{"id":40476,"date":"2022-09-12T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/?p=40476"},"modified":"2022-09-19T14:40:23","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T17:40:23","slug":"best-cities-country-music-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/studies\/best-cities-country-music-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"2022\u2019s Best Cities for Country Music Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Remember that time you slashed your boyfriend\u2019s tires for flirting with a bleach-blond tramp? Or when you went fishing to forget how much you miss your wife (the one you left)?<\/p>    <p>If those bluesy, downhome lyrics sound like your life\u2019s story, then you probably love you some good ol\u2019 country. But where are the best U.S. cities to live like you were dying?<\/p>    <p>Marking International Country Music Day this Sept. 17, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/\">LawnStarter<\/a> ranked 2022\u2019s Best Cities for Country Music Fans.&nbsp;<\/p>    <p>We compared over 180 of the biggest cities based on eight key factors, such as the number of country music festivals, access to performance venues, and the affordability of concert tickets.<\/p>    <p>We also gauged local interest in the genre based on Google search data, the number of country music stations, and even the existence of country music museums.<\/p>    <p>See which cities\u2019 dirt roads lead to the top country music scenes below, followed by some highlights and lowlights<\/p>    <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contents<\/h2>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"#rankings\">City Rankings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#highlights-lowlights\">Highlights and Lowlights<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#surprising-findings\">Surprising Findings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#ask-the-experts\">Ask the Experts<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#methodology\">Behind the Ranking<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#final-thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul>   <p><a class=\"js-anchor\" id=\"rankings\"><\/a><\/p>   <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">City Rankings<\/h2>    <p>See how each city fared in our ranking:<\/p>   \n<table id=\"tablepress-287\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-287\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Overall Rank (1=Best)<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">City<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Overall Score<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Access Rank<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Venue Quality Rank<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">Genre Interest Rank<\/th><th class=\"column-7\">Concert Affordability Rank<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Nashville, TN<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">77.14<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">68<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">116<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">New York, NY<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">44.20<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">76<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Salt Lake City, UT<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">32.51<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">50<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">47<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">4<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Atlanta, GA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">31.59<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">11<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">47<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">4<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">5<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Charleston, SC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">28.48<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">4<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">45<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">102<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chicago, IL<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">28.22<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">22<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">60<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">6<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">7<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Austin, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">27.88<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">20<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">65<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">5<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Richmond, VA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">26.23<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">8<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">26<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">60<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">9<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Eugene, OR<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">25.87<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">7<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">36<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">51<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Denver, CO<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">25.36<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">14<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">79<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">13<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">11<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Pittsburgh, PA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">25.01<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">5<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">75<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">42<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">141<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">12<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Grand Rapids, MI<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">24.21<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">15<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">12<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">63<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">13<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Seattle, WA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">24.06<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">26<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">55<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">16<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">14<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Portland, OR<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">23.98<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">19<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">62<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">31<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">15<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">St. Louis, MO<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">23.64<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">6<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">103<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">37<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">139<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">16<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Knoxville, TN<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">23.41<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">12<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">14<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">34<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">181<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">17<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Minneapolis, MN<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">22.90<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">23<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">63<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">20<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">18<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Los Angeles, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">22.66<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">69<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">90<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">19<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Cincinnati, OH<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">22.62<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">18<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">73<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">28<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">20<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">San Francisco, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">22.13<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">60<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">16<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">23<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">21<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Boston, MA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">22.12<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">40<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">32<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">39<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">22<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Savannah, GA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">22.05<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">9<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">70<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">107<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">143<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">23<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Baton