Is your City Stupid?
MEN'S HEALTH MAGAZINE
Unless you're trying to run an Internet scam, life is easier when you can avoid dummies. Which means the residents of Fort Wayne, Indiana, face a challenge: That's the town that ranks last in our measures of intelligence. (Dan Quayle grew up just outside Fort Wayne. Coincidence?) Indiana's second-largest city can't be completely lacking in smarts, though--the NBA started there.
We based our rankings on the number of bachelor's degrees per capita, the number of universities, inhabitants' SAT scores, state creativity scores as assessed by Catalytix and the Richard Florida Creativity Group, and the number of Nobel Prize winners for physics and medicine born within the towns' borders.
When our crew of brains finished crunching the numbers, Minneapolis came out as the nation's valedictorian. Boston and Denver also sit at the head of the class (continued below...)
Your City's Grade
1. Minneapolis, MN A+
2. Boston, MA A+
3. Denver, CO A+
4. St. Paul, MN A+
5. Seattle, WA A+
6. San Francisco, CA A+
7. Madison, WI A
8. San Diego, CA A
9. Colorado Springs, CO A-
10. Portland, OR A-
11. Chicago, IL A-
12. (tie) Kansas City, MO A-
Los Angeles, CA A-
14. San Jose, CA B+
15. (tie) Sacramento, CA B+
Oakland, CA B+
Nashville, TN B+
18. Des Moines, IA B+
19. Columbus, OH B+
20. Lincoln, NE B+
21. Tulsa, OK B+
22. Omaha, NE B
23. Fremont, CA B
24. Austin, TX B
25. Baton Rouge, LA B
26. Wichita, KS B
27. Cincinnati, OH B-
28. New Orleans, LA B-
29. Lexington-Fayette, KY B-
30. Oklahoma City, OK B-
31. Salt Lake City, UT B-
32. (tie) Spokane, WA B-
New York, NY B-
34. Charlotte, NC B-
35. (tie) St. Louis, MO C+
Richmond, VA C+
37. Boise, ID C+
38. Birmingham, AL C+
39. Milwaukee, WI C+
40. Phoenix, AZ C+
41. Jersey City, NJ C+
42. Virginia Beach, VA C+
43. (tie) Albuquerque, NM C+ Raleigh, NC C+
45. (tie) Aurora, CO C+
Grand Rapids, MI C+
47. Norfolk, VA C+
48. Little Rock, AR C+
49. Atlanta, GA C+
50. (tie) Durham, NC C
Dallas, TX C
52. Memphis, TN C
53. Akron, OH C
54. Arlington, VA C
55. Montgomery, AL C
56. Washington, DC C
57. Long Beach, CA C
58. Louisville, KY C-
59. (tie) Houston, TX C-
Anaheim, CA C-
61. Rochester, NY C-
62. Chesapeake, VA C-
63. Pittsburgh, PA C-
64. (tie) Tacoma, WA C-
Tucson, AZ C-
Fresno, CA C-
67. Mesa, AZ C-
68. Baltimore, MD C-
69. Indianapolis, IN C-
70. Honolulu, HI C-
71. Orlando, CA D+
72. Shreveport, LA D+
73. Anchorage, AK D+
74. Cleveland, OH D+
75. Scottsdale, AZ D+
76. Lubbock, TX D+
77. Bakersfield, CA D+
78. Detroit, MI D+
79. San Antonio, TX D+
80. (tie) Riverside, CA D+
Jacksonville, FL D+
82. Fort Worth, TX D+
83. Philadelphia, PA D
84. Modesto, CA D
85. (tie) Toledo, OH D
Stockton, CA D
87. Yonkers, NY D
88. Garland, TX D
89. Buffalo, NY D
90. Plano, TX D
91. Tampa, FL D
92. Providence, RI D-
93. St. Petersburg, FL D-
94. Miami, FL D-
95. Greensboro, NC D-
96. El Paso, TX F
97. Newark, NJ F
98. Las Vegas, NV F
99. Laredo, TX F
100. Corpus Christi, TX F
101. Fort Wayne, IN F
Unless you're trying to run an Internet scam, life is easier when you can avoid dummies. Which means the residents of Fort Wayne, Indiana, face a challenge: That's the town that ranks last in our measures of intelligence. (Dan Quayle grew up just outside Fort Wayne. Coincidence?) Indiana's second-largest city can't be completely lacking in smarts, though--the NBA started there.
