{"id":42064,"date":"2021-11-22T18:58:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T21:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/?p=42064"},"modified":"2021-11-22T18:58:51","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T21:58:51","slug":"most-generous-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/studies\/most-generous-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"2022\u2019s Most Generous Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even in the world\u2019s richest economy, there are always people in need. But are there always people willing to give?<\/p>

The short answer is yes. But as Giving Tuesday approaches, some Americans are more inclined to reach into their hearts and pockets depending on where they live. <\/p>

So, what are 2022\u2019s Most Generous Cities?<\/p>

LawnStarter<\/a> compared 130 of the biggest U.S. cities based on 13 key indicators of philanthropic behavior, from the share of donors to the number of homeless shelters \u2014 and even the number of locals who converted their Little Free Library into a food sharing box for hungry neighbors.<\/p>

Just how generous is your city? Find out in our ranking below, followed by some highlights, lowlights, and a generous helping of wisdom from our panel of experts.<\/p>

Table of Contents<\/h3>
  1. City Rankings<\/a><\/li>
  2. Highlights and Lowlights<\/a><\/li>
  3. Ask the Experts<\/a><\/li>
  4. Methodology<\/a><\/li>
  5. Why This Study Matters<\/a><\/li><\/ol>

    <\/a><\/p>

    City Rankings<\/h2>

    See how each city fared in our ranking:<\/p> \n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
    OVERALL RANK<\/th>City<\/th>Overall Score<\/th>Individual Generosity Rank<\/th>Community Generosity Rank<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    1<\/td>Minneapolis, MN<\/td>52.65<\/td>1<\/td>22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2<\/td>Seattle, WA<\/td>50.47<\/td>6<\/td>11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    3<\/td>Portland, OR<\/td>50.15<\/td>2<\/td>32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    4<\/td>New York, NY<\/td>49.61<\/td>79<\/td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    5<\/td>Baltimore, MD<\/td>49.05<\/td>7<\/td>16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    6<\/td>Washington, DC<\/td>43.59<\/td>18<\/td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    7<\/td>St. Paul, MN<\/td>43.02<\/td>5<\/td>76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    8<\/td>Indianapolis, IN<\/td>43.01<\/td>10<\/td>26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    9<\/td>Vancouver, WA<\/td>42.65<\/td>2<\/td>107<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    10<\/td>Chicago, IL<\/td>42.48<\/td>39<\/td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    11<\/td>Boston, MA<\/td>42.43<\/td>19<\/td>13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    12<\/td>St. Louis, MO<\/td>41.84<\/td>25<\/td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    13<\/td>Denver, CO<\/td>40.99<\/td>23<\/td>17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    14<\/td>Milwaukee, WI<\/td>40.79<\/td>8<\/td>62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    15<\/td>Cincinnati, OH<\/td>40.25<\/td>21<\/td>21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    16<\/td>Salt Lake City, UT<\/td>40.22<\/td>4<\/td>121<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    17<\/td>San Francisco, CA<\/td>39.61<\/td>48<\/td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    18<\/td>Houston, TX<\/td>38.83<\/td>34<\/td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    19<\/td>Detroit, MI<\/td>38.8<\/td>40<\/td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    20<\/td>Tacoma, WA<\/td>37.77<\/td>9<\/td>69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    21<\/td>Pittsburgh, PA<\/td>37.17<\/td>22<\/td>36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    22<\/td>Raleigh, NC<\/td>36.39<\/td>12<\/td>57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    23<\/td>Rochester, NY<\/td>35.88<\/td>11<\/td>86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    24<\/td>Phoenix, AZ<\/td>35.23<\/td>50<\/td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    25<\/td>Kansas City, MO<\/td>35.15<\/td>14<\/td>66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    26<\/td>Los Angeles, CA<\/td>34.97<\/td>95<\/td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    26<\/td>Alexandria, VA<\/td>34.97<\/td>24<\/td>51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    28<\/td>Pasadena, TX<\/td>34.15<\/td>34<\/td>29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    29<\/td>Bellevue, WA<\/td>33.53<\/td>17<\/td>79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    30<\/td>Atlanta, GA<\/td>33.48<\/td>71<\/td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    31<\/td>Providence, RI<\/td>33.44<\/td>47<\/td>19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    32<\/td>Oakland, CA<\/td>32.97<\/td>48<\/td>20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    33<\/td>Philadelphia, PA<\/td>32.88<\/td>30<\/td>47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    