Rouge, LA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">21.98<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">16<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">48<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">87<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">121<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">24<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Birmingham, AL<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">21.41<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">39<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">7<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">53<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">130<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">25<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Rochester, NY<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">21.34<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">10<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">41<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">72<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">179<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">26<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dallas, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">21.22<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">66<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">33<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">8<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">27<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Indianapolis, IN<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">21.06<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">25<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">69<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">26<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">104<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-29\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">28<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Madison, WI<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">20.98<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">32<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">46<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">76<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-30\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">29<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Denton, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">20.74<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">34<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">18<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">137<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-31\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">30<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Huntsville, AL<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">20.72<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">28<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">59<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">80<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-32\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">31<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">New Orleans, LA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">20.68<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">13<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">105<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">54<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">129<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-33\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">32<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Memphis, TN<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">20.15<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">43<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">56<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">9<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">171<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-34\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">33<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Washington, DC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">20.15<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">57<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">53<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">25<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-35\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">34<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kansas City, MO<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">19.80<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">33<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">66<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">46<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-36\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">35<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chattanooga, TN<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">19.67<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">17<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">84<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">69<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">157<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-37\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">36<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Buffalo, NY<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">19.39<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">27<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">29<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">55<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">175<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-38\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">37<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Houston, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">19.26<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">96<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">39<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">7<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-39\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">38<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Des Moines, IA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">19.23<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">46<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">34<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">95<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-40\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">39<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Pomona, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">19.01<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">152<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">164<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">123<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-41\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">40<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Grand Prairie, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">18.86<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">168<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">155<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-42\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">41<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Louisville, KY<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">18.84<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">31<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">91<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">38<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">105<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-43\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">42<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Milwaukee, WI<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">18.68<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">48<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">35<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">39<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">127<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-44\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">43<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Macon, GA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">18.65<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">30<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">42<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">155<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">152<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-45\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">44<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mobile, AL<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">18.26<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">41<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">61<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">105<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-46\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">45<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Lexington, KY<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">18.24<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">36<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">85<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">65<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-47\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">46<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Orlando, FL<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">18.21<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">42<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">77<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">24<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">151<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-48\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">47<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Springfield, MO<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">18.12<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">21<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">72<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">80<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">172<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-49\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">48<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Colorado Springs, CO<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">18.05<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">49<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">58<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">56<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-50\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">49<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Fort Collins, CO<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">17.91<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">24<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">113<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">116<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-51\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">50<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Charlotte, NC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">17.83<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">63<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">88<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">18<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-52\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">51<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Raleigh, NC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">17.76<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">64<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">71<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">29<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-53\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">52<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Philadelphia, PA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">17.60<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">78<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">23<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">16<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">145<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-54\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">53<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Tacoma, WA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">17.59<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">61<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">29<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">74<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-55\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">54<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Providence, RI<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">17.53<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">50<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">38<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">122<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-56\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">55<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Spokane, WA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">17.43<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">37<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">78<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">73<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">125<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-57\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">56<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">St. Paul, MN<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">17.38<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">71<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">28<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">52<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-58\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">57<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Columbus, OH<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">17.30<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">59<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">83<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">21<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">87<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-59\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">58<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">San