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America's Smartest Cities - From First to Worst
Which metropolis has the most intelligent residents? The Daily Beast crunched the data on the brainpower of America’s 55 largest cities, from first-to-worst. How did your hometown rank?
Matej Krajcovic
#1, RALEIGH-DURHAM
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#2, SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND-SAN JOSE
#3, BOSTON
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#4, MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL
#5, DENVER
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#6, HARTFORD-NEW HAVEN
#7 (tie), SEATTLE-TACOMA
#7 (tie), WASHINGTON, DC
#9, PORTLAND, OR
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#10, BALTIMORE
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#11, PHILADELPHIA
#12, AUSTIN
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#13, NEW YORK
#14, SALT LAKE CITY
#15, MILWAUKEE
#16, CHARLOTTE
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#17 (tie), KANSAS CITY
#17 (tie), COLUMBUS
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#19, NASHVILLE
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#20 (tie), SAN DIEGO
#20 (tie), INDIANAPOLIS
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#22, PROVIDENCE
#23, ATLANTA
#24 (tie), ST. LOUIS
#24 (tie), CHICAGO
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#26, ROCHESTER, NY
#27 (tie), PITTSBURGH
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#27 (tie), LOS ANGELES
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#27 (tie), RICHMOND
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#30, GRAND RAPIDS-KALAMAZOO-BATTLE CREEK
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#31 (tie), CLEVELAND
#31 (tie), WEST PALM BEACH
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#33, TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG
#34, TUCSON
#35 (tie), OKLAHOMA CITY
#35 (tie), SACRAMENTO
#37 (tie), GREENSBORO (NC)
#37 (tie), JACKSONVILLE (FL)
#39, MIAMI
#40, DETROIT
#41, NORFOLK (VA)
#42, BIRMINGHAM
#43, CINCINNATI
#44, BUFFALO
#45, NEW ORLEANS
#46 (tie), HOUSTON
#46 (tie), ORLANDO
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#48, DALLAS-FORT WORTH
#49, PHOENIX
#50 HARRISBURG (PA)
#51, MEMPHIS
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#52, LOUISVILLE
#53, SAN ANTONIO
#54 LAS VEGAS
