Small California Cities Rank Poorly in Health, Quality of Life Measures
The 20 worst small U.S. cities -- based on several metrics, including health -- are in California, according to a new WalletHub report, Yahoo! News reports (Jones-Cooper, Yahoo! News, 11/3).
Report Details
The report ranked 1,268 cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 residents. Cities were ranked on 22 measures, including:
- Affordability;
- Education and health; and
- Quality of life (Jennewein, My News LA, 11/3).
California Findings
The report included 206 California cities (Bernardo, WalletHub report, November 2015). None made the top 100, in large part because of the state's high housing costs (My News LA, 11/3).
Meanwhile, the bottom 22 cities on the list were in California.
The lowest-ranking cities were:
- Bell, which ranked 1,268th overall and 1,238th among health and education measures;
- Huntington Park, which ranked 1,267th overall and 1,268th among health and education measures; and
- Bell Gardens, which ranked 1,266th overall and 1,250th among health and education measures.
The highest-ranking California city was Los Gatos, which ranked 109th overall and 85th among health and education measures (WalletHub report, November 2015).
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