Smartest Cities
For the second year in a row, The Daily Beast crunches the numbers for America’s 55 largest cities, ranking their brainpower from first-to-worst. How does your hometown fare?
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BOSTON
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HARTFORD-NEW HAVEN
SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND-SAN JOSE
RALEIGH-DURHAM
Matej Krajcovic
DENVER
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SEATTLE-TACOMA
AUSTIN
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MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL
WASHINGTON, DC
ROCHESTER, NY
PORTLAND, OR
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KANSAS CITY
SALT LAKE CITY
PHILADELPHIA
MILWAUKEE
NEW YORK
CLEVELAND
SAN DIEGO
COLUMBUS
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BALTIMORE
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PITTSBURGH
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NASHVILLE
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RICHMOND
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CHICAGO
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INDIANAPOLIS
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CHARLOTTE
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SACRAMENTO
ATLANTA
GRAND RAPIDS-KALAMAZOO-BATTLE CREEK
David M. Converse
PROVIDENCE
LOS ANGELES
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ST. LOUIS
BIRMINGHAM
TUCSON
NORFOLK (VA)
CINCINNATI
OKLAHOMA CITY
WEST PALM BEACH
Paul Giamou
HARRISBURG (PA)
NEW ORLEANS
DALLAS-FORT WORTH
BUFFALO
DETROIT
JACKSONVILLE (FL)
PHOENIX
GREENSBORO (NC)
MIAMI
LOUISVILLE
TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG
ORLANDO
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MEMPHIS
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HOUSTON
FRESNO (CA.)
SAN ANTONIO