Diego, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">17.10<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">97<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">43<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">15<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-60\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">59<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Corpus Christi, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">17.07<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">68<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">11<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">78<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">114<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-61\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">60<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Las Vegas, NV<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16.94<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">38<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">98<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">19<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">180<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-62\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">61<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Fort Wayne, IN<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16.86<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">103<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">4<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">80<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">119<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-63\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">62<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Worcester, MA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16.71<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">72<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">8<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">150<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">122<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-64\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">63<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Tampa, FL<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16.61<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">76<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">27<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">36<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-65\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">64<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Tulsa, OK<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16.60<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">111<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">59<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">117<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-66\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">65<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Tucson, AZ<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16.44<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">51<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">64<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">43<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">156<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-67\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">66<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Wichita, KS<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16.33<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">29<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">119<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">65<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-68\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">67<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Oklahoma City, OK<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16.32<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">45<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">106<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">48<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-69\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">68<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Phoenix, AZ<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16.08<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">98<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">49<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">14<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-70\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">69<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Fort Worth, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16.03<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">62<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">96<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">32<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-71\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">70<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Little Rock, AR<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16.01<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">54<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">89<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">64<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-72\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">71<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Amarillo, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">15.94<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">113<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">5<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">109<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">128<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-73\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">72<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">San Antonio, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">15.92<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">79<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">86<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">11<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">131<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-74\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">73<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Boise, ID<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">15.65<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">47<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">107<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">91<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-75\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">74<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Tempe, AZ<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">15.59<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">74<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">37<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">118<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-76\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">75<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Cleveland, OH<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">15.38<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">70<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">44<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">27<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">170<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-77\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">76<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Joliet, IL<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">15.22<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">101<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">20<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">155<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-78\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">77<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">San Jose, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">15.07<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">133<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">22<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">39<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-79\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">78<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sacramento, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">14.94<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">80<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">74<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">35<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-80\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">79<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Baltimore, MD<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">14.69<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">75<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">87<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">30<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-81\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">80<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Albuquerque, NM<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">14.65<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">52<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">109<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">43<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">144<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-82\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">81<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Bakersfield, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">14.40<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">95<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">100<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">10<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">103<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-83\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">82<