]

What dont you like about DC? I love it here.

I thought crime was a problem there.

Isn't crime an issue in every city?

DC has it's really, really bad parts. I would never walk, or even drive, through many SE neighborhoods at night. Anocostia is particularly bad. If you stay in the NW quadrant (Dupont, U street, Adams Morgan, Logan Circle, etc) and aren't an idiot, you'll be fine. I feel like this is the case for basically every real city.

Let me re-phrase that. I thought crime was a major problem there. Has things gotten better recently? I remember there being a lot of murders in the city a couple years ago. Is the guy that was caught doing drugs still the mayor?