34<\/td>Overland Park, KS<\/td>32.66<\/td>14<\/td>97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    35<\/td>Cary, NC<\/td>32.38<\/td>12<\/td>103<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    36<\/td>Memphis, TN<\/td>32.31<\/td>27<\/td>64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    37<\/td>Arlington, VA<\/td>32.16<\/td>26<\/td>65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    38<\/td>Cleveland, OH<\/td>32.01<\/td>46<\/td>25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    39<\/td>Kansas City, KS<\/td>31.63<\/td>14<\/td>110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    40<\/td>Charlotte, NC<\/td>31.52<\/td>31<\/td>52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    41<\/td>San Jose, CA<\/td>31.36<\/td>37<\/td>39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    42<\/td>Olathe, KS<\/td>30.93<\/td>20<\/td>106<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    43<\/td>Nashville, TN<\/td>30.85<\/td>28<\/td>72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    44<\/td>Austin, TX<\/td>30.81<\/td>38<\/td>35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    45<\/td>Jacksonville, FL<\/td>30.56<\/td>29<\/td>74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    46<\/td>Louisville, KY<\/td>30.44<\/td>36<\/td>53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    47<\/td>San Diego, CA<\/td>29.12<\/td>70<\/td>23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    48<\/td>Tampa, FL<\/td>28.99<\/td>54<\/td>38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    49<\/td>Dallas, TX<\/td>28.84<\/td>75<\/td>18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    50<\/td>Jersey City, NJ<\/td>28.54<\/td>79<\/td>14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    51<\/td>Birmingham, AL<\/td>27.58<\/td>60<\/td>40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    52<\/td>Mesa, AZ<\/td>27.51<\/td>63<\/td>37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    53<\/td>Columbus, OH<\/td>27.05<\/td>51<\/td>60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    54<\/td>Buffalo, NY<\/td>26.36<\/td>57<\/td>43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    55<\/td>Pasadena, CA<\/td>26.26<\/td>101<\/td>10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    56<\/td>Murfreesboro, TN<\/td>25.49<\/td>32<\/td>119<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    57<\/td>Sunnyvale, CA<\/td>25.33<\/td>33<\/td>123<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    58<\/td>Orlando, FL<\/td>24.81<\/td>119<\/td>15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    59<\/td>Naperville, IL<\/td>24.53<\/td>52<\/td>80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    60<\/td>Tempe, AZ<\/td>24.18<\/td>67<\/td>58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    61<\/td>Norfolk, VA<\/td>24.17<\/td>41<\/td>101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    62<\/td>Scottsdale, AZ<\/td>23.97<\/td>67<\/td>61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    63<\/td>Long Beach, CA<\/td>23.82<\/td>96<\/td>28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    64<\/td>Lakewood, CO<\/td>23.75<\/td>55<\/td>90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    65<\/td>Sacramento, CA<\/td>23.71<\/td>74<\/td>46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    66<\/td>Torrance, CA<\/td>23.58<\/td>96<\/td>31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    67<\/td>Hayward, CA<\/td>23.56<\/td>61<\/td>71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    68<\/td>Newark, NJ<\/td>23.38<\/td>79<\/td>44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    69<\/td>Aurora, CO<\/td>23.32<\/td>45<\/td>111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    70<\/td>Fort Worth, TX<\/td>23.2<\/td>88<\/td>41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    71<\/td>St. Petersburg, FL<\/td>23.18<\/td>59<\/td>82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    72<\/td>Chesapeake, VA<\/td>22.97<\/td>41<\/td>116<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    73<\/td>Santa Ana, CA<\/td>22.91<\/td>101<\/td>27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    74<\/td>New Orleans, LA<\/td>22.84<\/td>78<\/td>50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    75<\/td>Newport News, VA<\/td>22.79<\/td>41<\/td>122<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    76<\/td>Glendale, AZ<\/td>22.57<\/td>63<\/td>83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    77<\/td>Peoria, AZ<\/td>22.56<\/td>63<\/td>85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    78<\/td>Aurora, IL<\/td>22.5<\/td>52<\/td>113<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    79<\/td>Chandler, AZ<\/td>21.89<\/td>63<\/td>95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    80<\/td>Virginia Beach, VA<\/td>21.85<\/td>41<\/td>128<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    81<\/td>Fullerton, CA<\/td>21.67<\/td>101<\/td>33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    82<\/td>Anaheim, CA<\/td>21.63<\/td>101<\/td>34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    