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Akron Ranks 46 Out Of 80 Large Cities
UPDATED: 8:44 am EDT June 16,
2004
CLEVELAND -- Cleveland has been ranked as the worst major city for children to live in, NewsChannel5 reported.
That's according to a report done by a group called the Population Connection.
The group rates the quality of life for children living in different cities based on four factors: health, education, community and population. It also defines a major city as the main city in an metropolitan statistical area that contains at least 2.5 million people.
Cleveland received a C-, the lowest grade in the report. Read more about Cleveland's report here.
At the top of the list were Seattle and Boston. They got an A
for the quality of life for children living there.
Three cities received A- grades: San Diego, San Francisco
and Minneapolis.
In the large city rankings, two cities held the top spot. Des Moines, Iowa and Spokane, Wash. each received an A+.
Four large cities rank at the bottom of the list, receiving
grades of C-. Those are Memphis, Tenn., New Orleans,
Shreveport, La. and Birmingham, Ala.
The city of Akron got a B grade. It ranked number 46 out of 80 large cities. Find out more about Akron's report, here.
For the complete list, click here.
That's according to a report done by a group called the Population Connection.
The group rates the quality of life for children living in different cities based on four factors: health, education, community and population. It also defines a major city as the main city in an metropolitan statistical area that contains at least 2.5 million people.
Cleveland received a C-, the lowest grade in the report. Read more about Cleveland's report here.
At the top of the list were Seattle and Boston. They got an A
for the quality of life for children living there.
Three cities received A- grades: San Diego, San Francisco
and Minneapolis.
In the large city rankings, two cities held the top spot. Des Moines, Iowa and Spokane, Wash. each received an A+.
Four large cities rank at the bottom of the list, receiving
grades of C-. Those are Memphis, Tenn., New Orleans,
Shreveport, La. and Birmingham, Ala.
The city of Akron got a B grade. It ranked number 46 out of 80 large cities. Find out more about Akron's report, here.
For the complete list, click here.
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