America's Top-Rated Cities, 2013

Demographics:   Population Growth    Household Size   Race   Hispanic Origin   Age   Segregation   Relgious Groups by Family   Relgious Groups by Tradition   Ancestry   Foreign-Born Population   Marital Status   Male/Female Ratio
Economy:   Gross Metropolitan Product
Income:   Income   Household Income Distribution   Poverty Rate   Personal Bankruptcy Filing Rate
Residental Real Estate:   Building Permits   Homeownership Rates   Housing Vacancy Rates
Employment & Earnings:   Employment by Industry   Labor Force, Employment and Job Growth   Unemployment Rate
Average Hourly Wages: Occupations A-C   Average Hourly Wages: Occupations C-E   Average Hourly Wages: Occupations E-I
Average Hourly Wages: Occupations J-N   Average Hourly Wages: Occupations N-R   Average Hourly Wages: Occupations R-T
Average Hourly Wages: Occupations T-Z   Means of Transportation to Work   Travel Time to Work
Election Results:   2012 Presidential Election Results
Housing:   House Price Index   Year Housing Structure Built
Education:   Highest Level of Education   School Enrollment by Grade & Control   Educational Attainment by Race
Cost of Living:   Cost of Living Index   Grocery Prices   Housing and Utility Costs
Health Care:   Health Care, Transportation and Other Costs   Distribution of Physicians and Dentists   Health Insurance Coverage
Public Safety:   Crime Rate
Climate:   Temperature & Precipitation: Yearly Averages and Extremes   Weather Conditions
Air Quality:   Air Quality Index   Air Quality Index Pollutants   Air Quality Index Trends
Maximum Air Pollutant Concentrations: Particulate Matter, Ozone, CO and Lead   Maximum Air Pollutant Concentrations: Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide

2012 Presidential Election Results

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City	Top-Rated	State	Region	Area Covered	Obama	Romney	Other	City Report
Albuquerque, NM	T	NM	West	Bernalillo County	55.6	39.3	5.1	Albuquerque_NM.pdf
Alexandria, VA	T	VA	East	Alexandria City	71.1	27.6	1.3	Alexandria_VA.pdf
Anchorage, AK	T	AK	West	Districts 18-32	41.5	54.5	4.0	Anchorage_AK.pdf
Ann Arbor, MI	T	MI	Central	Washtenaw County	67.0	31.3	1.7	AnnArbor_MI.pdf
Arvada, CO	T	CO	West	Jefferson County	51.1	46.5	2.4	Arvada_CO.pdf
Athens, GA	T	GA	South	Clarke County	63.3	34.4	2.4	Athens_GA.pdf
Atlanta, GA	T	GA	South	Fulton County	64.3	34.5	1.2	Atlanta_GA.pdf
Austin, TX	T	TX	South	Travis County	60.1	36.2	3.6	Austin_TX.pdf
Bellevue, WA	T	WA	West	King County	68.8	28.8	2.3	Bellevue_WA.pdf
Billings, MT	T	MT	West	Yellowstone County	38.4	58.9	2.8	Billings_MT.pdf
Boise City, ID	T	ID	West	Ada County	42.7	54.0	3.2	BoiseCity_ID.pdf
Boston, MA	T	MA	East	Suffolk County	77.6	20.8	1.6	Boston_MA.pdf
Boulder, CO	T	CO	West	Boulder County	69.7	27.9	2.4	Boulder_CO.pdf
Broken Arrow, OK	T	OK	Central	Tulsa County	36.3	63.7	0.0	BrokenArrow_OK.pdf
Cambridge, MA	T	MA	East	Middlesex County	62.6	35.7	1.8	Cambridge_MA.pdf
Cape Coral, FL	T	FL	South	Lee County	41.4	57.9	0.7	CapeCoral_FL.pdf
Carlsbad, CA	T	CA	West	San Diego County	51.7	46.2	2.1	Carlsbad_CA.pdf
Cary, NC	T	NC	East	Wake County	54.9	43.5	1.6	Cary_NC.pdf
