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ranked #163,732 most helpful out of 571,544,897 reviews
★★☆☆☆
not quite accurate .. hoping for 2nd edition
I was happy to see this book come out since I only had found the older "Places Rated Almanac" up to this point. I am looking to relocate and so this sort of information is very useful to me. However, I am going to return this book since I am disappointed with the rankings and question the accuracy of the information. I know two towns rather well, and both were mis-characterized in the rankings. Example 1 - Macon, GA: "Snows occurs during most winters." This is simply not true. There was a dusting of snow 2 years ago that lasted maybe a day and a half. Previous snow, 10 years before then. Long time locals tell me that it's extremely rare to get any snow here. Example 2 - Iowa City, IA: IC received a score of 7 for Arts & Culture, Macon a 25 - this is totally ridiculous. There are a lot of things going on in Iowa City, Macon doesn't even come close. To award Macon a score nearly 4 times higher than Iowa City boggles the mind. I know these two places well, and for me the information about these two places puts into question the rest of the information in the book. I hope there will be a revised, and more accurate second edition out. I give it two stars since the rankings/editorial comments are important to me. While I can't comment on the accuracy of the statistics, the rankings/editorials were one of the main reasons for my getting this book. Raw statistics can be used to look up specific information, but the other material can guide your search.
April 2004 · Books
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Cities Ranked?& Rated: More than 400 Metropolitan Areas Evaluated in the U.S. and Canada
4.2★ · 30 ratings, as of 2023
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