83<\/td>Fremont, CA<\/td>21.48<\/td>61<\/td>102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    84<\/td>Plano, TX<\/td>21.21<\/td>75<\/td>67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    85<\/td>Oklahoma City, OK<\/td>21.1<\/td>72<\/td>75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    86<\/td>Joliet, IL<\/td>20.97<\/td>58<\/td>120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    87<\/td>Gilbert, AZ<\/td>20.64<\/td>67<\/td>98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    88<\/td>Garden Grove, CA<\/td>20.59<\/td>101<\/td>42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    89<\/td>Thornton, CO<\/td>20.41<\/td>55<\/td>129<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    90<\/td>Yonkers, NY<\/td>20.39<\/td>79<\/td>73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    91<\/td>Riverside, CA<\/td>20.33<\/td>84<\/td>68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    92<\/td>San Antonio, TX<\/td>20.21<\/td>100<\/td>56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    93<\/td>Irvine, CA<\/td>20.06<\/td>101<\/td>48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    94<\/td>Las Vegas, NV<\/td>20.03<\/td>120<\/td>24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    95<\/td>Chula Vista, CA<\/td>19.98<\/td>73<\/td>88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    96<\/td>Glendale, CA<\/td>19.65<\/td>96<\/td>63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    97<\/td>Escondido, CA<\/td>19.58<\/td>85<\/td>77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    98<\/td>Orange, CA<\/td>19.57<\/td>101<\/td>54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    99<\/td>Pomona, CA<\/td>19.54<\/td>101<\/td>55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    100<\/td>Oceanside, CA<\/td>19.34<\/td>85<\/td>91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    101<\/td>Huntington Beach, CA<\/td>18.85<\/td>101<\/td>59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    102<\/td>Elk Grove, CA<\/td>18.84<\/td>87<\/td>78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    103<\/td>Arlington, TX<\/td>18.76<\/td>75<\/td>99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    104<\/td>Mesquite, TX<\/td>18.67<\/td>88<\/td>81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    105<\/td>Paterson, NJ<\/td>18.61<\/td>79<\/td>93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    106<\/td>Miami, FL<\/td>17.77<\/td>122<\/td>30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    107<\/td>Garland, TX<\/td>17.33<\/td>88<\/td>105<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    108<\/td>McKinney, TX<\/td>16.97<\/td>88<\/td>108<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    109<\/td>Grand Prairie, TX<\/td>16.91<\/td>88<\/td>109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    110<\/td>Santa Clarita, CA<\/td>16.77<\/td>96<\/td>94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    111<\/td>Irving, TX<\/td>16.64<\/td>88<\/td>114<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    112<\/td>Frisco, TX<\/td>16.63<\/td>88<\/td>115<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    113<\/td>Lancaster, CA<\/td>16.17<\/td>101<\/td>87<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    114<\/td>Richmond, VA<\/td>16.02<\/td>121<\/td>49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    115<\/td>Ontario, CA<\/td>15.79<\/td>113<\/td>84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    116<\/td>Fort Lauderdale, FL<\/td>15.64<\/td>122<\/td>45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    117<\/td>Corona, CA<\/td>15.5<\/td>113<\/td>89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    118<\/td>San Bernardino, CA<\/td>15.39<\/td>113<\/td>92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    119<\/td>Fontana, CA<\/td>15.16<\/td>113<\/td>100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    120<\/td>Rancho Cucamonga, CA<\/td>15.08<\/td>113<\/td>96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    121<\/td>Palmdale, CA<\/td>14.38<\/td>101<\/td>112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    122<\/td>Metairie, LA<\/td>13.74<\/td>112<\/td>118<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    123<\/td>Hollywood, FL<\/td>12.49<\/td>122<\/td>70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    124<\/td>Moreno Valley, CA<\/td>11.4<\/td>113<\/td>130<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    125<\/td>Henderson, NV<\/td>10.26<\/td>128<\/td>104<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    126<\/td>Paradise, NV<\/td>9.69<\/td>128<\/td>117<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    127<\/td>North Las Vegas, NV<\/td>8.92<\/td>128<\/td>124<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    128<\/td>Miramar, FL<\/td>8.57<\/td>122<\/td>125<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    129<\/td>Pembroke Pines, FL<\/td>8.37<\/td>122<\/td>126<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    130<\/td>Hialeah, FL<\/td>8.24<\/td>122<\/td>127<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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