Each year WalletHub looks at various quality of life issues such as the best and worst places to raise a family, energy costs, happiest states etc. Just released are its Greenest Cities in America (2024) findings.
Disclaimer: I don’t spend much time digging into methodology. However, the basic structure of this evaluation seems reasonable and the data sources are credible and varied. I’ve included all the data sources below.
With analyses like this I think the key take-away is the relative performance more than the absolute scores achieved by any particular city.
Yesterday we revealed the five cities at the bottom of the list.
Today we highlight the 5 greenest cities according to WalletHub.
Data Sources:
U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, The Trust for Public Land, U.S. Department of Energy – The Alternative Fuels Data Center, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Environment America, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency, Walk Score, Alliance for Biking & Walking, Center for Neighborhood Technology, The Meddin Bike-Sharing World Map, Indeed, Climate Central, U.S. Geological Survey, TripAdvisor, USDA Organic INTEGRITY Database, American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance, lightpollutionmap.info and Yelp.
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