WHAT GRADE WOULD YOU GIVE ALBUQUERQUE WHEN IT COMES TO BEING A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE? WALLETHUB.COM HAS RANKED THE NATION’S 62 LARGEST CITIES, LOOKING FOR THE GREATEST PLACES TO LIVE. THE DUKE CITY CAME IN 51ST ON THAT LIST.
THE CITY HAD ONE TOP TEN FINISH IN THE CATEGORIES USED TO RANK THE CITIES , COMING IN 8TH FOR AFFORDABILITY. ALBUQUERQUE’S ECONOMY RANKED 55TH WHILE THE CITY ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACK FOR EDUCATION AND HEALTH, AS WELL AS QUALITY OF LIFE.
AS SOME MIGHT EXPECT, ALBUQUERQUE DIDN’T FARE VERY WELL FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, PLACING 61ST FOR CRIME. SEATTLE WASHINGTON TOPPED THE LIST AS THE BEST LARGE CITY IN WHICH TO LIVE.