Wallethub ranks Green Bay #1 City for Football Fans
Posted: Feb 2, 2016 6:32 PM CDT | Updated: Feb 2, 2016 6:35 PM CDT
Wallethub ranked Green Bay the number one city for football fans.
The company looked at 245 of the largest U.S. cities based on 18 key metrics, ranging from the numbers of NFL and college football teams to the average ticket prices.
Green Bay scored 66.55.
Chicago came in 18th with a 37.16 score.
| Overall Rank | City | Total Score | ‘Teams & Performance’ Rank | ‘Costs & Fan Engagement’ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Bay, WI | 66.55 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Clemson, SC | 53.71 | 38 | 1 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh, PA | 49.53 | 3 | 22 |
| 4 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 49.38 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | East Lansing, MI | 46.72 | 26 | 5 |
| 6 | Denver, CO | 40.92 | 12 | 40 |
| 7 | Princeton, NJ | 40.12 | 10 | 111 |
| 8 | New York, NY | 40.06 | 1 | 200 |
| 9 | Philadelphia, PA | 39.88 | 6 | 186 |
| 10 | Baton Rouge, LA | 39.52 | 15 | 46 |
| 11 | Dallas, TX | 38.85 | 5 | 199 |
| 12 | Fayette, MS | 38.44 | 60 | 7 |
| 13 | Boston, MA | 37.69 | 8 | 193 |
| 14 | Seattle, WA | 37.55 | 21 | 64 |
| 15 | Glendale, AZ | 37.37 | 29 | 43 |
| 16 | Chapel Hill, NC | 37.25 | 94 | 8 |
| 17 | Tallahassee, FL | 37.17 | 27 | 47 |
| 18 | Chicago, IL | 37.16 | 7 | 198 |
| 19 | Indianapolis, IN | 36.84 | 17 | 127 |
| 20 | Stanford, CA | 36.45 | 48 | 12 |
| 21 | San Francisco, CA | 36.02 | 9 | 197 |
| 22 | State College, PA | 35.86 | 117 | 10 |
| 23 | DeKalb, IL | 35.77 | 25 | 91 |
| 24 | Minneapolis, MN | 35.75 | 22 | 122 |
| 25 | Atlanta, GA | 35.66 | 39 | 54 |
| 26 | Houston, TX | 35.56 | 14 | 183 |
| 27 | Huntington, WV | 35.32 | 24 | 121 |
| 28 | Cleveland, OH | 35.23 | 20 | 153 |
| 29 | Conway, SC | 35.02 | 65 | 17 |
| 30 | Miami, FL | 35.01 | 19 | 168 |
| 31 | West Point, NY | 34.98 | 204 | 4 |
| 32 | Kansas City, MO | 34.62 | 33 | 96 |
| 33 | Morgantown, WV | 34.39 | 163 | 9 |
| 34 | Washington, DC | 34.37 | 13 | 195 |
| 35 | San Diego, CA | 34.06 | 16 | 194 |
| 36 | Fargo, ND | 34.04 | 31 | 109 |
| 37 | Newark, DE | 33.66 | 88 | 18 |
| 38 | Bowling Green, OH | 33.64 | 54 | 41 |
| 39 | Oakland, CA | 33.50 | 44 | 83 |
| 40 | Eugene, OR | 33.49 | 43 | 66 |
| 41 | Mississippi State, MS | 33.36 | 85 | 11 |
| 42 | Orlando, FL | 33.21 | 81 | 23 |
| 43 | Cambridge, MA | 33.11 | 28 | 178 |
| 44 | New Orleans, LA | 33.02 | 56 | 61 |
| 45 | Williamsburg, VA | 32.95 | 118 | 16 |
| 46 | Grambling, LA | 32.78 | 170 | 3 |
| 47 | Boone, NC | 32.74 | 89 | 24 |
| 48 | Charlotte, NC | 32.74 | 49 | 107 |
| 49 | Baltimore, MD | 32.54 | 47 | 106 |
| 50 | Mount Pleasant, MI | 32.26 | 102 |
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