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Omaha, NE<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">14.25<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">55<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">118<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">45<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-84\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">83<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Greensboro, NC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">14.21<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">92<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">25<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">92<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">118<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-85\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">84<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Syracuse, NY<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">14.18<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">77<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">13<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">120<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">178<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-86\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">85<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Montgomery, AL<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">14.16<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">65<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">12<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-87\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">86<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Winston-Salem, NC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">14.10<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">91<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">29<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">103<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">124<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-88\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">87<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Long Beach, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">14.08<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">122<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">9<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">67<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-89\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">88<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Lincoln, NE<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">14.07<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">56<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">112<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">88<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-90\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">89<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jackson, MS<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">14.03<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">44<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">115<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">98<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">147<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-91\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">90<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dayton, OH<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">13.87<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">67<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">57<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">80<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">168<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-92\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">91<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Murfreesboro, TN<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">13.81<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">84<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">54<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">61<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">132<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-93\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">92<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Reno, NV<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">13.38<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">58<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">80<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">95<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">173<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-94\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">93<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Bridgeport, CT<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">13.34<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">182<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">182<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-95\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">94<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Shreveport, LA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">13.25<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">93<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">24<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">142<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">154<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-96\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">95<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Akron, OH<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">13.12<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">99<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">19<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">120<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">146<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-97\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">96<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">St. Petersburg, FL<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">13.00<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">89<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">52<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">77<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">138<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-98\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">97<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Columbus, GA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">12.99<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">106<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">17<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">138<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">140<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-99\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">98<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Detroit, MI<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">12.92<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">81<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">51<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">50<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">177<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-100\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">99<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">McAllen, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">12.53<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">140<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">6<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">162<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">135<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-101\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">100<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Scottsdale, AZ<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">12.52<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">73<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">120<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">93<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-102\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">101<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Fullerton, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">12.45<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">127<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">40<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">172<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-103\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">102<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Augusta, GA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">12.31<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">104<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">20<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">122<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">159<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-104\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">103<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Riverside, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">12.16<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">158<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">10<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">67<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-105\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">104<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Fort Lauderdale, FL<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">11.70<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">88<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">108<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">71<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-106\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">105<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Oakland, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">11.69<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">100<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">104<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">93<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-107\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">106<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Norfolk, VA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">11.34<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">102<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">92<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">122<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-108\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">107<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Tallahassee, FL<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">11.34<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">53<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">116<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">88<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">174<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-109\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">108<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Henderson, NV<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">11.33<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">135<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">15<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">98<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-110\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">109<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Durham, NC