Gilbert Named 20th Best City to Live in America in 2014
Posted on September 18, 2014Gilbert, Arizona has been named the 20th Best City to Live In America by 24/7 Wall St.; the only Arizona city on the list of America’s 50 Best Cities to Live. The study reviewed 550 U.S. cities with populations over 65,000, comparing them in seven major categories: crime, economy, education, housing, environment, leisure, and infrastructure.
Within each category, specific data points contributed to category ranking. For example, the economy category included median household income, cost of living, employment growth between 2011 and 2013, and the 2013 unemployment rate. Formula used to weight each category and convert each category rank to a meta rank ranging from 0-100. Crime, economy, education, and housing received full weights, while environment, leisure, and infrastructure received half weights.
24/7 Wall St. attributes Gilbert’s low crime, high-quality schools, availability of outdoor leisure activities, including the Riparian preserve, and its proximity to Phoenix for the community’s high ranking.
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