Albuquerque
has been becoming an increasingly youthful city in past decades, with close
proximity to several major universities, a thriving art scene, and affordable
cost of living. And this year, research firm Vocativ has listed the city among
its list of the 35 Best Cities for People 35 and Under.
The
survey used a variety of factors to compile the list, including salaries,
availability of affordable housing, lifestyle variabilities, access to bike
lanes, live music venues, and access to laundry facilities.
The CEO
of Vocativ, Scott Cohen says that their research process can lead to some
surprising results:
“We
wanted to create a semi-exhaustive, mostly scientific guide to America’s most
livable cities based on criteria our readers actually care about...When you
take a look at the results, a picture starts to emerge that is often
surprising. Like, maybe moving to Fresno isn’t totally insane.”
University
of New Mexico President Bob Frank was hardly surprised, though: “We’ve always
thought it’s one of the best. Our criteria are not the same, but we’ve always
thought that it’s a great city for anybody under 35 as well.”
The
top 15 cities in descending order are:
Portland,
Ore.
Austin
San
Francisco
Seattle
Minneapolis
Las
Vegas, Nev.
Atlanta
Long
Beach, Calif.
Denver
Phoenix
Washington,
D.C.
Boston
Omaha,
Neb..
Tucson,
Ariz.
Albuquerque
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