Monday, January 28, 2019

PITTSBURGH RANKED THE BEST FOOTBALL CITY FOR FANS


Steel City has been known for its great sports fans, and the loyal group is being honored once again.
According to WalletHub, Pittsburgh is the best football city for fans in the United States.
The site compared over 200 cities based on relevant metrics for the study. The idea was to take cities that had at least one professional or at least one Division I college football team. The cities were graded on the various metrics and were assigned a score.
Pittsburgh scored a total of 63.49. Boston, which was second on the list, had a total score of 55.24. Green Bay, Dallas and New York rounded out the top five cities.
Pittsburgh had the number one pro football ranking on the list, with the 13th college football rank.
Cincinnati was 17th on the list while Baltimore placed 21st overall. Cleveland holds the 30th ranking.
In addition to the city overall ranking, Pittsburgh was named the most engaged NFL fans, 1st best performing NFL team and the 1st most accessible stadium in the country.
For many people, football is far more than just a game: it’s a sacred American tradition. These fans aren’t just spectators but are also participants. They do more than just proudly wear a team’s jersey, perfect game-day chili or tailgate with fellow fans. They show their passion by roaring in approval when their team scores a touchdown or crying out in disappointment when they fumble their way to failure. Football is by far Americans’ favorite sport to watch, with more popularity than basketball, baseball and soccer combined.
But to show your passion for the sport, you need the best seats in the house. With Super Bowl LIII upon us, WalletHub compared more than 240 U.S. cities with at least one college or professional football team across 21 key metrics. Our data set ranges from number of NFL and college football teams to average ticket price for an NFL game to fan friendliness. Read on for the winners, additional insight from our panel of experts and a full description of how we ranked the cities.
BEST FOOTBALL FANS AND MORE
Overall Rank (1=Best)
City
Total Score
'Pro Football' Rank
'College Football' Rank
1
Pittsburgh, PA
63.49
1
13
2
Boston, MA
55.24
2
164
3
Green Bay, WI
55
3
235
4
Dallas, TX
53.71
4
235
5
New York, NY
49.2
6
44
6
Miami, FL
48.25
8
7
7
New Orleans, LA
47.2
5
187
8
Oakland, CA
44
7
235
9
Philadelphia, PA
43.51
17
10
10
Seattle, WA
42.79
13
75
11
Indianapolis, IN
41.8
14
99
12
Glendale, AZ
41.18
9
235
13
Denver, CO
40.98
10
235
14
Atlanta, GA
40.74
16
104
15
San Francisco, CA
40.73
11
235
16
Kansas City, MO
40.68
12
235
17
Cincinnati, OH
40.02
20
49
18
Minneapolis, MN
39.21
15
216
19
Washington, DC
38.09
18
189
20
Los Angeles, CA
37.51
22
56
21
Baltimore, MD
37.44
19
208
22
Buffalo, NY
37.22
21
203
23
Tampa, FL
34.76
26
93
24
Nashville, TN
34.27
28
80
25
Charlotte, NC
33.51
25
199
26
Houston, TX
33.14
30
29
27
Chicago, IL
32.68
23
235
28
Jacksonville, FL
31.91
29
129
29
Detroit, MI
31.53
24
235
30
Cleveland, OH
30.41
27
235
31
Tuscaloosa, AL
29.45
31
2
32
Clemson, SC
28.37
31
1
33
Fargo, ND
23.24
31
3
34
State College, PA
23.15
31
4
35