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">11.03<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">105<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">92<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">78<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-111\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">110<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Miami, FL<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">10.99<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">111<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">92<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">22<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">165<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-112\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">111<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Aurora, IL<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">10.80<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">123<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">102<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">174<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-113\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">112<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Fresno, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">10.52<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">108<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">81<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">62<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">137<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-114\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">113<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mesa, AZ<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">10.47<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">143<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">67<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">58<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-115\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">114<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jacksonville, FL<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">10.28<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">110<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">97<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">33<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">161<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-116\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">115<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Salem, OR<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">9.82<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">82<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">109<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-117\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">116<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Midland, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">9.63<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">90<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">153<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-118\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">117<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Alexandria, VA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">9.51<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">112<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">122<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">129<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-119\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">118<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Anchorage, AK<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">9.45<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">94<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">114<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-120\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">119<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Hampton, VA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">9.37<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">85<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">155<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-121\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">120<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Huntington Beach, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">9.24<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">148<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">92<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">147<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-122\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">121<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sioux Falls, SD<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">9.15<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">87<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">121<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">130<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">106<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-123\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">122<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sunnyvale, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">9.05<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">155<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">110<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">176<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-124\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">123<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Naperville, IL<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">9.03<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">116<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">159<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-125\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">El Paso, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">8.99<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">137<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">82<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">49<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">149<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-126\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">125<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Lubbock, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">8.73<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">83<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">80<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">126<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-127\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">126<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Virginia Beach, VA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">8.46<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">118<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">56<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-128\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">127<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jersey City, NJ<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">7.93<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">115<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">127<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-129\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">128<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chandler, AZ<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">7.91<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">114<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">112<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-130\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">129<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Aurora, CO<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">7.83<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">107<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">75<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-131\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">130<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Cape Coral, FL<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">7.64<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">129<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">99<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">132<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">155<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-132\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">131<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Santa Ana, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">7.62<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">154<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">101<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">117<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-133\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">132<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">McKinney, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">7.48<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">119<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">136<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-134\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">133<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Overland Park, KS<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">7.26<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">130<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">70<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-135\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">134<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Waco, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">7.19<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">86<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">130<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">167<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-136\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">135<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Bellevue, WA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">7.15<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">142<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">162<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-137\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">136<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Toledo, OH<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">6.95<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">120<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">113<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">101<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">162<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-138\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">137<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chesapeake, VA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">6.72<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">139<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">119<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-139\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">138<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Santa Rosa, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">6.41<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">125<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">150<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-140\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">139<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Santa