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Old Dominion University

2008

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Part 7: Ranking Hampton Roads: Hot Or Not?, Regional Studies Institute, Old Dominion University Jan 2008

Part 7: Ranking Hampton Roads: Hot Or Not?, Regional Studies Institute, Old Dominion University

State of the Region Reports: Hampton Roads

The two most respected rankings of the livability of metropolitan areas are David Savigeau’s Places Rated Almanac (PRA) and Bert Sperling’s and Peter Sander’s Cities Ranked and Rated (CRR). In their most recent editions, PRA ranked Hampton Roads 20th in the nation among 370-plus metro areas, while CRR ranked our region 137th. We analyze where these ratings come from and how we compare to other areas.

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