tampa top five in favorite cities

In a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, 34% of Americans said that they would want to live in Tampa, good for 4th place nationwide:

When asked about specific metropolitan areas where they would like to live, respondents ranked Denver, San Diego and Seattle at the top of a list of 30 cities.  Tampa, Orlando, and San Francisco tied for fourth.

The full report breaks it down by income, gender, political affiliation and more, where Casey found that the area ranked 3rd with those with a high school education or less.

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  1. William

    1 year ago

    So that would explain the decling population and rising unemployment. We are popular! Yet another load of crud trying to spin the harsh truth into a sweet smelling turd.

    Has anyone seen our leaders trying to do anything to fix the issues here? Are the populace happy with platitudes and sound bites of BS?


  2. Chuck Welch

    1 year ago

    You might like to read my take on the PEW research:

    “65% Surveyed Rather NOT Live in Orlando”

    http://www.metroi4news.com/2009/01/65-surveyed-rather-not-live-in-orlando/

    I can’t say I found that survey compelling.

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