Tallahassee, FL
22.53
31
5
36
Boone, NC
22.52
31
6
37
Stanford, CA
21.45
31
8
38
Baton Rouge, LA
20.91
31
9
39
West Point, NY
20.83
31
11
40
Hamilton, NY
20.56
31
12
41
Grambling, LA
20.18
31
14
42
Starkville, MS
20.15
31
15
43
Fayette, MS
20.11
31
16
44
Norman, OK
20.07
31
17
45
Hanover, NH
19.91
31
18
46
Jacksonville, AL
19.7
31
19
47
Troy, AL
19.61
31
21
48
Morgantown, WV
19.55
31
22
49
Cheney, WA
19.54
31
23
50
Boise, ID
19.5
31
24
51
San Diego, CA
19.22
31
25
52
Chapel Hill, NC
19.17
31
26
53
Statesboro, GA
19.15
31
27
54
Williamsburg, VA
18.91
31
30
55
Stillwater, OK
18.82
31
31
56
Richmond, KY
18.76
31
32
57
Princeton, NJ
18.75
31
33
58
Harrisonburg, VA
18.72
31
34
59
Cedar Falls, IA
18.62
31
35
60
Ann Arbor, MI
18.51
31
36
61
Provo, UT
18.46
31
37
62
Buies Creek, NC
18.36
31
38
63
Huntington, WV
18.19
31
39
64
Youngstown, OH
17.93
31
40
65
West Long Branch, NJ
17.84
31
42
66
Brookings, SD
17.82
31
43
67
Cambridge, MA
17.68
31
45
68
Kennesaw, GA
17.57
31
46
69
Durham, NH
17.5
31
47
70
Lake Charles, LA
17.49
31
48
71
Orono, ME
17.29
31
50
72
Fairfield, CT
17.22
31
20
73
Bethlehem, PA
17.21
31
51
74
Albuquerque, NM
17.14
31
52
75
Durham, NC
17.1
31
53
75
Greenville, SC
17.1
31
53
77
Athens, OH
17.05
31
55
78
Spartanburg, SC
16.95
31
57
79
Orangeburg, SC
16.92
31
58
80
Newark, DE
16.89
31
59
81
Athens, GA
16.78
31
60
82
Oxford, MS
16.75
31
61
83
Orlando, FL
16.75
31
62
84
Smithfield, RI
16.71
31
28
85
Missoula, MT
16.71
31
63
86
Murfreesboro, TN
16.69
31
64
87
Auburn, AL
16.68
31
65
88
Des Moines, IA
16.65
31
66
89
Birmingham, AL
16.61
31
67
90
Huntsville, TX
16.54
31
68
91
East Lansing, MI
16.54
31
69
92
Ruston, LA
16.38
31
70
93
Lynchburg, VA
16.35
31
71
94
Ogden, UT
16.24
31
72
95
Manhattan, KS
16.23
31
73
96
Pullman, WA
16.09
31
74
97
Cullowhee, NC
16.05
31
76
98
Toledo, OH
16.03
31
77
99
Evanston, IL
16.02
31
78
100
Martin, TN
16.02
31
79
101
Laramie, WY
15.96
31
81
102
Conway, AR
15.95
31
82
103
Chattanooga, TN
15.91
31
83
104
Prairie View, TX
15.89
31
84
105
Florence, AL
15.84
31
85
106
Lewisburg, PA
15.8
31
86
107
Moscow, ID
15.8
31
87
108
Charleston, IL
15.79
31
88
109
Towson, MD
15.75
31
89
110
Mount Pleasant, MI
15.75
31
90
111
College Park, MD
15.74
31
91
112
Poughkeepsie, NY
15.74
31
92
113
Amherst, MA
15.68
31
41
114
Norfolk, VA
15.64
31
94
115
Colorado Springs, CO
15.62
31
95
116
Macomb, IL
15.61
31
96
117
DeKalb, IL
15.6
31
97
118
Kalamazoo, MI
15.55
31
98
119
Denton, TX
15.53
31
100
120
Fresno, CA
15.5
31
101
121
San Antonio, TX
15.48
31
102
122
San Luis Obispo, CA
15.46
31
103
123
Annapolis, MD
15.41
31
105
124
Ypsilanti, MI
15.33
31
107
125
Normal, IL
15.31
31
108
126
Monroe, LA
15.25
31
109
127
University Park, TX
15.17
31
110
128
Kingston, RI
15.13
31
111
129
Worcester, MA
15.13
31
112
130
Daytona Beach, FL
15.08
31
113
131
Gainesville, FL
15.06
31
114
132
Jonesboro, AR
15.03
31
115
133
Grand Forks, ND
14.97
31
116
134
Thibodaux, LA
14.94
31
117
135
Flagstaff, AZ
14.85
31
118
136
Hattiesburg, MS
14.8
31
119
137
Reno, NV
14.78
31
120
138
Salt Lake City, UT
14.78
31
121
139
Charlottesville, VA
14.76
31
123
139
DeLand, FL
14.76
31
122
141
College Station, TX
14.75
31
124
142
Oxford, OH
14.72
31
