Perception of Charlotte Nationwide

[LKN704]

The EIU Global Livability Index places a high ranking on stability - as in threats of civil unrest, military conflict, terror, etc. Because 25% of each city's score is based on it, it's easy for U.S. cities to get high marks in that area. Culture and environment is also 25% of the ranking, and includes local humidity levels, local levels of corruption, levels of censorship, restrictions on religion/cultural activities, sporting availability, etc. The availability of healthcare and infrastructure are both 20% of the ranking each, and the local education system is 10%. 

I suspect if healthcare, infrastructure, and education were ranked higher you wouldn't see a city like Miami ranked so highly, though it did drop eight points from last year. 

Other quality of life rankings (Mercer's) place much higher grades on those aspects, along with political stability. That's why that survey ranks Miami and Atlanta below San Francisco (the highest ranked U.S. city in the survey), NYC, Boston, Honolulu, Seattle, Portland, Pittsburgh, DC, Houston (surprising), Minneapolis, Chicago, and Philly. Charlotte isn't even ranked in that survey. 

The top ten list in the United States from EIU in order is Honolulu, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Seattle, DC, Chicago, Boston, Miami, San Francisco, and Minneapolis. 

Edited Saturday at 12:08 PM by LKN704

[Richhamleigh, DC]

9 hours ago, LKN704 said:

The EIU Global Livability Index places a high ranking on stability - as in threats of civil unrest, military conflict, terror, etc. Because 25% of each city's score is based on it, it's easy for U.S. cities to get high marks in that area. Culture and environment is also 25% of the ranking, and includes local humidity levels, local levels of corruption, levels of censorship, restrictions on religion/cultural activities, sporting availability, etc. The availability of healthcare and infrastructure are both 20% of the ranking each, and the local education system is 10%. 

I suspect if healthcare, infrastructure, and education were ranked higher you wouldn't see a city like Miami ranked so highly, though it did drop eight points from last year. 

Other quality of life rankings (Mercer's) place much higher grades on those aspects, along with political stability. That's why that survey ranks Miami and Atlanta below San Francisco (the highest ranked U.S. city in the survey), NYC, Boston, Honolulu, Seattle, Portland, Pittsburgh, DC, Houston (surprising), Minneapolis, Chicago, and Philly. Charlotte isn't even ranked in that survey. 

The top ten list in the United States from EIU in order is Honolulu, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Seattle, DC, Chicago, Boston, Miami, San Francisco, and Minneapolis. 

SF is "politically stable"???