Clarita, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">6.35<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">138<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">113<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-141\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">140<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Roseville, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">6.23<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">134<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">144<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-142\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">141<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Newport News, VA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">6.15<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">126<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">141<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-143\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">142<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Plano, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">5.97<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">146<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">97<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-144\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">143<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Vancouver, WA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">5.83<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">161<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">117<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">85<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-145\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">144<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Modesto, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">5.66<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">121<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">134<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">108<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-146\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">145<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Frisco, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">5.33<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">178<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">126<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-147\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">146<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Arlington, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">5.33<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">136<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">85<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-148\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">147<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Clarksville, TN<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">5.27<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">109<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">90<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">169<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-149\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">148<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Irvine, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">5.26<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">164<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">104<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-150\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">149<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Glendale, AZ<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">5.21<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">132<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">114<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">107<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-151\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">150<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Rockford, IL<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">5.14<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">141<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">149<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-152\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">151<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Fremont, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">5.11<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">182<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">160<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-153\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">152<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Fayetteville, NC<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4.80<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">117<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">106<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">163<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-154\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">153<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Corona, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4.73<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">174<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">123<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">144<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-155\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">154<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Orange, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4.69<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">167<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">164<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-156\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">155<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Olathe, KS<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4.66<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">166<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">170<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-157\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">156<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Anaheim, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4.63<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">157<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">100<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-158\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">157<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Pasadena, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4.62<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">163<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">153<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-159\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">158<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Escondido, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4.55<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">144<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">168<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-160\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">159<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Irving, 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class=\"row-164\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">163<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Hayward, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4.12<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">173<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">175<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-165\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">164<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Carrollton, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4.09<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">165<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">176<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-166\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">165<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Stockton, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4.07<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">147<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">111<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">115<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-167\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">166<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Peoria, AZ<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.99<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">175<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">133<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-168\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">167<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">San Bernardino, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.96<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">128<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">144<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-169\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">168<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chula Vista, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.81<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">181<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">139<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-170\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">169<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kansas City, KS<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.80<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">145<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">127<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">133<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-171\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">170<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Glendale, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.63<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">179<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">152<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-172\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">171<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Springfield, MA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.51<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">131<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">179<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">166<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-173\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">172<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Yonkers, NY<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.38<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">180<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">160<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-174\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">173<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Garden