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Friday, October 2, 2015

Best & Worst 150 Cities Rankings for People with Disabilities in 2015

The consumer finance website WalletHub compares the country’s 150 most populated cities using 21 different metrics designed to evaluate cost of living, quality of life and access to health care.

The analysis gave extra weight to factors including each locale’s employment rate, poverty level and median earnings specific to people with disabilities. Other considerations included housing affordability, cost of in-home care services, walkability and the availability of doctors and special-education teachers.

At number one on the list is Overland Park, Kan., followed by Scottsdale and Peoria, Ariz., Tampa and St. Petersburg, Fla.

The bottom five are Worcester, Mass., Moreno Valley and San Bernardino, Calif., Jersey City, N.J. and Providence, R.I.

The analysis ranked Chicago, IL at #118, and Aurora, IL. at #23.

Source: WalletHub

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