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Alabama

324 Cities

Top representative leader: Alabaster

A+ grade · 33,633 residents

Average city grade:
B
⚠️ Local bans allowed

Alaska

75 Cities

Top representative leader: Juneau city and

C- grade · 31,969 residents

Directional only: this state’s representative city pool is still weak, so treat the card as a risk map and compare tradeoffs city by city.

Average city grade:
D+
⚠️ Local bans allowed
Weak leader grade (C-)Weak statewide pool

Arizona

209 Cities

Top representative leader: Camp Verde

B grade · 12,282 residents

Directional only: this state still lacks a strong representative leader, so use the card as a browse layer and verify cities individually.

Average city grade:
C
✅ Preemption Law Active
Weak leader grade (B)

Arkansas

211 Cities

Top representative leader: Fayetteville

A- grade · 97,227 residents

Average city grade:
B
⚠️ Local bans allowed

California

1057 Cities

Top representative leader: Auburn

A grade · 13,758 residents

Average city grade:
C-
✅ Preemption Law Active

Colorado

223 Cities

Top representative leader: Longmont

A+ grade · 98,958 residents

Average city grade:
C+
✅ Preemption Law Active

Connecticut

162 Cities

Top representative leader: Waterbury

C- grade · 114,356 residents

Directional only: this state’s representative city pool is still weak, so treat the card as a risk map and compare tradeoffs city by city.

Average city grade:
D+
✅ Preemption Law Active
Weak leader grade (C-)Weak statewide pool

Delaware

54 Cities

Top representative leader: Wilmington

B- grade · 71,124 residents

Directional only: this state still lacks a strong representative leader, so use the card as a browse layer and verify cities individually.

Average city grade:
C
✅ Preemption Law Active
Weak leader grade (B-)

District of Columbia

1 Cities

Top representative leader: Washington

A grade · 672,079 residents

Average city grade:
A
⚠️ Local bans allowed

Florida

780 Cities

Top representative leader: Middleburg

A+ grade · 11,911 residents

Average city grade:
B
✅ Preemption Law Active

Georgia

384 Cities

Top representative leader: Valdosta

A+ grade · 55,222 residents

Average city grade:
A-
⚠️ Local bans allowed

Hawaii

124 Cities

Top representative leader: Hawaiian Paradise Park

D+ grade · 13,273 residents

Directional only: this state’s representative city pool is still weak, so treat the card as a risk map and compare tradeoffs city by city.

Average city grade:
D-
⚠️ Local bans allowed
Weak leader grade (D+)Weak statewide pool

Idaho

100 Cities

Top representative leader: Moscow

A- grade · 25,868 residents

Average city grade:
C+
⚠️ Local bans allowed

Illinois

698 Cities

Top representative leader: Effingham

A+ grade · 12,258 residents

Average city grade:
B
✅ Preemption Law Active

Indiana

356 Cities

Top representative leader: Lebanon

A+ grade · 17,575 residents

Average city grade:
B
⚠️ Local bans allowed

Iowa

290 Cities

Top representative leader: Waverly

A grade · 10,446 residents

Average city grade:
B+
⚠️ Local bans allowed

Kansas

200 Cities

Top representative leader: Atchison

A+ grade · 10,795 residents

Average city grade:
B+
⚠️ Local bans allowed

Kentucky

246 Cities

Top representative leader: Lexington-Fayette

A+ grade · 321,122 residents

Average city grade:
B+
⚠️ Local bans allowed

Louisiana

273 Cities

Top representative leader: Slidell

B grade · 28,664 residents

Directional only: this state still lacks a strong representative leader, so use the card as a browse layer and verify cities individually.

Average city grade:
C
⚠️ Local bans allowed
Weak leader grade (B)

Maine

107 Cities

Top representative leader: Portland

B grade · 68,505 residents

Directional only: this state still lacks a strong representative leader, so use the card as a browse layer and verify cities individually.

Average city grade:
C-
✅ Preemption Law Active
Weak leader grade (B)

Maryland

333 Cities

Top representative leader: Easton

A+ grade · 17,202 residents

Average city grade:
B+
⚠️ Local bans allowed

Massachusetts

225 Cities

Top representative leader: Brockton

A+ grade · 105,080 residents

Average city grade:
C+
✅ Preemption Law Active

Michigan

439 Cities

Top representative leader: Traverse City

A+ grade · 15,491 residents

Average city grade:
A
⚠️ Local bans allowed

Minnesota

362 Cities

Top representative leader: Austin

A+ grade · 26,167 residents

Average city grade:
B+
✅ Preemption Law Active

Mississippi

196 Cities

Top representative leader: Canton

A grade · 10,863 residents

Average city grade:
B
⚠️ Local bans allowed

Missouri

374 Cities

Top representative leader: Columbia

A+ grade · 127,200 residents

Average city grade:
A-
⚠️ Local bans allowed

Montana

95 Cities

Top representative leader: Billings

C grade · 118,321 residents

Directional only: this state’s representative city pool is still weak, so treat the card as a risk map and compare tradeoffs city by city.

