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Alabama
324 CitiesTop representative leader: Alabaster
A+ grade · 33,633 residents
Alaska
75 CitiesTop 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.
Arizona
209 CitiesTop 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.
Arkansas
211 CitiesTop representative leader: Fayetteville
A- grade · 97,227 residents
California
1057 CitiesTop representative leader: Auburn
A grade · 13,758 residents
Colorado
223 CitiesTop representative leader: Longmont
A+ grade · 98,958 residents
Connecticut
162 CitiesTop 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.
Delaware
54 CitiesTop 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.
District of Columbia
1 CitiesTop representative leader: Washington
A grade · 672,079 residents
Florida
780 CitiesTop representative leader: Middleburg
A+ grade · 11,911 residents
Georgia
384 CitiesTop representative leader: Valdosta
A+ grade · 55,222 residents
Hawaii
124 CitiesTop 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.
Idaho
100 CitiesTop representative leader: Moscow
A- grade · 25,868 residents
Illinois
698 CitiesTop representative leader: Effingham
A+ grade · 12,258 residents
Indiana
356 CitiesTop representative leader: Lebanon
A+ grade · 17,575 residents
Iowa
290 CitiesTop representative leader: Waverly
A grade · 10,446 residents
Kansas
200 CitiesTop representative leader: Atchison
A+ grade · 10,795 residents
Kentucky
246 CitiesTop representative leader: Lexington-Fayette
A+ grade · 321,122 residents
Louisiana
273 CitiesTop 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.
Maine
107 CitiesTop 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.
Maryland
333 CitiesTop representative leader: Easton
A+ grade · 17,202 residents
Massachusetts
225 CitiesTop representative leader: Brockton
A+ grade · 105,080 residents
Michigan
439 CitiesTop representative leader: Traverse City
A+ grade · 15,491 residents
Minnesota
362 CitiesTop representative leader: Austin
A+ grade · 26,167 residents
Mississippi
196 CitiesTop representative leader: Canton
A grade · 10,863 residents
Missouri
374 CitiesTop representative leader: Columbia
A+ grade · 127,200 residents
Montana
95 CitiesTop 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.
Nebraska
119 CitiesTop representative leader: Lexington
A+ grade · 10,693 residents
Nevada
67 CitiesTop 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.
New Hampshire
65 CitiesTop 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.
New Jersey
552 CitiesTop representative leader: Eatontown
A+ grade · 13,537 residents
New Mexico
157 CitiesTop 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.
New York
861 CitiesTop 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.
North Carolina
459 CitiesTop representative leader: Boone
A+ grade · 19,534 residents
North Dakota
51 CitiesTop representative leader: Fargo
A grade · 129,064 residents
Ohio
690 CitiesTop representative leader: Celina
A+ grade · 11,017 residents
Oklahoma
240 CitiesTop representative leader: Newcastle
A+ grade · 12,238 residents
Oregon
228 CitiesTop 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.
Pennsylvania
992 CitiesTop 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.
Rhode Island
28 CitiesTop 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.
South Carolina
266 CitiesTop 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.
South Dakota
80 CitiesTop representative leader: Aberdeen
A grade · 28,297 residents
Tennessee
309 CitiesTop representative leader: Tullahoma
A+ grade · 20,672 residents
Texas
1018 CitiesTop representative leader: Stephenville
A+ grade · 21,345 residents
Utah
170 CitiesTop 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.
Vermont
49 CitiesTop representative leader: Burlington
A+ grade · 44,649 residents
Virginia
388 CitiesTop representative leader: Colonial Heights
A+ grade · 18,210 residents
Washington
393 CitiesTop representative leader: Yelm
A+ grade · 10,618 residents
West Virginia
150 CitiesTop representative leader: Wheeling
A- grade · 26,670 residents
Wisconsin
395 CitiesTop representative leader: Portage
A grade · 10,374 residents
Wyoming
59 CitiesTop 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.