Study Shows Atlanta, Jacksonville, Honolulu are Best U.S. Cities for Saving Money
Press release from the issuing company
Thursday, February 27th, 2014
Atlanta placed No. 1 on GOBankingRates' ranking of the best and worst cities for saving money due to its low median home price and high average savings account rate. Other large metropolises New York City, Los Angeles and Houston ranked No. 44, 77 and 7, respectively.
The study surveyed the 100 most populated U.S. cities and scored each according to five key factors: unemployment rate1, sales tax2, median household income3, median home price3 and average savings account rate4.
In terms of savings accounts, New Orleans, Birmingham and New York boasted the highest average rates among the cities examined.
In addition to high average savings account rates, key characteristics of the top-ranking cities included low rates of unemployment and sales tax.
"Even the most frugal family will struggle to grow a savings fund if they can't get a decent job, earn a sufficient income or afford to pay taxes," said Casey Bond of GOBankingRates. "These rankings show that if Americans want to stop living paycheck-to-paycheck and start saving money, they might have to move to a city with greater opportunity."
Other highly-populated cities ranked as follows:
- Dallas: No. 12
- San Antonio: No. 51
- Phoenix: No. 72
- Chicago: No. 76
- Philadelphia: No. 92
