Dave Salmonsen
MGT 101 HW#2
Professor Langfritz
14 March 2014
Santa Cruz, California
Air quality: 95/100
H2O quality: 29/100
Superfund Sites: 81/100
Physicians per 100k: 258
Ranked 27th for most green city
Unemployment is 10.6%
Schools: University of California--Santa Cruz's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 86. Public School spends Santa Cruz public schools spend $6,148 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $5,691.
Madison, Wisconsin
Population Growth 10.89%
Median Home Cost $189,300
Cost of living 12.2% Higher than US Average
Schools spend $7,376 per student
Unemployment rate 4.4%
Ranked #1 Most Secure Place to Live
Ranked #7 Best City to Relocate
Ranked #8 Best Green City
Manhattan, Kansas
Population growth of 15.96 percent
The median home cost in $182,100
Cost of living is 10.20% Lower than the U.S. average
Manhattan public schools spend $5,782 per student.
Unemployment rate in Manhattan is 4.2%
College Station, Texas
Population Growth 35.9%
Median Home Cost $149,100
Cost of living 0.6% higher than US
Public schools spend $4,265
Unemployment is 5.6%
Jobs decreased by 1.89%
Ranked #104 Best Green City
Ranked# 95 Americas best and worst city for crime
Ranked #114 Americas most and least stressful cities
My Choice: I would have to choose Madison, Wisconsin. The reason why I decided this is because that is has a great ranking for green cities. The cost a living is a little higher than national average but
