The blog says, “This city in northwest Washington earned the No. 8 spot thanks to its music venues per person and active lifestyle establishments per person, No. 1 and No. 2, respectively. Other than these two high ranks, Anacortes needed to improve in three areas to help it move high in our ranking. The cities lowest rank came for its population. Only 16.81 percent of Anacortes’ population is between 18 and 34 years old, low enough to earn the No. 79 spot.”
The blog said the most electrifying, exhilarating, and yes, the most exciting city in The Evergreen State is Seattle. Still, Seattle wasn’t the only horse in this race. The blog rated Bellingham second and Olympia third.
The blog said they used this criteria:
- Nightlife per capita (bars, clubs, comedy, etc.)
- Crime per 100,000 people
- Live music venues per capita
- Active life options per capita (parks, outdoor activities, etc.)
- Fast Food restaurants per capita (the fewer the better)
- Percentage of restaurants that are fast food (the lower the better)
- Percentage of young residents ages 18 to 34 (the higher the better)
The full blog item is here, including statistics for all 100 cities.