2008 US City Sustainability Rankings

Cities are listed by their 2008 Rankings order. Numbers in parentheses ( ) denote 2006 Rankings.

1. Portland, OR (1)

2. San Francisco, CA (2)

3. Seattle, WA (3)

4. Chicago, IL (4)

5. New York, NY (6)

6. Boston, MA (7)

7. Minneapolis, MN (10)

8. Philadelphia, PA (8)

9. Oakland, CA (5)

10. Baltimore, MD (11)

11. Denver, CO (9)

12. Milwaukee, WI (16)

13. Austin, TX (14)

14. Sacramento, CA (13)

15. Washington, DC (12)

16. Cleveland, OH (28)

17. Honolulu, HI (15)

18. Albuquerque, NM (19)

19. Atlanta, GA (38)

20. Kansas City, MO (18)

21. San Jose, CA (23)

22. Tucson, AZ (20)

23. Jacksonville, FL (36)

24. Dallas, TX (24)

25. Omaha, NE (37)

26. San Diego, CA (17)

27. New Orleans, LA (32)

28. Los Angeles, CA (25)

29. Louisville, KY (35)

30. Columbus, OH (50)

31. Detroit, MI (43)

32. Phoenix, AZ (22)

33. San Antonio, TX (21)

34. Miami, FL (29)

35. Charlotte, NC (34)

36. Houston, TX (39)

37. Fresno, CA (33)

38. El Paso, TX (31)

39. Fort Worth, TX (46)

40. Nashville, TN (42)

41. Arlington, TX (41)

42. Long Beach, CA (30)

43. Colorado Springs, CO (26)

44. Indianapolis, IN (45)

45. Virginia Beach, VA (48)

46. Memphis, TN (43)

47. Las Vegas, NV (27)

48. Tulsa, OK (40)

49. Oklahoma City, OK (49)

50. Mesa, AZ (47)

Rankings by Category: At a Glance

Energy & Climate Change

1.  San Francisco, CA
1.  Seattle, WA
1.  Portland, OR
...
41. El Paso, TX
42. Arlington, TX
43. Oklahoma City, OK
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Knowledge & Communications

1.  Portland, OR
1.  Seattle, WA
1.  New York, NY
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41. Arlington, TX
42. Colorado Springs, CO
43. Long Beach, CA
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Local Food & Agriculture

1.  Minneapolis, MN
2.  Cleveland, OH
3.  Boston, MA
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48. Dallas, TX
49. Virginia Beach, VA
50. Arlington, TX
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Metro Transit Ridership

1.  New York, NY
2.  Chicago, IL
3.  Long Beach, CA
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48. Omaha, NE
49. Tulsa, OK
50. Oklahoma City, OK
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Natural Disaster Risk

1.  Mesa, AZ
1.  Milwaukee, WI
3.  Cleveland, OH
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48. Oakland, CA
49. New Orleans, LA
50. Miami, FL
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