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Boise Ranked No. 3 'Best Run' City In U.S.
The personal finance website WalletHub says that Boise is one of the best run cities in the U.S.
BOISE, ID - The personal finance website WalletHub says that Boise is one of the best run countries in the U.S. - but nearby Nampa came in No. 1 on the list. Boise earned high marks for the amount of money per capita the city spends, and for the quality of services the city provides.
WalletHub used a number of factors to make the list. Analysts looked at factors ranging from infant mortality rate to the city's credit rating. Boise earned its highest marks for public safety, which includes incidents of crime per capita. Boise citizens also helped the rankings: residents were found to have some of the lowest personal debt in the U.S.
Here are the full rankings:
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- Nampa, ID
- Provo, UT
- Boise, ID
- Missoula, MT
- Lexington-Fayette, KY
- Las Cruces, NM
- Billings, MT
- Bismarck, ND
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Louisville, KY
- Durham, NC
- Fargo, ND
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Raleigh, NC
- Huntington Beach, CA
- Nashua, NH
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Lincoln, NE
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Aurora, IL
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