Cedar Rapids, IA	T	IA	Central	Linn County	57.9	40.2	1.9	CedarRapids_IA.pdf
Charleston, SC	T	SC	South	Charleston County	50.4	48.0	1.6	Charleston_SC.pdf
Charlotte, NC	T	NC	East	Mecklenburg County	60.7	38.2	1.1	Charlotte_NC.pdf
Chicago, IL	T	IL	Central	Cook County	74.0	24.6	1.3	Chicago_IL.pdf
Clarksville, TN	T	TN	South	Montgomery County	44.0	54.5	1.5	Clarksville_TN.pdf
Colorado Springs, CO	T	CO	West	El Paso County	38.1	59.4	2.5	ColoradoSprings_CO.pdf
Columbia, MD	T	MD	East	Howard County	59.6	37.8	2.6	Columbia_MD.pdf
Columbia, MO	T	MO	Central	Boone County	50.2	47.1	2.7	Columbia_MO.pdf
Columbus, OH	T	OH	East	Franklin County	60.1	38.4	1.5	Columbus_OH.pdf
Coral Springs, FL	T	FL	South	Broward County	67.2	32.3	0.5	CoralSprings_FL.pdf
Dallas, TX	T	TX	South	Dallas County	57.1	41.7	1.2	Dallas_TX.pdf
Denver, CO	T	CO	West	Denver County	73.5	24.4	2.1	Denver_CO.pdf
Durham, NC	T	NC	East	Durham County	75.8	23.0	1.2	Durham_NC.pdf
Edison, NJ	T	NJ	East	Middlesex County	62.9	36.0	1.1	Edison_NJ.pdf
El Paso, TX	T	TX	South	El Paso County	65.6	33.0	1.3	ElPaso_TX.pdf
Eugene, OR	T	OR	West	Lane County	59.7	36.4	3.9	Eugene_OR.pdf
Fargo, ND	T	ND	Central	Cass County	47.0	49.9	3.1	Fargo_ND.pdf
Fort Collins, CO	T	CO	West	Larimer County	51.4	45.8	2.7	FortCollins_CO.pdf
Fort Wayne, IN	T	IN	Central	Allen County	40.9	57.6	1.5	FortWayne_IN.pdf
Fort Worth, TX	T	TX	South	Tarrant County	41.4	57.1	1.4	FortWorth_TX.pdf
Fremont, CA	T	CA	West	Alameda County	78.9	18.2	2.9	Fremont_CA.pdf
Frisco, TX	T	TX	South	Collin County	33.5	65.1	1.5	Frisco_TX.pdf
Gilbert, AZ	T	AZ	West	Maricopa County	43.1	54.9	2.0	Gilbert_AZ.pdf
Greensboro, NC	T	NC	East	Guilford County	57.7	41.2	1.1	Greensboro_NC.pdf
Henderson, NV	T	NV	West	Clark County	56.4	41.9	1.8	Henderson_NV.pdf
Honolulu, HI	T	HI	West	Honolulu County	68.9	29.8	1.3	Honolulu_HI.pdf
Houston, TX	T	TX	South	Harris County	49.4	49.3	1.3	Houston_TX.pdf
Huntsville, AL	T	AL	South	Madison County	40.0	58.6	1.4	Huntsville_AL.pdf
Indianapolis, IN	T	IN	Central	Marion County	60.2	38.1	1.7	Indianapolis_IN.pdf
Irvine, CA	T	CA	West	Orange County	45.4	52.4	2.2	Irvine_CA.pdf
Jackson, MS	T	MS	South	Hinds County	72.2	27.1	0.7	Jackson_MS.pdf
Jacksonville, FL	T	FL	South	Duval County	47.8	51.4	0.8	Jacksonville_FL.pdf
Kansas City, MO	T	MO	Central	Jackson County	58.7	39.7	1.6	KansasCity_MO.pdf
Kenosha, WI	T	WI	Central	Kenosha County	55.6	43.3	1.1	Kenosha_WI.pdf
Las Vegas, NV	T	NV	West	Clark County	56.4	41.9	1.8	LasVegas_NV.pdf
Lexington, KY	T	KY	East	Fayette County	49.3	48.3	2.3	Lexington_KY.pdf
Lincoln, NE	T	NE	Central	Lancaster County	49.0	49.3	1.7	Lincoln_NE.pdf
Little Rock, AR	T	AR	South	Pulaski County	54.7	43.3	2.0	LittleRock_AR.pdf
Los Angeles, CA	T	CA	West	Los Angeles County	68.6	29.1	2.3	LosAngeles_CA.pdf
Madison, WI	T	WI	Central	Dane County	71.1	27.6	1.3	Madison_WI.pdf
Manchester, NH	T	NH	East	Hillsborough County	49.7	48.6	1.6	Manchester_NH.pdf
McAllen, TX	T	TX	South	Hidalgo County	70.4	28.6	1.0	McAllen_TX.pdf
Miami, FL	T	FL	South	Miami-Dade County	61.6	37.9	0.4	Miami_FL.pdf
Murfreesboro, TN	T	TN	South	Rutherford County	36.8	61.6	1.6	Murfreesboro_TN.pdf
Murrieta, CA	T	CA	West	Riverside County	48.8	49.2	2.0	Murrieta_CA.pdf
