1 Minnesota City Now Ranked Among The Best For Veterans
Monday, November 11 is Veterans Day, and cities across the United States will do their part to honor our veterans.
The first Veterans Day was observed on November 11, 1919, as Armistice Day, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. President Dwight D. Eisenhower changed the holiday's name to Veterans Day in 1954 to honor all U.S. military veterans.
In a perfect world, regardless of whether it's Veterans Day or not, you'd hope that every city in America would provide for them equally. However, a recent study indicates that some cities are more beneficial places for veterans to live.
Finding The Best Cities For Veterans To Live In The U.S.
To determine the best cities for Veterans to live in the United States, the study compared the 100 most populated U.S. cities across four key dimensions: Employment, Economy, Quality of Life, and Health.
It then evaluated those dimensions using 19 relevant metrics, giving each metric a corresponding weight. Here are the metrics used:
Employment (25 Total Points)
- Share of Military Skill-Related Jobs
- Veteran Unemployment Rate]
- Job Growth
- Veteran-Owned Businesses per Veteran Population
Economy (25 Total Points)
- Housing Affordability
- Veteran Income Growth
- Share of Veterans Living in Poverty
- Educational Opportunities
- Median Veteran Income
- Homeless Veterans per 1,000 Veterans
Quality of Life (25 Total Points)
- Veteran Population
- Projected Veteran Population Growth
- Family-Friendliness
- Retiree-Friendliness
- Restaurants That Offer Military Discounts per Veteran Population
- Arts & Entertainment Establishments That Offer Military Discounts per Veteran Population
Health (25 Total Points)
- VA Benefits Administration Facilities per Veteran Population
- VA Health Facilities per Veteran Population
- Quality of VA Health Facilities
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Each above was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the most favorable conditions for veterans. Then, each city’s weighted average across all metrics was calculated to rank all cities in the study.
Once all the data was calculated, one Minnesota city was ranked among the best in the U.S. for veterans.
A Minnesota City Ranks Very Well For Veterans
The city that ranked #1 out of the 100 cities in the study was Austin, Texas, with a total score of 71.29. Here's where the top city ranked in the four key dimensions:
- Employment Rank: 10
- Economy Rank: 13
- Quality Of Life Rank: 4
- Health Rank: 32
In Minnesota, Minneapolis did well in the study, finishing at #24 with a total score of 59.64. Here is where Minneapolis ranked in the four key dimensions:
- Employment Rank: 57
- Economy Rank: 37
- Quality Of Life Rank: 25
- Health Rank: 43
Neighboring Wisconsin had two cities on the list with Madison finishing extremely well at #8, and Milwaukee landing at #73.
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