Ranking of WAVE II eScores (MeGAP) - Public Sphere Information Group


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Below is a list of the 239 cities that make up the second wave of the MeGAP. The table provides escores only, which is a summary statistic generated by the 55 specific performance dimensions which make up the overall assessment. For detailed information on how this assessment works, see the MeGAP main page.

This table lists cities in descending order by eScore ranking.

These data are also available ordered by city size and alphabetically.

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eScore Rank	Place Name (URL)	2000 Population	Wave II --�Summer, '02	Wave I -- Winter, '01	%	Raw
			eScore	eScore	Change	Change
1	Portland OR	529,121	122.0	80.5	51.6%	41.5
2	Tucson AZ	486,699	115.0	43.0	167%	72.0
3	Scottsdale AZ	202,705	114.0	61.0	87%	53.0
4	Tampa FL	303,447	113.5	49.0	132%	64.5
5	Los Angeles CA	3,694,820	113.0	71.0	59.2%	42.0
6	Irving TX	191,615	111.5	60.0	86%	51.5
7	Virginia Beach VA	425,257	111.0	56.0	98%	55.0
8	Denver CO	554,636	109.0	68.0	60.3%	41.0
9	Charlotte NC	540,828	108.5	84.0	29.2%	24.5
9	Minneapolis MN	382,618	108.5	53.0	105%	55.5
9	San Diego CA	1,223,400	108.5	78.0	39.1%	30.5
12	Dallas TX	1,188,580	108.0	52.0	107.7%	56.0
13	San Jose CA	894,943	107.0	67.0	59.7%	40.0
14	New York NY	8,008,278	106.5	86.0	23.8%	20.5
15	Indianapolis IN	791,926	106.0	75.0	41.3%	31.0
16	Seattle WA	563,374	105.5	89.0	18.5%	16.5
17	Fort Collins CO	118,652	103.5
18	San Francisco CA	776,733	103.0	54.0	90.7%	49.0
19	Tallahassee FL	150,624	102.5
20	Salt Lake City UT	181,743	102.0	75.0	36%	27.0
21	Chicago IL	2,896,016	101.5	51.0	99.0%	50.5
22	Phoenix AZ	1,321,045	101.0	42.0	140.5%	59.0
23	Nashville TN	569,891	100.5	81.0	24.1%	19.5
24	Houston TX	1,953,631	100.0	72.0	38.9%	28.0
25	Sacramento CA	407,018	99.5	60.0	66%	39.5
26	Boston MA	589,141	99.0	53.0	86.8%	46.0
27	Honolulu HI	371,657	98.5	50.0	97%	48.5
28	Austin TX	656,562	96.5	64.0	50.8%	32.5
29	Albuquerque NM	448,607	96.0	51.0	88%	45.0
29	Long Beach CA	461,522	96.0	63.0	52%	33.0
29	Tempe AZ	158,625	96.0	42.0	129%	54.0
32	Springfield MO	151,580	95.5	24.0	298%	71.5
33	Lincoln NE	225,581	94.5	n/a	n/a	n/a
33	Raleigh NC	276,093	94.5	58.5	62%	36.0
33	Stamford CT	117,083	94.5	5.0	1790%	89.5
36	Madison WI	208,054	94.0	65.0	45%	29.0
36	San Antonio TX	1,144,646	94.0	52.0	80.8%	42.0
38	Arlington TX	332,969	93.0	n/a	n/a	n/a
38	Columbus OH	711,470	93.0	21.0	342.9%	72.0
38	Greensboro NC	223,891	93.0	31.0	200%	62.0
38	Overland Park KS	149,080	93.0
42	Anchorage AK	260,283	92.5	51.0	81%	41.5
42	Des Moines IA	198,682	92.5
44	Cambridge MA	101,355	92.0
45	Chesapeake VA	199,184	91.0
45	Durham NC	187,035	91.0	65.0	40%	26.0
47	Colorado Springs CO	360,890	90.5	36.0	151%	54.5
47	Tacoma WA	193,556	90.5	27.0	235%	63.5
49	Las Vegas NV	478,434	90.0	49.0	84%	41.0
49	Memphis TN	650,100	90.0	20.0	350.0%	70.0
51	Richmond VA	197,790	89.0
52	Berkeley CA	102,743	88.0
52	Pasadena CA	133,936	88.0	47.0	87%	41.0
54	Milwaukee WI	596,974	87.5	20.0	337.5%	67.5
54	Plano TX	222,030	87.5	36.0	143%	51.5
54	Sioux Falls SD	123,975	87.5	11.0	695%	76.5
57	Corpus Christi TX	277,454	86.0	26.0	231%	60.0
57	Riverside CA	255,166	86.0	49.0	76%	37.0
57	Santa Rosa CA	147,595	86.0
60	Kansas City MO	441,545	85.5	29.0	195%	56.5
