Mayors, chief information officers and city managers at over 300 of the nation's cities were invited to participate. Officials responded to a set of 16 questions and ranked their jurisdictions according to a four-point scale, providing URLs and background data for final verification and validation. The survey grouped cities into four categories based on population: 250,000 or greater, 125,000-249,999, and 75,000-124,999,and 30,000-74,999.
Congratulations to the following cities:
250,000 or more population:2nd Place: Tucson, Arizona
3rd Place: Los Angeles, California
4th Place: Tampa, Florida
5th Place: Aurora, Colorado
6th Place: Phoenix, Arizona
8th Place: Nashville, Tennessee
9th Place: Washington, D. C.
10th Place: Colorado Springs, Colorado (tie)
10th Place: Corpus Christi, Texas (tie)
125,000-249,999 population:
1st Place: Des Moines, Iowa
2nd Place: Hampton, Virginia
3rd Place: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
4th Place: Madison, Wisconsin
5th Place: Norfolk, Virginia
6th Place: Torrance, California
7th Place: Chesapeake, Virginia
8th Place: Hollywood, Florida
9th Place: Chandler, Arizona
10th Place: Naperville, Illinois
75,000-124,999 population:
1st Place: Denton, Texas (tie)
1st Place: Ogden, Utah (tie)
2nd Place: Pueblo, Colorado
3rd Place: Santa Monica, California
4th Place: Richardson, Texas
5th Place: Roanoke, Virginia
6th Place: Bellevue, Washington
7th Place: Westminster, Colorado
8th Place: Olathe, Kansas
9th Place: Independence, Missouri
10th Place: Orem, Utah
30,000-74,999 population:
1st Place: Redmond, Washington
2nd Place: Blacksburg, Virginia
3rd Place: Manchester, Connecticut
4th Place: Lynchburg, Virginia
5th Place: Charlottesville, Virginia
6th Place: Wellington, Florida
7th Place: Flower Mound, Texas
8th Place: Walnut Creek, California
9th Place: Sarasota, Florida
10th Place: Palo Alto, California
