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Washington D.C. the coolest city in America?

Turns out Congress is Cool. Forbes has just declared Washington D.C as the coolest City in America. The semi-scientific system for measuring coolness takes into account:

• Entertainment options, including the availability of sporting events, zoos, aquariums, golf courses, ski areas, national parks, theatres and museums. If there’s a dinosaur exhibition then its cool!
• The food factor, including yummy restaurants and bars, farmer’s markets, breweries and CSA’s. Point deductions for yucky food chains.
• Racial and ethnic diversity, because its more interesting that way.
• Portion of residents who are between the ages of 20 and 34, apparently this is when the cool factor peaks. I am smack bang in the middle of being cool!
• Population growth since the year 2000 and net migration from 2010 to 2013, the greater the influx the more cool kids.

You can checkout the full article on Washington D.C here or the extended Forbes list here. Below are the 5 coolest cities in America:

1. Washington, D.C.
2. Seattle, Washington
3. Austin, Texas
4. Houston, Texas
5. San Francisco, California

I’d love to hear your thoughts and favourite cities in the comment section below!