With about 80 percent of the U.S. population living in urban areas, the personal-finance website WalletHub recently released its report on "2018's Best Big Cities to Live In."
To take the guesswork out of finding the right city for urban dwellers, WalletHub evaluated the 62 largest U.S. cities in terms of 56 key metrics. The data set ranges from quality of public school system to job opportunities to median annual property taxes.
Regionally, Philadelphia ranked 49 out of 62 of the best big cities to live in. Pittsburgh ranked much higher, at 17. Ranked No. 1 was Seattle. Ranked last was Detroit. Baltimore was 59. Washington, however, was 18.
Of all the regional cities, Philadelphia tied for fourth place with Miami for one of the best places to walk. First was New York and last was Charlotte, N.C.
