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July 29, 2016
Study indicates Montgomery is the best-run city in Alabama
Montgomery Is 2016’s 51st Best-Run City in America – WalletHub Study
MONTGOMERY – Montgomery is Alabama’s best run city, according to findings from WalletHub, a personal finance website dedicated to empowering consumers.
“This is welcomed news and it’s truly a testament to our more than 2,500 city employees who work hard each and every day to make our community better,” Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange said. “We strive to provide the most effective and efficient services possible, while catering to our community’s needs – especially public safety, economic development and infrastructure upgrades.”
WalletHub identified cities managed well by their leaders by analyzing 150 of the largest U.S. cities in six key criteria, including financial stability, education, health, safety, economy as well as infrastructure and pollution. These categories were then combined to construct an “Overall City Services” ranking against which cities were measured on their total per-capita budgets in order to reveal budgeting efficiency.
In several indices, management of Montgomery ranked in the top fifth of American cities:
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68th– Financial Stability;
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28th – Infrastructure & Pollution;
- 27th– Total Budget per Capita.
For the full report, please visit: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-run-cities/22869/. ###