Naperville, IL	T	IL	Central	DuPage County	49.7	48.7	1.6	Naperville_IL.pdf
Nashville, TN	T	TN	South	Davidson County	58.4	39.9	1.7	Nashville_TN.pdf
New Orleans, LA	T	LA	South	Orleans Parish	80.3	17.7	2.0	NewOrleans_LA.pdf
New York, NY	T	NY	East	Richmond County	50.7	48.1	1.2	NewYork_NY.pdf
New York, NY	T	NY	East	Queens County	79.1	19.9	1.0	NewYork_NY.pdf
New York, NY	T	NY	East	Kings County	82.0	16.9	1.1	NewYork_NY.pdf
New York, NY	T	NY	East	New York County	83.7	14.9	1.3	NewYork_NY.pdf
New York, NY	T	NY	East	Bronx County	91.4	8.1	0.5	NewYork_NY.pdf
Norman, OK	T	OK	Central	Cleveland County	37.0	63.0	0.0	Norman_OK.pdf
Olathe, KS	T	KS	Central	Johnson County	40.1	58.0	1.9	Olathe_KS.pdf
Omaha, NE	T	NE	Central	Douglas County	47.2	51.4	1.4	Omaha_NE.pdf
Orlando, FL	T	FL	South	Orange County	58.7	40.4	0.9	Orlando_FL.pdf
Overland Park, KS	T	KS	Central	Johnson County	40.1	58.0	1.9	OverlandPark_KS.pdf
Oyster Bay, NY	T	NY	East	Nassau County	52.9	46.2	0.9	OysterBay_NY.pdf
Philadelphia, PA	T	PA	East	Philadelphia County	85.3	14.0	0.7	Philadelphia_PA.pdf
Pittsburgh, PA	T	PA	East	Allegheny County	56.6	42.2	1.2	Pittsburgh_PA.pdf
Portland, OR	T	OR	West	Multnomah County	75.3	20.7	4.0	Portland_OR.pdf
Providence, RI	T	RI	East	Providence County	66.5	31.6	1.9	Providence_RI.pdf
Provo, UT	T	UT	West	Utah County	9.8	88.3	2.0	Provo_UT.pdf
Raleigh, NC	T	NC	East	Wake County	54.9	43.5	1.6	Raleigh_NC.pdf
Roseville, CA	T	CA	West	Placer County	38.9	58.9	2.2	Roseville_CA.pdf
Round Rock, TX	T	TX	South	Williamson County	37.9	59.5	2.6	RoundRock_TX.pdf
Saint Paul, MN	T	MN	Central	Ramsey County	66.3	31.1	2.5	SaintPaul_MN.pdf
San Antonio, TX	T	TX	South	Bexar County	51.6	47.0	1.4	SanAntonio_TX.pdf
San Diego, CA	T	CA	West	San Diego County	51.7	46.2	2.1	SanDiego_CA.pdf
San Francisco, CA	T	CA	West	San Francisco County	83.4	13.3	3.3	SanFrancisco_CA.pdf
San Jose, CA	T	CA	West	Santa Clara County	69.9	27.6	2.5	SanJose_CA.pdf
Savannah, GA	T	GA	South	Chatham County	55.5	43.5	1.0	Savannah_GA.pdf
Scottsdale, AZ	T	AZ	West	Maricopa County	43.1	54.9	2.0	Scottsdale_AZ.pdf
Seattle, WA	T	WA	West	King County	68.8	28.8	2.3	Seattle_WA.pdf
Sioux Falls, SD	T	SD	Central	Minnehaha County	45.3	52.7	2.0	SiouxFalls_SD.pdf
Smithtown, NY	T	NY	East	Suffolk County	50.8	48.0	1.2	Smithtown_NY.pdf
Stamford, CT	T	CT	East	Fairfield County	55.3	43.8	0.9	Stamford_CT.pdf
Sterling Heights, MI	T	MI	Central	Macomb County	51.6	47.6	0.9	SterlingHeights_MI.pdf
Sunnyvale, CA	T	CA	West	Santa Clara County	69.9	27.6	2.5	Sunnyvale_CA.pdf
Tampa, FL	T	FL	South	Hillsborough County	52.8	46.2	1.0	Tampa_FL.pdf
Thousand Oaks, CA	T	CA	West	Ventura County	51.7	46.1	2.2	ThousandOaks_CA.pdf
Virginia Beach, VA	T	VA	East	Virginia Beach City	48.0	50.5	1.6	VirginiaBeach_VA.pdf
Washington, DC	T	DC	East	District of Columbia	91.1	7.1	1.8	Washington_DC.pdf
West Jordan, UT	T	UT	West	Salt Lake County	38.8	58.2	3.0	WestJordan_UT.pdf
Woodbridge, NJ	T	NJ	East	Middlesex County	62.9	36.0	1.1	Woodbridge_NJ.pdf
United States					51.0	47.2	1.8

Note: Results are percentages and may not add to 100% due to rounding
Source: Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidental Elections