No, it’s not San Francisco.
And it’s not Philadelphia, Chicago, or Baltimore — though all four are ranked very close to the worst.
The worst run city in America is Washington, D.C., according to a new study by WalletHub.
Out of the 150 most populous cities in the United States, the nation’s capital ranked absolutely last in the quality of the services, financial stability, safety, and economic advantages that citizens received when compared to each city’s overall budget.
Rounding out the bottom 10 are mostly other Democrat-run cites: Chicago; Cleveland; Detroit; New York; San Francisco; Flint, Michigan; Gulfport, Mississippi; Oakland, California; and Hartford, Connecticut.
Philadelphia was ranked just 134th out of 150 in best run cities. Baltimore is ranked 130th.
At the top of the list are cities in deep red states.
Number one was Nampa, Idaho, followed by the capital Boise.
Also ranking high were: Oklahoma City; Lincoln, Nebraska; Missoula, Montana; Lexington, Kentucky; Fort Wayne, Indiana; Nashua, New Hampshire; and Las Cruces, New Mexico.
The 150 most populous cities were ranked by WalletHub as follows —
| Overall Rank* | City | Quality of City Services | Total Budget per Capita |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nampa, ID | 21 | 1 |
| 2 | Boise, ID | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Fort Wayne, IN | 62 | 2 |
| 4 | Nashua, NH | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | 34 | 6 |
| 6 | Lincoln, NE | 11 | 19 |
| 7 | Las Cruces, NM | 69 | 5 |
| 8 | Oklahoma City, OK | 65 | 8 |
| 9 | Missoula, MT | 50 | 12 |
| 10 | Durham, NC | 51 | 11 |
| 11 | Virginia Beach, VA | 2 | 36 |
| 12 | Rapid City, SD | 108 | 4 |
| 13 | Raleigh, NC | 13 | 29 |
| 14 | Billings, MT | 77 | 13 |
| 15 | Provo, UT | 5 | 38 |
| 16 | Chesapeake, VA | 10 | 34 |
| 17 | Sioux Falls, SD | 44 | 21 |
| 18 | Salem, OR | 24 | 26 |
| 19 | Manchester, NH | 53 | 20 |
| 20 | Mesa, AZ | 30 | 25 |
| 21 | Huntington Beach, CA | 1 | 55 |
| 22 | Charleston, SC | 8 | 44 |
| 23 | Albuquerque, NM | 115 | 10 |
| 24 | Madison, WI | 19 | 42 |
| 25 | Arlington, TX | 27 | 31 |
| 26 | Columbus, GA | 91 | 16 |
| 27 | Greensboro, NC | 71 | 23 |
| 28 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 25 | 39 |
| 29 | Huntington, WV | 103 | 15 |
| 30 | Bismarck, ND | 15 | 48 |
| 31 | Louisville, KY | 100 | 17 |
| 32 | Aurora, IL | 36 | 37 |
| 33 | Tucson, AZ | 112 | 14 |
| 34 | Phoenix, AZ | 46 | 35 |
| 35 | Warren, MI | 72 | 28 |
| 36 | Lewiston, ME | 68 | 30 |
| 37 | Tulsa, OK | 92 | 22 |
| 38 | El Paso, TX | 33 | 50 |
| 39 | Warwick, RI | 61 | 43 |
| 40 | Grand Rapids, MI | 47 | 47 |
| 41 | St. Petersburg, FL | 28 | 54 |
| 42 | Corpus Christi, TX | 84 | 41 |
| 43 | Worcester, MA | 54 | 52 |
| 44 | Portland, ME | 14 | 69 |
| 45 | Colorado Springs, CO | 63 | 51 |
| 46 | Las Vegas, NV | 26 | 61 |
| 47 | Reno, NV | 67 | 49 |
| 48 | Mobile, AL | 99 | 32 |
| 49 | Fort Worth, TX | 66 | 53 |
| 50 | Wichita, KS | 132 | 24 |
| 51 | Eugene, OR | 29 | 71 |
| 52 | Aurora, CO | 81 | 56 |
| 53 | Hialeah, FL | 23 | 78 |
| 54 | Topeka, KS | 118 | 40 |
| 55 | Des Moines, IA | 64 | 62 |
| 56 | Spokane, WA | 58 | 68 |
| 57 | Fort Smith, AR | 128 | 33 |
