What a great way to start the year and the decade! The “America’s Most Literate Cities” study ranked DC as the second most literate city in the United States for 2009.
The study ranks cities with population of 250,000 and above and focuses on six key indicators of literacy: newspaper circulation, number of bookstores, library resources, periodical publishing resources, educational attainment, and Internet resources.
To be honest, I am a little skeptical about the methodology and the indicators, but if the study shows that DC rocks, I’ll take it!
The author of the study compared his results with other studies and discovered that the top ranking cities in literacy seem to rank well in various quality of life surveys. For example, DC also ranks among the top cities with most active singles’ scenes, most walk-able cities, and healthier cities in the country.
Just another reason why DC is a great place to live!
View study: Central Connecticut State University
