How smart is Richmond?

The Daily Beast recently ranked 55 of American’s largest cities based on the intelligence* of their residents. Richmond grabbed 27th place, tying with Pittsburgh and Los Angeles… the middle of the list, but somewhat respectable. Meanwhile, Raleigh-Durham, NC nabbed the top spot while Fresno, CA scored last place by a landslide. See the entire list […]

October 12, 2009; 4:00 AM • by Valerie Catrow

The Daily Beast recently ranked 55 of American’s largest cities based on the intelligence* of their residents.

Richmond grabbed 27th place, tying with Pittsburgh and Los Angeles… the middle of the list, but somewhat respectable.

Meanwhile, Raleigh-Durham, NC nabbed the top spot while Fresno, CA scored last place by a landslide.

See the entire list here.

For more on what factors they used to determine each city’s intelligence, stop by the original post. I wanted to break it down for you here, but I wasn’t quite smart enough. I mean, I *am* from Richmond.

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Valerie Catrow

Valerie Catrow is editor of RVAFamily, mother to a mop-topped first grader, and always really excited to go to bed.

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