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NerdWallet’s Top Cities for Veterans

May 22, 2013

With Memorial Day coming up this weekend, NerdWallet wanted to salute our armed forces by looking at the best metropolitan areas for veterans. We wanted to find the areas with excellent support systems for veterans [...]

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Healthiest Cities in America

May 21, 2013

Which cities have the most outdoorsy, fit, healthy residents?  NerdWallet sifted through the fifty largest metro areas to find the ones with the best indicators of health, including health scores for the residents, health insurance [...]

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Best Cities for Sports Fans

May 5, 2013

There is no better time to be a sports fan than the month of May. The NBA and NHL playoffs are under way, and baseball season is moving into full swing. Jerseys are drenched with [...]

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The Best School Districts in California: Excellence and Scope

April 22, 2013

As we enter the spring home-buying season, relocating parents look for the school districts that will give their children the best education possible. Choosing a top district promotes a bright future as well as a [...]

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Best Cities to Start a Business

April 22, 2013

May is Small Business Month, and entrepreneurs everywhere face uphill battles with funding, the economy, hiring and affordability in the effort to get their businesses off the ground.  NerdWallet sifted through the factors that matter [...]

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Cities with the Greenest Commuters

April 15, 2013

As Earth Day approaches, NerdWallet crunched the numbers to celebrate cities whose residents display environmentally conscious everyday behaviors.  To calculate the cities where residents have the most environmentally-friendly commuting habits, we included the percentage of [...]

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Cities With the Largest and Smallest Gender Pay Gap

April 1, 2013

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 is Equal Pay Day.  This day symbolizes how far into 2013 women must work simply to earn what their male counterparts earned in 2012.  Due to the gender pay gap, women [...]

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Ten Best Cities To Have a Dog

March 25, 2013

Many people love living in big cities, but what about our furry friends?  No dog lover wants to leave their dog in a cramped apartment all day without being able to let it run around [...]

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Best Urban Places To Retire

March 18, 2013

Want to remain in an urban environment when you retire? Retirees want to live in a city where their money stretches far, but they can retain a high quality of life.  We examined factors that [...]

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Best Cities and States for Beer Lovers

March 11, 2013

It’s almost St. Patrick’s Day, and in the U.S., we often celebrate this holiday with beer.  NerdWallet analyzed the data to find the best cities and states for beer lovers. To find the best states [...]

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