| 58 | Baton Rouge, LA | 137 | 27 |
| 59 | San Diego, CA | 4 | 97 |
| 60 | Fairbanks, AK | 120 | 45 |
| 61 | Fargo, ND | 43 | 79 |
| 62 | Santa Ana, CA | 38 | 81 |
| 63 | Little Rock, AR | 122 | 46 |
| 64 | Indianapolis, IN | 88 | 60 |
| 65 | Jackson, MS | 149 | 7 |
| 66 | Rutland, VT | 87 | 67 |
| 67 | Portland, OR | 17 | 95 |
| 68 | Omaha, NE | 52 | 86 |
| 69 | Frederick, MD | 6 | 108 |
| 70 | Casper, WY | 76 | 80 |
| 71 | Garland, TX | 48 | 89 |
| 72 | Montgomery, AL | 123 | 58 |
| 73 | Boston, MA | 22 | 100 |
| 74 | Gary, IN | 147 | 18 |
| 75 | Miami, FL | 32 | 96 |
| 76 | Fremont, CA | 7 | 113 |
| 77 | Dover, DE | 110 | 64 |
| 78 | Jacksonville, FL | 105 | 70 |
| 79 | Columbia, SC | 93 | 76 |
| 80 | Tallahassee, FL | 79 | 85 |
| 81 | Akron, OH | 116 | 65 |
| 82 | Houston, TX | 106 | 73 |
| 83 | Springfield, MA | 125 | 63 |
| 84 | Tampa, FL | 31 | 101 |
| 85 | Austin, TX | 12 | 117 |
| 86 | San Antonio, TX | 45 | 103 |
| 87 | Dayton, OH | 119 | 74 |
| 88 | New Orleans, LA | 134 | 57 |
| 89 | Salt Lake City, UT | 37 | 106 |
| 90 | Anchorage, AK | 111 | 82 |
| 91 | Bakersfield, CA | 95 | 86 |
| 92 | Columbus, OH | 83 | 92 |
| 93 | Charleston, WV | 126 | 77 |
| 94 | San Jose, CA | 20 | 121 |
| 95 | St. Paul, MN | 60 | 104 |
| 96 | Providence, RI | 127 | 72 |
| 97 | Norfolk, VA | 107 | 88 |
| 98 | Richmond, VA | 80 | 98 |
| 99 | Burlington, VT | 40 | 114 |
| 100 | Bridgeport, CT | 124 | 83 |
| 101 | Dallas, TX | 98 | 93 |
| 102 | Stockton, CA | 130 | 75 |
| 103 | Shreveport, LA | 141 | 59 |
| 104 | Orlando, FL | 49 | 118 |
| 105 | Anaheim, CA | 70 | 111 |
| 106 | Kansas City, MO | 117 | 91 |
| 107 | Toledo, OH | 139 | 66 |
| 108 | Lubbock, TX | 94 | 101 |
| 109 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 57 | 120 |
| 110 | Cincinnati, OH | 78 | 112 |
| 111 | Modesto, CA | 89 | 109 |
| 112 | Charlotte, NC | 41 | 126 |
| 113 | Knoxville, TN | 42 | 130 |
| 114 | Nashville, TN | 109 | 105 |
| 115 | Sacramento, CA | 86 | 122 |
| 116 | Fresno, CA | 121 | 107 |
| 117 | Minneapolis, MN | 59 | 133 |
| 118 | Seattle, WA | 18 | 140 |
| 119 | Birmingham, AL | 135 | 94 |
| 120 | Pittsburgh, PA | 74 | 129 |
| 121 | Riverside, CA | 85 | 127 |
| 122 | Wilmington, DE | 104 | 119 |
| 123 | Milwaukee, WI | 138 | 90 |
| 124 | Syracuse, NY | 97 | 123 |
| 125 | Atlanta, GA | 82 | 132 |
| 126 | Long Beach, CA | 39 | 139 |
| 127 | Buffalo, NY | 113 | 125 |
| 128 | Cheyenne, WY | 90 | 135 |
| 129 | Los Angeles, CA | 56 | 143 |
| 130 | Baltimore, MD | 140 | 110 |
| 131 | New Haven, CT | 131 | 124 |
| 132 | Denver, CO | 75 | 141 |
| 133 | St. Louis, MO | 148 | 84 |
| 134 | Philadelphia, PA | 129 | 128 |
| 135 | Memphis, TN | 143 | 115 |
| 136 | Kansas City, KS | 142 | 116 |
| 137 | Yonkers, NY | 73 | 144 |
| 138 | Rochester, NY | 114 | 138 |
| 139 | Tacoma, WA | 102 | 142 |
| 140 | Chicago, IL | 136 | 136 |
| 141 | Gulfport, MS | 101 | 145 |
| 142 | Hartford, CT | 144 | 131 |
| 143 | Oakland, CA | 96 | 147 |
| 144 | Flint, MI | 146 | 134 |
| 145 | Detroit, MI | 150 | 99 |
| 146 | Cleveland, OH | 145 | 137 |
| 147 | Chattanooga, TN | 133 | 146 |
| 148 | New York, NY | 35 | 148 |
| 149 | San Francisco, CA | 16 | 149 |
| 150 | Washington, DC | 55 | 150 |
The Horn editorial team