We based our rankings on the number of bachelor's degrees per capita, the number of universities, inhabitants' SAT scores, state creativity scores as assessed by Catalytix and the Richard Florida Creativity Group, and the number of Nobel Prize winners for physics and medicine born within the towns' borders.
When our crew of brains finished crunching the numbers, Minneapolis came out as the nation's valedictorian. Boston and Denver also sit at the head of the class (continued below...)
Your City's Grade
1. Minneapolis, MN A+
2. Boston, MA A+
3. Denver, CO A+
4. St. Paul, MN A+
5. Seattle, WA A+
6. San Francisco, CA A+
7. Madison, WI A
8. San Diego, CA A
9. Colorado Springs, CO A-
10. Portland, OR A-
11. Chicago, IL A-
12. (tie) Kansas City, MO A-
Los Angeles, CA A-
14. San Jose, CA B+
15. (tie) Sacramento, CA B+
Oakland, CA B+
Nashville, TN B+
18. Des Moines, IA B+
19. Columbus, OH B+
20. Lincoln, NE B+
21. Tulsa, OK B+
22. Omaha, NE B
23. Fremont, CA B
24. Austin, TX B
25. Baton Rouge, LA B
26. Wichita, KS B
27. Cincinnati, OH B-
28. New Orleans, LA B-
29. Lexington-Fayette, KY B-
30. Oklahoma City, OK B-
31. Salt Lake City, UT B-
32. (tie) Spokane, WA B-
New York, NY B-
34. Charlotte, NC B-
35. (tie) St. Louis, MO C+
Richmond, VA C+
37. Boise, ID C+
38. Birmingham, AL C+
39. Milwaukee, WI C+
40. Phoenix, AZ C+
41. Jersey City, NJ C+
42. Virginia Beach, VA C+
43. (tie) Albuquerque, NM C+ Raleigh, NC C+
45. (tie) Aurora, CO C+
Grand Rapids, MI C+
47. Norfolk, VA C+
48. Little Rock, AR C+
49. Atlanta, GA C+
50. (tie) Durham, NC C
Dallas, TX C
52. Memphis, TN C
53. Akron, OH C
54. Arlington, VA C
55. Montgomery, AL C
56. Washington, DC C
57. Long Beach, CA C
58. Louisville, KY C-
59. (tie) Houston, TX C-
Anaheim, CA C-
61. Rochester, NY C-
62. Chesapeake, VA C-
63. Pittsburgh, PA C-
64. (tie) Tacoma, WA C-
Tucson, AZ C-
Fresno, CA C-
67. Mesa, AZ C-
68. Baltimore, MD C-
69. Indianapolis, IN C-
70. Honolulu, HI C-
71. Orlando, CA D+
72. Shreveport, LA D+
73. Anchorage, AK D+
74. Cleveland, OH D+
75. Scottsdale, AZ D+
76. Lubbock, TX D+
77. Bakersfield, CA D+
78. Detroit, MI D+
79. San Antonio, TX D+
80. (tie) Riverside, CA D+
Jacksonville, FL D+
82. Fort Worth, TX D+
83. Philadelphia, PA D
84. Modesto, CA D
85. (tie) Toledo, OH D
Stockton, CA D
87. Yonkers, NY D
88. Garland, TX D
89. Buffalo, NY D
90. Plano, TX D
91. Tampa, FL D
92. Providence, RI D-
93. St. Petersburg, FL D-
94. Miami, FL D-
95. Greensboro, NC D-
96. El Paso, TX F
97. Newark, NJ F
98. Las Vegas, NV F
99. Laredo, TX F
100. Corpus Christi, TX F
101. Fort Wayne, IN F
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