Grove, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.23<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">176<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">179<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-175\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">174<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mesquite, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.13<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">153<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">164<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">134<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-176\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">175<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Lancaster, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.06<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">156<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">170<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">136<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-177\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">176<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Hollywood, FL<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.00<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">149<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">122<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">153<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-178\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">177<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Palmdale, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.79<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">169<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">178<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">113<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-179\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">178<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Laredo, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.56<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">162<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">142<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">148<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-180\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">179<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Paterson, NJ<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.22<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">170<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">181<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">142<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-181\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">180<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Newark, NJ<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.07<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">160<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">164<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">164<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-182\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">181<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Killeen, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1.81<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">171<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">140<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">158<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-183\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">182<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Brownsville, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">0.74<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">177<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">124<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">168<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">176<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-287 from cache -->    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022s-Best-Cities-for-Country-Music-Fans-Infographic-1.png\" alt=\"Infographic showing the Best Cities for Country Music Fans, a ranking based on access to country music concerts and venues, concert ticket affordability, country 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data-id=\"6f3aef53-f4eb-4bb2-b6bb-ef4b76bf3317\" data-type=\"interactive\"><\/div><script>!function(e,t,s,i){var n=\"InfogramEmbeds\",o=e.getElementsByTagName(\"script\"),d=o[0],r=\/^http:\/.test(e.location)?\"http:\":\"https:\";if(\/^\\\/{2}\/.test(i)&&(i=r+i),window[n]&&window[n].initialized)window[n].process&&window[n].process();else if(!e.getElementById(s)){var a=e.createElement(\"script\");a.async=1,a.id=s,a.src=i,d.parentNode.insertBefore(a,d)}}(document,0,\"infogram-async\",\"\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\");<\/script>   <p><a class=\"js-anchor\" id=\"highlights-lowlights\"><\/a><\/p>   <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights and Lowlights<\/h2>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undefeated Nashville<\/h3>    <p>For the second year in a row, Nashville, Tennessee, topped our ranking charts as 2022\u2019s unofficial Country Music Capital.<\/p>    <p>This outcome was really a foregone conclusion. After all, Music City is where country legends are born \u2014 and where many stay. Stars like Dolly Parton and Kacey Musgraves call the area home, so if you aspire to be the next Carrie Underwood or Morgan Wallen, Nashville is the place to put down roots.<\/p>    <p>In our ranking, Music City naturally dominated the Access and Genre Interest categories. No other big city has booked more acts for the next 2 years and Googled country music-related terms more times over the past 12 months.<\/p>    <p>Where Nashville could use a tune-up: Concert Venue Quality (No. 68) and Affordability (No. 116), though neither seems to have deterred fans. Despite the disappointing stats in these categories, Nashville scored an impressive 33 points higher than the next best country city, New York.<\/p>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cowpoke Country<\/h3>    <p>Our top 10 wouldn\u2019t be right without at least one city from Texas, the Cowboy Capital of the World. After all, country music traces some of its roots to the Lone Star State, particularly its cowboy and cowgirl history.<\/p>    <p>And what better city to fill that spot than the Live Music Capital of the World? At lucky No. 7, Austin boasts a strong country music scene. Every year, the city hosts the popular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/iheartcountry-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iHeartCountry Festival<\/a> featuring the biggest names in country music and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclfestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Austin City Limits Music Festival<\/a>.<\/p>    <p>Stats-wise, Austin\u2019s biggest strength is Genre Interest at No. 5. Austin offers plenty of upcoming country concerts, too, placing 14th in this ranking factor. You won\u2019t find a better Texas city if country\u2019s your jam. Dallas comes the closest, at No. 26.<\/p>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Country Hubs vs. Country Snubs<\/h3>    <p>There are cities Dierks Bently might call \u201cRisers.\u201d Those include the biggest of the big cities that boot-scooted their way to the top of our ranking (or near it). Fringe cities, on the other hand, broke our hearts with their poor performances overall.<\/p>    <p>Newark and Paterson, New Jersey, for example, occupy two of the five worst spots, but they\u2019re redeemed by their close proximity to silver medalist New York. In other words, these metro outliers don\u2019t need to find their own voice in the country music scene.<\/p>    <p>It\u2019s a similar story for other cities like Lancaster, California (No. 8 worst), which is sandwiched between two heavy hitters: iconic Bakersfield (No. 81) \u2014 dubbed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitbakersfield.com\/things-to-do\/music-entertainment\/bakersfield-sound\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cThe Country Music Capital of the West Coast\u201d and \u201cNashville West\u201d<\/a> \u2014 and Los Angeles (No. 18).<\/p>    <p>Our bottom cities include some literal outliers, too, mostly in Texas. Coming in last place is Brownsville, Texas, a city that\u2019s more \u201ccountry\u201d than \u201ccountry music.\u201d Killeen (Me Softly) \u2014 pardon the irresistible pun \u2014 was last year\u2019s worst but moved up one spot in 2022. This military city is known more for its fort than anything else.<\/p>   <p><a class=\"js-anchor\" id=\"surprising-findings\"><\/a><\/p>   <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Surprising Findings<\/h2>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Birthplace of Country?<\/h3>    <p>New York is our first runner-up this year, displacing Las Vegas, our previous silver medalist, but does The Big Apple deserve a spot in our top 5?&nbsp;<\/p>    <p>The short answer is yes if for no other reason than a claim guaranteed to ruffle some feathers: that The Big Apple is the <a href=\"https:\/\/richmondmagazine.com\/news\/features\/early-country-music-beginnings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>real<\/em> birthplace of the genre<\/a> \u2014 based on a technicality \u2014 not Bristol, Virginia, the Congressionally designated <a href=\"https:\/\/birthplaceofcountrymusic.org\/about\/#:~:text=Many%20of%20the%20songs%20and,%E2%80%9CBirthplace%20of%20Country%20Music.%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>official<\/em> birthplace of country<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>    <p>In terms of performance, New York far outnumbered the competition in country radio stations \u2014 24 in all, nearly double the number in Nashville (13). Gotham also will host the fourth-highest number of upcoming country concerts. Last and perhaps most unexpected, the city recorded the second-highest (population-adjusted) volume of Google searches for country terms.<\/p>    <p>Clearly New Yorkers can\u2019t get enough country in the big city.&nbsp;<\/p>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nationwide Country<\/h3>    <p>It wouldn\u2019t be called \u201ccountry\u201d if all its fans were concentrated in one region. Although country music is heavily associated with the South, the all-too-relatable songs draw fans from all over America \u2014 even around the globe. According to the Country Music Awards, over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmaworld.com\/research-insights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">139 million listeners<\/a> tune in to country from every part of the U.S.<\/p>    <p>Our top 10 alone reflects those trends. Half of those cities are still in the South, as expected, but the other five cover every other region. New York (No. 2) reps the North, Chicago (No. 6) the Midwest, and Denver (No. 10) the Mountain region. Eugene, Oregon (No. 9), stands in for the West Coast, while Salt Lake City (No. 2) shines for the Southwest.<\/p>    <p>Last year, the South made up the majority of our top 20, but many dropped position this year after we accounted for concert venue quality and concert ticket affordability.<\/p>    <p>You might even be surprised to learn that New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago \u2014 in that order \u2014 took up some of the highest spots in average monthly Google searches for country terms.<\/p>   <p><a class=\"js-anchor\" id=\"ask-the-experts\"><\/a><\/p>  <div id=\"experts-block\" class=\"experts\">     <h2 class=\"text-2xl font-bold text-black mb-3\">Ask The Experts<\/h2>    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every now and then, country music <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/therecord\/2018\/03\/20\/594037569\/how-the-sound-of-country-music-changed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">finds a new sound<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> just like all other genres.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To help you find what\u2019s fresh and which classics pair well with the two-step, our panel of country music experts threw their voices into the conversation. See what they had to say below.<\/span><\/p> <ol> <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What\u2019s the new flavor of country music? What\u2019s next?<\/span><\/li> <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where are the best places for country music fans to discover new songs or artists that will resonate with them?