61	Hampton VA	146,437	85.0	39.0	118%	46.0
61	Mesquite TX	124,523	85.0
61	Modesto CA	188,856	85.0
64	Boise City ID	185,787	84.0
64	Reno NV	180,480	84.0
66	Jacksonville FL	735,617	83.0	67.0	23.9%	16.0
67	Manchester NH	107,006	82.5
67	Santa Clarita CA	151,088	82.5
69	St. Paul MN	287,151	82.0	41.0	100%	41.0
69	Washington DC	572,059	82.0	52.0	57.7%	30.0
71	Lexington-Fayette KY	260,512	80.5	36.0	124%	44.5
71	Louisville KY	256,231	80.5	45.0	79%	35.5
73	Bellevue WA	109,569	80.0
74	Clearwater FL	108,787	79.0
74	Glendale AZ	218,812	79.0	n/a	n/a	n/a
74	Philadelphia PA	1,517,550	79.0	42.0	88.1%	37.0
77	Bakersfield CA	247,057	78.5	25.0	214%	53.5
77	Fremont CA	203,413	78.5	n/a	n/a	n/a
77	Savannah GA	131,510	78.5
80	Mobile AL	198,915	78.0
81	Spokane WA	195,629	77.5	37.0	109%	40.5
82	Concord CA	121,780	76.0
82	Irvine CA	143,072	76.0
82	Vancouver WA	143,560	76.0
85	Newport News VA	180,150	75.5
86	Gilbert AZ	109,697	75.0
86	Independence MO	113,288	75.0	20.5	266%	54.5
88	Sterling Heights MI	124,471	74.5
89	Athens-ClarkeGA	101,489	74.0
90	Cincinnati OH	331,285	73.5	49.0	50%	24.5
90	Fort Lauderdale FL	152,397	73.5	61.0	20%	12.5
90	Fort Worth TX	534,694	73.5	39.0	88.5%	34.5
90	Henderson NV	175,381	73.5
90	Oakland CA	399,484	73.5	4.0	1738%	69.5
90	Stockton CA	243,771	73.5	34.0	116%	39.5
96	Lubbock TX	199,564	72.5	50.0	45%	22.5
97	Norfolk VA	234,403	72.0	52.0	38%	20.0
97	Orlando FL	185,951	72.0	42.0	71%	30.0
99	Alexandria VA	128,283	71.0	45.0	58%	26.0
99	Aurora CO	276,393	71.0	28.0	154%	43.0
101	Eugene OR	137,893	70.5	50.0	41%	20.5
101	Fort Wayne IN	205,727	70.5	37.0	91%	33.5
101	Miami FL	362,470	70.5	33.0	114%	37.5
101	Pittsburgh PA	334,563	70.5	47.0	50%	23.5
105	Buffalo NY	292,648	70.0	19.5	259%	50.5
105	Huntsville AL	158,216	70.0	30.0	133%	40.0
105	Rochester NY	219,773	70.0	40.0	75%	30.0
105	Wichita KS	344,284	70.0	47.0	49%	23.0
105	Winston-Salem NC	185,776	70.0
110	Coral Springs FL	117,549	69.5
110	Fresno CA	427,652	69.5	47.0	48%	22.5
110	Mesa AZ	396,375	69.5	47.0	48%	22.5
113	St. Louis MO	348,189	69.0	37.5	84%	31.5
114	Anaheim CA	328,014	68.5	33.5	104%	35.0
115	Oxnard CA	170,358	68.0	37.0	84%	31.0
116	Lakewood CO	144,126	67.5
116	San Bernardino CA	185,401	67.5	48.5	39%	19.0
118	St. Petersburg FL	248,232	67.5	29.0	133%	38.5
119	Cleveland OH	478,403	67.0	12.0	458%	55.0
119	Escondido CA	133,559	67.0
121	Hollywood FL	139,357	66.5
121	Lansing MI	119,128	66.5
123	Naperville IL	128,358	66.0
123	Provo UT	105,166	66.0
125	Santa Ana CA	337,977	65.5	20.0	228%	45.5
125	Tulsa OK	393,049	65.5	39.0	68%	26.5
127	Torrance CA	137,946	65.0	8.0	713%	57.0
127	West Valley City UT	108,896	65.0
129	Akron OH	217,074	63.0	46.0	37%	17.0
129	Corona CA	124,966	63.0
131	Dayton OH	166,179	62.5
131	Waco TX	113,726	62.5
133	Chandler AZ	176,581	61.5
133	Chula Vista CA	173,556	61.5	10.0	515%	51.5
135	Detroit MI	951,270	61.0	11.0	454.5%	50.0
135	Huntington Beach CA	189,594	61.0
135	Omaha NE	390,007	61.0	37.0	65%	24.0
135	Peoria AZ	108,364	61.0
139	Hartford CT	121,578	60.5
140	Baltimore MD	651,154	60.0	22.0	172.7%	38.0
140	McAllen TX	106,414	60.0
140	Pembroke Pines FL	137,427	60.0
143	Ann Arbor MI	114,024	59.5	27.5	116%	32.0
143	Cedar Rapids IA	120,758	59.5
143	Topeka KS	122,377	59.5
146	Cape Coral FL	102,286	59.0
147	Sunnyvale CA	131,760	58.5	22.0	166%	36.5
147	Westminster CO	100,940	58.5