While San Francisco ranked number 1, Tulsa comes in at a respectable #38 on Bloomberg magazine’s America’s 50 Best Cities list. According to the article, greater emphasis was placed on leisure amenities this year. The figures for the ranking came from data company Onboard Informatics and the nonprofit Trust for Public Land.
The post mentions just a few reasons Tulsa ranks so high on the list.
Bars: 109
Restaurants: 956
Museums: 15
Libraries: 21
Pro sports teams: 1
Park acres per 1,000 residents: 19
Colleges: 6
Percent with graduate degree: 6.2
Median household income: $53,059
Percent unemployed: 5.5
It appears the secret is out about Tulsa. As a native Tulsan who has enjoyed returning home, I’m very happy to see the City of Tulsa getting such recognition.
While I’m regretting the traffic problems that will most likely come from more people moving here, the more the merrier! Come on down.
Read the entire post http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-09-26/san-francisco-is-americas-best-city-in-2012
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