125
143
Murray, KY
14.7
31
126
144
Blacksburg, VA
14.69
31
127
145
Hammond, LA
14.68
31
128
146
Cape Girardeau, MO
14.66
31
130
147
Macon, GA
14.64
31
131
148
Iowa City, IA
14.63
31
132
149
Itta Bena, MS
14.6
31
133
150
Albany, NY
14.57
31
134
151
Morehead, KY
14.56
31
135
152
Hampton, VA
14.55
31
136
153
Columbus, OH
14.54
31
137
154
Austin, TX
14.49
31
138
155
Ames, IA
14.48
31
139
156
Fort Worth, TX
14.48
31
140
157
Nacogdoches, TX
14.47
31
141
158
Johnson City, TN
14.47
31
142
159
Tulsa, OK
14.44
31
143
160
Columbia, MO
14.44
31
144
161
Elon, NC
14.43
31
145
162
Carbondale, IL
14.43
31
146
163
Winston-Salem, NC
14.39
31
147
164
Natchitoches, LA
14.31
31
148
165
South Bend, IN
14.27
31
149
166
Boiling Springs, NC
14.27
31
150
167
Syracuse, NY
14.24
31
151
168
Loretto, PA
14.19
31
106
169
Easton, PA
14.14
31
152
170
Pocatello, ID
14.09
31
153
171
North Charleston, SC
14.01
31
154
172
Las Cruces, NM
13.99
31
155
173
Vermillion, SD
13.98
31
156
174
Lafayette, LA
13.95
31
158
174
Bowling Green, OH
13.95
31
157
176
Waco, TX
13.95
31
159
177
Jackson, MS
13.94
31
160
178
Richmond, VA
13.92
31
161
179
Beaumont, TX
13.88
31
162
180
Boca Raton, FL
13.82
31
163
181
Springfield, MO
13.79
31
165
182
Honolulu, HI
13.78
31
166
183
Louisville, KY
13.77
31
167
184
Mobile, AL
13.75
31
168
185
Akron, OH
13.66
31
169
186
Tempe, AZ
13.65
31
170
187
Boulder, CO
13.62
31
171
188
Davis, CA
13.6
31
172
189
Greeley, CO
13.56
31
173
190
Sacramento, CA
13.51
31
174
191
Memphis, TN
13.5
31
175
192
Lincoln, NE
13.48
31
176
193
Tucson, AZ
13.46
31
177
194
Clinton, SC
13.44
31
178
195
Lexington, VA
13.32
31
180
196
Montgomery, AL
13.25
31
181
196
East Hartford, CT
13.25
31
181
198
Muncie, IN
13.24
31
183
199
Madison, WI
13.23
31
184
200
Lexington, KY
13.21
31
185
201
Abilene, TX
13.2
31
186
202
Clarksville, TN
13.16
31
188
203
Eugene, OR
13.04
31
191
204
Terre Haute, IN
12.95
31
193
205
Cookeville, TN
12.89
31
194
206
Fayetteville, AR
12.82
31
196
207
Raleigh, NC
12.73
31
197
208
Las Vegas, NV
12.7
31
198
209
Cedar City, UT
12.6
31
200
210
Huntsville, AL
12.54
31
201
211
San Marcos, TX
12.42
31
204
212
Lubbock, TX
12.35
31
205
213
Berkeley, CA
12.27
31
179
214
Kent, OH
12.22
31
206
215
Dayton, OH
12.06
31
190
216
Greensboro, NC
12
31
192
217
Greenville, NC
11.98
31
209
218
Champaign, IL
11.94
31
210
219
Knoxville, TN
11.87
31
211
220
Stony Brook, NY
11.86
31
195
221
Fort Collins, CO
11.69
31
212
222
El Paso, TX
11.57
31
215
223
Portland, OR
11.46
31
217
224
Bozeman, MT
11.14
31
207
225
Columbia, SC
11
31
219
226
Piscatawayship, NJ
10.94
31
202
227
San Jose, CA
10.92
31
220
228
Bloomington, IN
10.9
31
221
229
Dover, DE
10.89
31
222
230
Savannah, GA
10.87
31
223
231
New Haven, CT
10.68
31
213
232
Conway, SC
10.68
31
214
233
Lawrence, KS
10.63
31
224
234
Logan, UT
10.44
31
218
235
West Lafayette, IN
9.44
31
225
236
New Britain, CT
9.2
31
226
237
Charleston, SC
9.09
31
227
238
Bowling Green, KY
7.95
31
228
239
Providence, RI
7.93
31
229
240
Ithaca, NY
7.7
31
230
241
Valparaiso, IN
7.32
31
231
242
Corvallis, OR
7.25
31
232
243
Davidson, NC
6.9
31
233
244
Pine Bluff, AR
6.46
31
234
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TITLE
STATE

