Sports lovers are in luck: Dallas has all of the four major sports in the United States (Rangers, Cowboys, Stars, Mavericks).
City: Dallas
State: Texas
Best Cities Overall Rank: 22
About Dallas: Sports lovers are in luck: Dallas has all of the four major sports in the United States (Rangers, Cowboys, Stars, Mavericks) and great places to take the whole family to a game.
This welcoming city is characterized by large amounts of retail, restaurants, and nightlife spots. The city’s economy is primarily based on banking, commerce, telecommunications, computer technology, energy, and transportation. Dallas is also one of the major centers of education for much of the south central United States. The city boasts a number of universities, colleges, trade schools, and other educational institutions.
County: Dallas
Population: 1,279,910
Official website for city visitors’ bureau/city: Visitor’s bureau website
Newspaper with the largest circulation: Dallas Morning News
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Dallas‘s Facebook page: Follow Dallas on Facebook
Dallas‘s Twitter page: Follow Dallas on Twitter
Education rank: 37
High School graduation rate 2008: 65.2%
Blue Ribbon Schools, 2003-2009: 20
Blue Ribbon Schools per 100,000 people: 1.56
NEAYC-accredited preschools: 35
NAEYC schools per 100,000 people: 2.73
NAEP State proficiency reading, grade 8: 260
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 13.9
Total Expenditures Per Student: $10,401
Health rank: 40
Quality children’s hospitals: 4
Hospitals per 100,000 people: 0.31
Quality Pediatricians: 6
Quality Pediatricians per 100,000: 0.47
Average number of Unhealthy Air Quality days between 2006-2008, by county: 0.33
Safety rank: 46
Violent Crimes, 2008: 11,420
Violent Crime Rate per 100,000: 892.25
Sex Offenders: 1436
Sex Offenders per 100,000: 112.2
Economy rank: 36
Travel time to work, 2006-2008, in minutes: 25.60
Percent of labor force unemployed, January 2010: 8.69
Best Performing Cities Job Index: 396.07
Median Home List Price: $205,000
Recreation Rank: 21
Parkland acreage, 2008 (includes pools and playgrounds): 29401
Parkland per 100,000: 2297.11
