Here’s How Charlotte Ranks Among ‘Best’ Big Cities

Charlotte is the No. 22 best big city in America, according to a new WalletHub report published Tuesday.

The personal finance site compared the 62 largest cities in the nation based on dozens of key “attractiveness” metrics, including quality of public schools, life expectancy, job market and property taxes.

Here’s how Charlotte fared in each category.

• Total score: 56.79/ 100
• Affordability rank: No. 12
• Economy rank: No. 18
• Education and health rank: No. 18
• Quality of life rank: No. 46
• Safety rank: No. 35

Virginia Beach is apparently the best big city in the world. The southern Virginia city was ranked the most affordable in the nation, and earned top 10 rankings for both education and health and safety.

Here are the 10 best big cities, according to WalletHub:

1. Virginia Beach, VA
2. Austin, TX
3. Seattle, WA
4. San Diego, CA
5. Las Vegas, NV
6. San Francisco, CA
7. New York, NY
8. San Jose, CA
9. Honolulu, HI
10. Portland, OR

Other interesting findings: The lowest housing costs can be found in Wichita, Kansas, and Omaha, Nebraska. San Francisco, Seattle, Oakland, Denver, San Jose and Austin, meanwhile, tied for first when it comes to highest income growth.

Patch national staffer Dan Hampton contributed to this report.