Average city grade:
D+
⚠️ Local bans allowed
Weak leader grade (C)Weak statewide pool

Nebraska

119 Cities

Top representative leader: Lexington

A+ grade · 10,693 residents

Average city grade:
B+
⚠️ Local bans allowed

Nevada

67 Cities

Top representative leader: Sun Valley

B- grade · 22,697 residents

Directional only: this state still lacks a strong representative leader, so use the card as a browse layer and verify cities individually.

Average city grade:
C
✅ Preemption Law Active
Weak leader grade (B-)

New Hampshire

65 Cities

Top representative leader: Rochester

C- grade · 32,866 residents

Directional only: this state’s representative city pool is still weak, so treat the card as a risk map and compare tradeoffs city by city.

Average city grade:
D
⚠️ Local bans allowed
Weak leader grade (C-)Weak statewide pool

New Jersey

552 Cities

Top representative leader: Eatontown

A+ grade · 13,537 residents

Average city grade:
C
✅ Preemption Law Active

New Mexico

157 Cities

Top representative leader: Los Alamos

B grade · 13,471 residents

Directional only: this state still lacks a strong representative leader, so use the card as a browse layer and verify cities individually.

Average city grade:
C-
⚠️ Local bans allowed
Weak leader grade (B)

New York

861 Cities

Top representative leader: Saratoga Springs

B- grade · 28,542 residents

Directional only: this state still lacks a strong representative leader, so use the card as a browse layer and verify cities individually.

Average city grade:
D
✅ Preemption Law Active
Weak leader grade (B-)

North Carolina

459 Cities

Top representative leader: Boone

A+ grade · 19,534 residents

Average city grade:
A-
⚠️ Local bans allowed

North Dakota

51 Cities

Top representative leader: Fargo

A grade · 129,064 residents

Average city grade:
B
⚠️ Local bans allowed

Ohio

690 Cities

Top representative leader: Celina

A+ grade · 11,017 residents

Average city grade:
B
⚠️ Local bans allowed

Oklahoma

240 Cities

Top representative leader: Newcastle

A+ grade · 12,238 residents

Average city grade:
C+
✅ Preemption Law Active

Oregon

228 Cities

Top representative leader: Corvallis

B- grade · 60,424 residents

Directional only: this state still lacks a strong representative leader, so use the card as a browse layer and verify cities individually.

Average city grade:
C-
⚠️ Local bans allowed
Weak leader grade (B-)

Pennsylvania

992 Cities

Top representative leader: Levittown

B- grade · 50,930 residents

Directional only: this state still lacks a strong representative leader, so use the card as a browse layer and verify cities individually.

Average city grade:
D+
✅ Preemption Law Active
Weak leader grade (B-)

Rhode Island

28 Cities

Top representative leader: Warwick

B+ grade · 82,871 residents

Directional only: this state still lacks a strong representative leader, so use the card as a browse layer and verify cities individually.

Average city grade:
D+
✅ Preemption Law Active
Weak leader grade (B+)

South Carolina

266 Cities

Top representative leader: North Charleston

B+ grade · 117,460 residents

Directional only: this state still lacks a strong representative leader, so use the card as a browse layer and verify cities individually.

Average city grade:
B-
✅ Preemption Law Active
Weak leader grade (B+)

South Dakota

80 Cities

Top representative leader: Aberdeen

A grade · 28,297 residents

Average city grade:
A-
✅ Preemption Law Active

Tennessee

309 Cities

Top representative leader: Tullahoma

A+ grade · 20,672 residents

Average city grade:
B+
⚠️ Local bans allowed

Texas

1018 Cities

Top representative leader: Stephenville

A+ grade · 21,345 residents

Average city grade:
C+
✅ Preemption Law Active

Utah

170 Cities

Top representative leader: Brigham City

C- grade · 19,796 residents

Directional only: this state’s representative city pool is still weak, so treat the card as a risk map and compare tradeoffs city by city.

Average city grade:
D
✅ Preemption Law Active
Weak leader grade (C-)Weak statewide pool

Vermont

49 Cities

Top representative leader: Burlington

A+ grade · 44,649 residents

Average city grade:
A-
⚠️ Local bans allowed

Virginia

388 Cities

Top representative leader: Colonial Heights

A+ grade · 18,210 residents

Average city grade:
B-
✅ Preemption Law Active

Washington

393 Cities

Top representative leader: Yelm

A+ grade · 10,618 residents

Average city grade:
C-
✅ Preemption Law Active

West Virginia

150 Cities

Top representative leader: Wheeling

A- grade · 26,670 residents

Average city grade:
C
⚠️ Local bans allowed

Wisconsin

395 Cities

Top representative leader: Portage

A grade · 10,374 residents

Average city grade:
B
⚠️ Local bans allowed

Wyoming

59 Cities

Top representative leader: Evanston

B+ grade · 11,803 residents

Directional only: this state still lacks a strong representative leader, so use the card as a browse layer and verify cities individually.

Average city grade:
C+
⚠️ Local bans allowed
Weak leader grade (B+)