BEST PERFORMING NFL TEAMS

1
PITTSBURGH
PA
2
KANSAS CITY
MA
3
BOSTON
MA
4
GREEN BAY
WIS
5
NEW ORLEANS
LA

WORST PERFORMING NFL TEAMS

26
JACKSONVILLE
FL
27
GLENDALE
AR
28
NEW YORK
NY
29
SAN FRANCISCO
CAL
30
CLEVELAND
OHIO

BEST PERFORMING COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAMS

1
TUSCALOOSA
AL
2
CLEMSON
SC
3
FARGO
ND
4
COLUMBUS
OHIO
5
GREENSBORO
NC

WORST PERFORMING COLLEGE FOOTBALL  TEAMS

230
PINE BLUFF
AR
231
DOVER
DE
232
EL PASO
TX
233
LEXINGTON
VA
234
ITTA BENA
MS

LOWEST AVG TICKET PRICE FOR NFL GAME

1
CLEVELAND
OHIO
2
BUFFALO
NY
3
JACKSONVILLE
FL
4
KANSAS CITY
MO
5
NASHVILLE
TEN

HIGHEST AVG TICKET PRICE FOR NFL GAME

26
BALTIMORE
MA
27
SAN FRANCISCO
CAL
28
WASHINGTON
DC
29
BOSTON
MA
30
LOS ANGELES
CAL

LOWEST MIN SEASON TICKET PRICE FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME

1
COOKSVILLE
TEN
2
WORCHESTER
MA
3
CHATTANOOGE
TEN
4
RICHMOND
VA
5
ELON
NC
6
HANOVER
NH

HIGHEST MIN SEASON TICKET PRICE FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME

210
AUBURN
AL
211
ANN ARBOR
MIC
212
COLUMBIA
SC
213
COLUMBUS
OHIO
214
SOUTH BEND
IN

MOST ACCESSIBLE NFL STADUIM

1
PITTSBURGH
PA
2
GREEN BAY
WIS
3
BUFFALO
NY
4
GLENNDALE
AZ
5
CINCINNATI
OHIO

LEAST ACCESSIBLE NFL STADUIM

26
PHILADELPHIA
PA
27
HOUSTON
TEX
28
LOS ANGELES
CALIF
29
CHICAGO
IL
30
NEW YORK
NY

MOST ACCESSIBLE COLLEGE FOOTBALL STADUIM

1
FAYETTE
MS
2
WEST POINT
NY
3
ITTA BENA
MS
4
CLEMSON
SC
5
GRAMBLING
LA

LEAST ACCESSIBLE COLLEGE FOOTBALL STADUIM

225
WASHINGTON
DC
226
PORTLAND
OR
227
INDAINAPOLIS
IN
228
JACKSONVILLE
FL
229
NEW YORK
NY

MOST ENGAGED NFL FANS

1
PITTSBURGH
PA
2
GREEN BAY
WIS
3
BOSTON
MA
4
NEW ORLEANS
LA
5
OAKLAND
CALIF

WORST ENGAGED NFL FANS

26
CHICAGO
IL
27
HOUSTON
TEX
28
JACKSONVILLE
FLA
29
NEW YORK
NY
30
LOS ANGELES
CALIF

MOST ENGAGED COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS

1
CLEMSON
SC
2
PENN STATE
PA
3
TUSCALOOSA
AL
4
CHAPEL HILL
NC
5
ANN ARBOR
MIC

WORST ENGAGED COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS

226
SAN JOSE
CALIF
227
BALTIMORE
MA
228
JACKSONVILLE
FLA
229
NEW YORK
NY
230
JACKSONVILLE
MS








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