November 13, 2020 Florida cities, including Jacksonville, rank among best cities for veterans
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A recent report from WalletHub ranked several Florida cities among the best cities for veterans.
Orlando landed the No. 1 spot in the nation, with Tampa coming in at No. 3.
Jacksonville cracked the top 15 at No. 14, while St. Petersburg came in at No. 16, Hialeah landed at No. 37 and Miami came in at No. 82.
Jacksonville tied for the largest veteran population in the country, with Virginia Beach, Norfolk and Chesapeake, Virginia; Colorado Springs; and Henderson, Nevada. The First Coast has the second lowest number of homeless veterans, behind Norfolk.
Besides Orlando and Tampa, Irvine, California; Raleigh, North Carolina and Austin, Texas ranked in the top five on the best cities list.
To compile the rankings, WalletHub graded each city in four categories including:
- Employment: Includes veteran unemployment rate and veteran-owned businesses per veteran population
- Economy: Housing affordability, veteran income growth and share of veterans living in poverty
- Quality of life: Includes total veteran population and projected veteran population growth
- Health: Based on VA benefits administration facilities per veteran population, VA health facilities per veteran population and quality of VA health facilities.
The full ranking and detailed methodology can be found here.