STUDY NAMES KNOXVILLE ONE OF AMERICA’S 50 WORST CITIES TO CALL HOME
Knoxville and Memphis made a recent list of America’s 50 worst cities to call home. The study, which was conducted by 24/7 Wall Street, used U.S. Census data on the roughly 600 cities that had populations of more than 50,000 in 2016, which was the most recent year available. Each city was given a rating based on nine categories including crime, demography, economy, education, and housing. Then the statistics were assigned points and weighted to come up with the final scores.
Here’s the full list:
- Detroit, Michigan
- Flint, Michigan
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Wilmington, Delaware
- Albany, Georgia
- Springfield, Missouri
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Florence-Graham, California
- Hartford, Connecticut
- Homestead, Florida
- San Bernardino, California
- Youngstown, Ohio
- Pueblo, Colorado
- Rockford, Illinois
- Gary, Indiana
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Shreveport, Louisiana
- Compton, California
- Merced, California
- Miami Beach, Florida
- Daytona Beach, Florida
- Stockton, California
- Charleston, West Virginia
- Springfield, Massachusetts
- Oakland, California
- Dayton, Ohio
- Trenton, New Jersey
- Tucson, Arizona
- Fresno, California
- Canton, Ohio
- Buffalo, New York
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Toledo, Ohio
- Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Tallahassee, Florida
- New Haven, Connecticut
- South Bend, Indiana
- North Charleston, South Carolina
- Miami, Florida
- Syracuse, New York
- Jackson, Mississippi
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Tacoma, Washington
- Gainesville, Florida
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Salt Lake City, Utah