Movoto, the real estate brokerage site, looked at the 100 most populated cities and ranked them based on the following criteria:
* Percent of High School Grads Without a Degree That Were Employed
* Percent of High School Grads Without a Degree That Had Health Insurance
* Median Yearly Earnings for High School Grads Without a Degree
Fort Wayne ranks as the 10th best city for non-college grads in America.
The top 10 cities are as follows:
1. North Las Vegas, NV
2. Henderson, NV
3. Philadelphia, PA
4. Chesapeake, VA
5. Baltimore, MD
6. Glendale, AZ
7. Jacksonville, FL (Tie)
7. Las Vegas, NV (Tie)
9. Newark, NJ
10. Fort Wayne, IN
Movoto Real Estate's Best Schools For Non-College Grads In America
|
CITY |
STATE |
TOTAL POPULATION |
MEDIAN EARNING FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES RANK |
% HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WITH HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE RANK |
% HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES EMPLOYED RANK |
BIG DEAL SCORE |
|
North Las Vegas |
NV |
219,725 |
10 |
8 |
3 |
7.00 |
|
Henderson |
NV |
261,953 |
4 |
18 |
9 |
10.33 |
|
Philadelphia |
PA |
1,536,704 |
30 |
1 |
6 |
12.33 |
|
Chesapeake |
VA |
225,597 |
6 |
13 |
22 |
13.67 |
|
Baltimore |
MD |
621,445 |
21 |
5 |
24 |
16.67 |
|
Glendale |
AZ |
230,047 |
19 |
16 |
17 |
17.33 |
|
Jacksonville |
FL |
829,721 |
31 |
11 |
13 |
18.33 |
|
Las Vegas |
NV |
591,496 |
26 |
21 |
8 |
18.33 |
|
Newark |
NJ |
277,357 |
48 |
6 |
2 |
18.67 |
|
Fort Wayne |
IN |
254,435 |
29 |
17 |
16 |
20.67 |
|
Anchorage |
AK |
295,237 |
3 |
34 |
39 |
25.33 |
|
Bakersfield |
CA |
352,918 |
22 |
26 |
29 |
25.67 |
|
Indianapolis |
IN |
828,841 |
57 |
12 |
12 |
27.00 |
|
Aurora |
CO |
332,820 |
28 |
35 |
18 |
27.00 |
|
Milwaukee |
WI |
596,459 |
69 |
4 |
10 |
27.67 |
|
Louisville |
KY |
601,611 |
59 |
10 |
15 |
28.00 |
|
St. Petersburg |
FL |
246,642 |
40 |
30 |
14 |
28.00 |
|
Corpus Christi |
TX |
308,993 |
52 |
28 |
7 |
29.00 |
|
OH |
800,594 |
38 |
22 |
28 |
29.33 |
|
|
Wichita |
KS |
383,703 |
36 |
27 |
25 |
29.33 |
|
Virginia Beach |
VA |
442,151 |
9 |
32 |
52 |
31.00 |
|
Toledo |
OH |
285,459 |
86 |
2 |
5 |
31.00 |
|
Honolulu |
HI |
340,639 |
14 |
33 |
49 |
32.00 |
|
Cleveland |
OH |
394,335 |
88 |
3 |
11 |
34.00 |
|
New York |
NY |
8,268,999 |
25 |
29 |
51 |
35.00 |
|
Kansas City |
MO |
462,378 |
37 |
36 |
35 |
36.00 |
|
Boston |
MA |
629,182 |
16 |
23 |
71 |
36.67 |
|
Norfolk |
VA |
244,090 |
64 |
20 |
26 |
36.67 |
|
Buffalo |
NY |
260,568 |
60 |
7 |
47 |
38.00 |
|
Jersey City |
NJ |
251,717 |
18 |
41 |
56 |
38.33 |
|
Fort Worth |
TX |
761,092 |
32 |
46 |
38 |
38.67 |
|
Garland |
TX |
230,177 |
39 |
56 |
21 |
38.67 |
|
Riverside |
CA |
309,150 |
17 |
42 |
58 |
39.00 |
|
San Bernardino |
CA |
211,528 |
54 |
18 |
46 |
39.33 |
|
Tampa |
FL |
343,768 |
63 |
31 |
27 |
40.33 |
|
Pittsburgh |
PA |
306,062 |
66 |
14 |
41 |
40.33 |
|
Arlington |
TX |
371,267 |
27 |
60 |
36 |
41.00 |
|
Memphis |
TN |
650,932 |
87 |
14 |
23 |
41.33 |
|
Anaheim |
CA |
340,081 |
43 |
49 |
34 |
42.00 |
|
Albuquerque |
NM |
549,812 |
34 |
43 |
55 |
44.00 |
|
San Antonio |
TX |
1,359,033 |
75 |
39 |
19 |
44.33 |
|
Mesa |
AZ |
447,002 |
44 |
52 |
40 |
45.33 |
|
Lubbock |
TX |
233,162 |
67 |
50 |
20 |
45.67 |
|
Cincinnati |
OH |
297,150 |
74 |
25 |
44 |
47.67 |
|
Chula Vista |
CA |
248,048 |
7 |
63 |
74 |
48.00 |
|
Phoenix |
AZ |
1,473,639 |
45 |
47 |
53 |
48.33 |
|
Stockton |
CA |
294,406 |
51 |
37 |
59 |
49.00 |
|
St. Paul |
MN |
288,802 |
42 |
38 |
68 |
49.33 |
|
Fremont |
CA |
218,172 |
2 |
64 |
84 |
50.00 |
|
Oklahoma City |
OK |
590,995 |
70 |
48 |
37 |
51.67 |
