New Poll Ranks Charlotte As The 4th Best City in America

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In a recent poll by Clever, Charlotte ranked as the No. 4 best city in America for 2024.

The cumulative score is based on how Americans ranked the 50 most-populous US metros, including Charlotte, in the following metrics:

  • Most desirable: No. 2

  • Most underrated: No. 1

  • Prettiest place: No. 7

  • Nicest residents: No. 2

  • Best food: No. 20

  • Least desirable: No. 42

  • Ugliest place: No. 40

  • Rudest residents: No. 35

  • Most annoying residents: No. 28

Nashville has the highest cumulative score, ranking No. 1 for nicest residents and No. 4 for most desirable city.

Positive Traits Negative Traits
Overall Rank Metro/City Most Desirable Rank Most Underrated Rank Prettiest Place Rank Nicest Residents Rank Best Food Rank Least Desirable Rank Ugliest Place Rank Rudest Residents Rank Most Annoying Residents Rank
1 Nashville, TN 4 11 14 1 11 43 49 45 47
2 Denver, CO 8 13 1 10 32 49 50 50 41
3 Raleigh, NC 6 4 18 6 25 46 47 43 44
4 Charlotte, NC 2 1 7 2 20 42 40 35 28
5 Virginia Beach, VA 3 1 1 3 13 20 46 28 20
6 Orlando, FL 5 22 13 10 21 26 44 32 22
7 Memphis, TN 23 17 32 17 19 38 35 42 43
8 Jacksonville, FL 16 12 23 20 30 33 40 35 28
9 New Orleans, LA 28 47 17 16 2 25 45 40 32
10 Austin, TX 11 3 19 5 8 15 25 18 15
11 Louisville, KY 31 16 37 24 33 43 40 39 46
12 Richmond, VA 29 23 35 29 35 50 48 37 41
13 Tampa, FL 1 5 5 7 10 11 20 11 9
14 Phoenix, AZ 19 33 19 30 38 32 35 44 48
15 Atlanta, GA 7 9 11 4 7 9 15 13 14
16 San Diego, CA 15 20 10 18 26 22 33 23 24
17 Boston, MA 13 6 9 8 6 18 17 7 4
18 San Antonio, TX 22 17 28 19 15 26 23 21 33
19 Seattle, WA 13 7 6 9 17 13 16 15 10
20 Las Vegas, NV 9 39 12 22 4 17 25 18 17
21 Miami, FL 10 45 4 27 18 14 40 16 18
22 Providence, RI 30 27 25 34 37 37 30 30 39
23 Portland, OR 27 31 22 31 33 31 33 34 26
24 Hartford, CT 25 26 33 38 44 39 37 33 36
25 Kansas City, MO 43 37 45 39 29 47 39 48 37
26 Dallas, TX 18 28 26 15 14 16 28 11 16
27 Salt Lake City, UT 33 19 21 24 46 26 31 27 27
28 San Francisco, CA 17 28 3 13 3 3 12 6 3
29 Minneapolis, MN 49 45 44 41 44 47 38 49 48
30 Indianapolis, IN 45 37 50 43 50 45 32 46 50
31 Houston, TX 24 42 39 26 23 21 27 26 23
32 Columbus, OH 44 32 48 44 41 40 21 41 44
33 Washington, DC 20 21 8 13 12 1 3 2 2
34 St. Louis, MO 35 15 31 21 15 12 9 14 13
35 Birmingham, AL 35 13 30 10 27 8 7 17 11
36 San Jose, CA 34 23 33 40 31 19 29 20 21
37 Oklahoma City, OK 41 39 49 34 46 35 14 47 40
38 Baltimore, MD 32 8 24 23 24 7 5 8 8
39 Cincinnati, OH 46 30 42 48 40 34 22 31 34
40 Pittsburgh, PA 40 23 40 37 35 26 8 25 28
41 Milwaukee, WI 48 33 47 44 48 36 18 38 37
42 New York, NY 11 49 15 27 1 2 2 1 1
43 Los Angeles, CA 21 48 16 31 9 6 11 4 6
44 Sacramento, CA 38 41 36 47 41 26 24 23 25
45 Buffalo, NY 39 10 27 33 28 10 4 5 7
46 Chicago, IL 26 35 29 36 5 4 6 3 5
47 Riverside, CA 50 50 41 49 49 40 19 29 35
48 Cleveland, OH 42 36 43 44 39 22 10 22 31
49 Philadelphia, PA 37 44 38 42 22 22 13 10 19
50 Detroit, MI 47 42 45 50 43 5 1 9 12

 

North Carolina ranks as the No. 1 state in America for 2024.