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Cities
Top 100 Rank City Population
Abilene, TX 112,205
Abington, PA 56,457
Akron, OH 214,556
Alameda, CA 71,757
Albany, GA 75,808
Albany, NY 96,253
Albuquerque, NM 477,854
Alexandria, VA 128,132
Alhambra, CA 89,110
Aliso Viejo, CA 52,909
Allen, TX 68,288
Allentown, PA 108,603
Amarillo, TX 179,479
Ames, IA 51,572
Amherst, NY 114,942
Anaheim, CA 345,757
Anchorage, AK 278,263
Anderson, IN 58,407
25 Ann Arbor, MI 113,300
Annandale, VA 56,090
Antioch, CA 99,496
Apple Valley, CA 62,584
Apple Valley, MN 49,227
57 Appleton, WI 70,200
Arcadia, CA 56,565
Arden-Arcade, CA 103,770
Arlington, TX 373,609
Arlington, VA 185,858
Arlington Heights, IL 74,047
Arvada, CO 100,141
Asheville, NC 69,308
Aspen Hill, MD 54,637
Athens-Clarke County, GA 103,630
Atlanta, GA 413,184
Augusta-Richmond County, GA 190,859
Aurora, CO 290,999
55 Aurora, IL 168,200
2* Austin, TX 690,300
Avondale, AZ 53,797
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Top earning cities
  Median household income
Greenwich, CT $112,493
Cupertino, CA $110,518
San Ramon, CA $109,500
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Hottest cities
  Avg. high temp
in July (°F)
Avondale, AZ 107.6°F
Glendale, AZ 107.6°F
Peoria, AZ 107.6°F
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Priciest homes
  Median price
Newport Beach, CA $1,362,500
Greenwich, CT $1,129,000
Santa Barbara, CA $979,500
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Most educated
  % residents with
graduate degrees
Arlington, VA 35.7%
Davis, CA 34.6%
Brookline, MA 32.5%
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Most singles
  % single residents
Bloomington, IN 58.2%
New Brunswick, NJ 54.6%
College Station, TX 54.3%
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Youngest
  Median age
Jacksonville, NC 22.90
Provo, UT 23.28
New Brunswick, NJ 24.16
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