Best- & Worst-Run Cities in America
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-run-cities/22869/#detailedThe first half of 2020 has been a true test of the effectiveness of local leadership. City leaders have been fighting the COVID-19 pandemic for months, and now many are tasked with keeping the peace while respecting people’s rights to demonstrate as protests against police brutality surge across the nation. People in local positions of power will undoubtedly feel extra pressure to please the public this year, as the November election will determine whether many of them keep their seats.
Even when the U.S. isn’t in a time of crisis, running a city is a tall order. The larger the city, the more complex it becomes to manage. In addition to representing the residents, local leaders must balance the public’s diverse interests with the city’s limited resources. That often means not everyone’s needs can or will be met. Leaders must carefully consider which services are most essential, which agencies’ budgets to cut or boost and whether and how much to raise taxes, among other decisions.
But how do we measure the effectiveness of local leadership? One way is by determining a city’s operating efficiency. In other words, we can learn how well city officials manage and spend public funds by comparing the quality of services residents receive against the city’s total budget.
Worst Run Cities
1.) Washington, DC
2.) San Francisco, CA
3.) Gulfport, MS
4.) Chattanooga, TN
5.) New York, NY
6.) Hartford, CT
7.) Oakland, CA
8.) Detroit, MI
9.) Chicago, IL
10.) Flint, MI
Best Run Cities
1.) Nampa, ID
2.) Boise, ID
3.) Provo, UT
4.) Las Cruces, NM
5.) Durham, NC
6.) Lexington-Fayette, KY
7.) Missoula, MT
8.) Fort Wayne, IN
9.) Virginia Beach, VA
10.) Nashua, NH
Not surprised by worst run cities.
