Boston Ranks #2 For Most Caring Cities In America

Caring is sharing. So, here I am sharing some good news. According to a recent WalletHub study, Boston ranks #2 for the Most Caring Cities in America. So, now the question is, who beat us?

We have ranked #1 in the past. But, hey #2 is still a strong showing in the caring department. I care enough to let you know the personal finance website, WalletHub collected the data to distinguish the most compassionate cities in the U.S. They compared the 100 biggest cities, using 38 "key metrics." The information collected ranges from volunteering hours to income donated, and share of sheltered homeless people. Boston is the #2 most caring city.

WalletHub conveniently broke down all the Boston analytics for us:

The Caring Spirit in Boston (1=Most Caring; 50=Avg.):

Are you dying to know which city beat us? The #1 ranked caring city in the United States is Madison, Wisconsin! Here is your top 10, America:

1. Madison

2. Boston

3. Virginia Beach

4. New York

5. San Diego

6. Chesapeake, VA

7. Colorado Springs

8. Fremont, CA

9. Portland

10. Scottsdale, AZ

Boston's high ranking is due mostly to our donations online. We donate more online per capita than any other city, as stated in the findings from WalletHub. Of course, we are also known for environmental involvement. As the article mentioned that our caring for environment "dates back to at least 1634 when the city established America’s oldest public park. That environmentally conscious behavior continues into the modern age, as Boston ranks as the most energy-efficient city in the country." Well done, Boston. Well done!

Madison, WI earned top honors because of their interest in charitable giving. Residents there searched Google for ‘charitable donations’ more than any other city in the U.S. And according to WalletHub analyst Cassandra Happe, “People in Madison don’t just give of their money – they also are willing to dedicate their time to careers that help others. "

As caring as we are in Boston, we are also known to be rude. WHAT THE...? Yup, it's true. Check it out here:

How RUDE? Bostonians are rude, this we know. I mean, we almost use the title as a badge of honor. Many of us take pride in the fact that we can be rude at times. But when you look nationally, we are certainly up there as far as rude cities. Before we count down the top 10 rudest cities in America, let's take a look at what makes a city and its people rude.

The survey that released this data and its findings is Survey Monkey. According to their site, "the two polls for this survey had a total of 2,092 respondents with a margin of error of 2%: 1,075 respondents were collected 10/25/19 - 10/26/19, and 1,017 respondents were collected 11/22/19 - 11/23/19." And what constitutes a rude person? How about anyone not friendly? Maybe people who swear at you or people who don't let you merge in traffic. Or how about people with road roage. All of these things occur on a daily basis here in Boston so it's no surprise that we are considered some of the rudest people nationwide. However, when you look at other studies about rudest cities in the WORLD, Bostonians didn't make the top 30 which seems like a shock.

So what happened here was, Americans who responded to this survey were asked to name the top 5 rudest cities from a list of the 50 largest metro areas in the country. Cities that placed outside of the top 10 include: Birmingham, Alabama, Atlanta, Georgia, Las Vegas, Nevada, Dallas, Texas and Miami, Florida. They placed 11-15 respectively. So let's take a look at which cities are the top 10 rudest in the country.

9.8% of respondents thought San Francisco had the rudest people. A good chunk of those rude people include cyclists. According to witnesses and respondents, cyclists will curse at pedestrians like it's no one's business.

Us Bostonians would agree with this. Those Eagles fans are just plain rude.  9.9% of respondents thought Philadelphia had the rudest people. And yes, Eagles fans are citied in the survey. 

 11.2% of respondents thought Baltimore had the rudest people. The study cites one man who was trying to prank people by roasting them on camera. He would eventually get arrested for it. 

 11.3% of respondents thought Buffalo had the rudest people. I mean, it is a part of New York. Have you ever seen those Bills fans? 

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11.6% of respondents thought Detroit had the rudest people. A specific incident was cited by a woman who worked at a local McDonald's who was tasered by a customer who said her order was taking too long. 

14.9% of respondents thought Boston had the rudest people. Personally, I believe this is a tad low for us. We should definitely be in the top 3. We cut lines, get massive road rage and are very proud of our sports teams to the point where we will get belligerent. 

 18.6% of respondents thought Chicago had the rudest people. Even Chicago's hometown newspaper says their city has been rude for decades. 

18.9% of respondents thought Washington had the rudest people. A lot of this has to do with the political climate with the survey saying some political outbursts can take place on the floor of congress. 

 19.7% of respondents thought Los Angeles had the rudest people. How can this be? One respondent said "We can't even keep crossing guards at our school anymore. They quit because parents are so rude and yell at them every day."

WOW look at the percentage!  34.3% of respondents thought New York had the rudest people. At least this is something we can all agree upon. Even back in the 1700s, the perception of New Yorkers was just plain rude. According to President John Adams, "I have not seen one real gentleman, one well-bred man, since I came to town. At their entertainments there is no conversation that is agreeable; there is no modesty, no attention to one another."