<\/span><\/li> <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Who are some up-and-coming artists to watch out for? What makes them stand out?<\/span><\/li> <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What&#8217;s the best country music song for line dancing \u2014 Boot-Scootin&#8217; Boogie or Electric Slide or Achy-Breaky Heart \u2014 and why?<\/span><\/li> <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What\u2019s the best way to be introduced to country music? Which 10 songs or 10 artists would you include in an \u201cintro\u201d playlist?<\/span><\/li> <\/ol>    <div id=\"experts-container\" class=\"relative lg:mt-6\" x-data=\"experts()\" x-init=\"init()\">      <style>       .expert-avatars {         scrollbar-width: none;         -ms-overflow-style: none;          \/* momentum scroll on iOS *\/         -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;          \/* disbable vertical scroll for touch *\/         touch-action: pan-x;       }        \/* hide scroll bar *\/       .expert-avatars::-webkit-scrollbar {         display: none;       }        .expert-avatars .item {         width: 125px;         flex-shrink: 0;       }        .expert-avatars .item:not(:last-child) {         margin-right: 10px;       }        \/* hacky fix for padding at the end of the.expert-avatars *\/       .expert-avatars .item:last-child {         position: relative;       }        .expert-avatars .item:last-child::after {         position: absolute;         left: 100%;         height: 1px; 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Sciences, Department of Music<\/div>             <\/div>              <div class=\"px-4 lg:px-0\">               <p><strong>What\u2019s the new flavor of country music? <\/strong><\/p> <p>There is currently a modernization in the production of country music. While there is still a great deal of live music being recorded, there is also a fair amount of music that is being produced in home production studios, then brought to a recording to record the vocals and mix or master the track. This leads to a much wider variety of the types of music that are now labeled \u201ccountry.\u201d<\/p> <p>While the lyrical content may be a storyline that would play well in a country music setting, sometimes the track tends to be a bit outside the organic sounds of how country music has been produced over the past several decades.<\/p> <p><strong>What\u2019s next? <\/strong><\/p> <p>There is a great opportunity for unsigned artists and songwriters to showcase their material. The genre will evolve with the technology whereby more and more music will be produced that may be influenced by country music and perhaps create its own unique form of expression.<\/p> <p><strong>Where are the best places for country music fans to discover new songs or artists that will resonate with them? <\/strong><\/p> <p>The best places for country music fans to discover new songs or artists are on streaming outlets and social media platforms.<\/p>             <\/div>            <\/div>          <\/div>                <div           id=\"expert-tony-gross\"           class=\"mb-10 border border-gray-200 p-4 cursor-pointer lg:block\"           x-bind:class=\"{'lg:border-theme-green block': focusedExpert == 'tony-gross', 'hidden': focusedExpert != 'tony-gross'}\"           @click=\"openExpert('tony-gross', 'expert'); expertIsFocused = true\">            <div             x-bind:class=\"{'items-center': focusedExpert != 'tony-gross', 'items-start': focusedExpert == 'tony-gross'}\"             class=\"item mb-4 hidden lg:flex\"             @click=\"openExpert('tony-gross', 'expert')\">              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Tony-Gross1.jpg?wsr\" alt=\"Tony Gross\" class=\"m-0 mr-3 w-16 h-16 object-cover rounded-full lg:w-20 lg:h-20\">              <div>               <div                 x-bind:class=\"{'trim-label': focusedExpert != 'tony-gross'}\"                 class=\"text-sm leading-5 mb-2 text-black font-medium\">Tony Gross <\/div>               <div                 x-bind:class=\"{'trim-label': focusedExpert != 'tony-gross'}\"                 class=\"text-sm leading-5 mb-2 text-gray-800\">President of GFI Music Rochester Music Hall of Fame Board of Directors, Rochester Rifle Club Board of Directors<\/div>               <div                 x-bind:class=\"{'trim-label': focusedExpert != 'tony-gross'}\"                 class=\"text-gray-600 text-sm\">GFI Music\/Productions <\/div>             <\/div>           <\/div>            <div             class=\"hidden lg:block\"             x-bind:class=\"{'lg:hidden': focusedExpert == 'tony-gross'}\">             <button class=\"flex items-center text-theme-green open-details\" @click=\"openExpert('tony-gross', 'expert'); 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What\u2019s next? <\/strong><\/p> <p>Country Music has many flavors. We&#8217;re digging the tunes that have a bit of a retro appeal, and it seems like the \u201cnew flavor\u201d has some old roots creeping in. So, the fires are starting to burn with some old flame.<\/p> <p><strong>Where are the best places for country music fans to discover new songs or artists that will resonate with them? <\/strong><\/p> <p>Anywhere there\u2019s music \u2013\u2013 CMT Music Channel, Indie radio, music blogs, friends, any online music platform, and even soundtracks. Maybe up next, friends will have listening parties and listen to entire albums \u2013\u2013 I\u2019m open to an invite!<\/p> <p><strong>Who are some up-and-coming artists to watch out for? What makes them stand out?<\/strong><\/p> <p>Claudia Hoyser, Charlie Crocket, Ruston Kelly<\/p> <p>They connect with solid songs and honest production.<\/p> <p><strong>What&#8217;s the best country music song for line dancing \u2014 Boot-Scootin&#8217; Boogie or Electric Slide or Achy-Breaky Heart \u2014 and why?<\/strong><\/p> <p>Achy-Breaky Heart (I had to ask others!)<\/p> <p><strong>What\u2019s the best way to be introduced to country music? Which 10 songs or 10 artists would you include in an \u201cintro\u201d playlist?<\/strong><\/p> <ol> <li>The Gambler- Kenny Rogers<\/li> <li>Wichita Lineman &#8211; Glen Campbell<\/li> <li>Jolene &#8211; Dolly Parton<\/li> <li>Ode to Billy Joe &#8211; Bobbie Gentry<\/li> <li>Don\u2019t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys &#8211; Willie Nelson<\/li> <li>Strawberry Wine &#8211; Deanna Carter<\/li> <li>I hope you Dance &#8211; Lee Ann Womack<\/li> <li>Take Me Home, Country Roads &#8211; John Denver<\/li> <li>Friends in Low Places &#8211; Garth Brooks<\/li> <li>The House That Built Me &#8211; Miranda Lambert<\/li> <\/ol>             <\/div>            <\/div>          <\/div>              <\/div> <\/div>  <p><a class=\"js-anchor\" id=\"methodology\"><\/a><\/p>   <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Behind the Ranking<\/h2>    <p>For each of the 200 biggest U.S. cities, we gathered publicly available data on the factors listed in the table below.&nbsp;<\/p>    <p>We then grouped those factors into four categories: Access, Venue Quality, Genre Interest, and Concert Affordability.&nbsp;<\/p>    <p>Next, we calculated weighted scores for each city in each category.&nbsp;<\/p>    <p>Finally, we averaged the scores for each metro across all categories. We eliminated eight cities lacking sufficient data in a single category, resulting in a final sample size of 182 cities.<\/p>    <p>The city that earned the highest average score was ranked \u201cBest\u201d (No. 1), while the city with the lowest was ranked \u201cWorst\u201d (No. 182). (Note: The \u201cWorst\u201d among individual factors may not be No. 182 due to ties among cities.)<\/p>   \n<table id=\"tablepress-288\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-288 methodology-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Metric<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Weighting<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Min. Value<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Max. Value<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Best<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Access<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Country Music Concert Venues per 100,000 Residents<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">0.3<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">15.3<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Max. Value<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Number of Country Music Concerts<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">0<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">384<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Max. Value<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Number of Country Music Radio Stations<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">0<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">24<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Max. Value<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Venue Quality<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Average Rating of Country Music Concert Venues (Out of 5 Stars)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">5<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Max. Value<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Share of Country Music Concert Venues Rated 4.5+ Stars<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">0%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">100%<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Max. Value<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Genre Interest<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Average Monthly Google Searches for Country Music-Related Terms Over Past 12 Months<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">350<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">36,770<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Max. Value<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Number of Country Music and Related Museums<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">0<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">5<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Max. Value<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Concert Affordability<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Average Ticket Price for Country Music Concerts (Income-Adjusted)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">0.03%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">0.11%<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Min. Value<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-288 from cache -->    <p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong><em>Sources:<\/em><\/strong><em> <em>Concerts50, Country Music on Tour, Google Ads, Indie on the Move, myTuner Radio, Taste of Country, and Wikipedia<\/em><\/em><\/p>   <p><a class=\"js-anchor\" id=\"final-thoughts\"><\/a><\/p>   <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Thoughts<\/h2>    <p>Why is LawnStarter ranking the Best Cities for Country Music Fans?&nbsp;<\/p>    <p>First of all, we\u2019re based in Austin, the Live Music Capital of the World, so that should clue readers in on our music tastes.<\/p>    <p>Our industry\u2019s closer to the genre than most people think, too. Nothing epitomizes \u201ccountry\u201d more than yard work. Just this year, Josh Melton <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raisedrowdy.com\/2022\/02\/10\/exclusive-premiere-josh-melton-releases-latest-single-cutting-grass-just-in-time-for-spring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">released his single<\/a> \u201cCutting Grass,\u201d and the title delivers on its promise \u2014 it\u2019s a song about lawn care.<\/p>    <p>So, on International Country Music Day this Sept. 17, slather on the Coppertone, and enjoy mowing your grass while you listen to your favorite country hits. 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