Cobb County is pretty darn good at small cities.
And WalletHub agrees.
For its "2016's Best Small Cities in America," WalletHub compared 1,268 cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 residents based on 30 key indicators of livability from "housing costs" to "school-system quality" to "number of restaurants per capita."
Fun fact: Marietta has the fifth-most restaurants per capita in the country, according to the report.
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Check out which cities made the list:
» Kennesaw, 91st percentile:
Total Score - 63.51
Affordability Rank - 514
Economic Health Rank - 735
Education & Health Rank - 627
Quality of Life Rank - 47
Safety Rank - 261
» Marietta, 78th percentile:
Total Score - 60.99
Affordability Rank - 1087
Economic Health Rank - 966
Education & Health Rank - 857
Quality of Life Rank - 5
Safety Rank - 837
» Smyrna, 68th percentile:
Total Score - 59.5
Affordability Rank - 687
Economic Health Rank - 272
Education & Health Rank - 683
Quality of Life Rank - 406
Safety Rank - 627
» Mableton, 5th percentile:
Total Score - 45.44
Affordability Rank - 346
Economic Health Rank - 934
Education & Health Rank - 828
Quality of Life Rank - 1,244
Safety Rank - Not applicable
Read more here about the methodology of the Small Cities ranking.
