Is your city manly or not? After some research, an inquisitive snack company released a study ranking U.S. cities by “manliness”. The tabulated the results based off categories like number of steak houses and tractor supply stores. Nail salons, a women’s stories like Juicy Couture count for a negative points. Here’s the complete 2012 list, with notes about how their 2012 ranking compared to their 2011 ranking.
1. Oklahoma City, OK (up 2 spots)
2. Columbia, SC (up 3 spots)
3. Memphis, TN (up 1 spot)
4. Nashville, TN (down 3 spots)
5. Birmingham, AL (up 2 spots)
6. Houston, TX (up 3 spots)
7. St. Louis, MO (up 3 spots)
8. Toledo, OH (up 4 spots)
9. Cleveland, OH (down 3 spots)
10. Charlotte, NC (down 8 spots)
11. Louisville, KY (up 2 spots)
12. Cincinnati, OH (up 2 spots)
13. Indianapolis, IN (down 2 spots)
14. New Orleans, LA (up 3 spots)
15. Dallas, TX (up 6 spots)
16. Pittsburgh, PA (No change)
17. Atlanta, GA (up 6 spots)
18. Dayton, OH (up 8 spots)
19. Milwaukee, WI (down 11 spots)
20. Kansas City, MO (down 5 spots)
21. Jacksonville, FL (up 12 spots)
22. Richmond, VA (No change)
23. Tampa, FL (up 16 spots)
24. Providence, RI (up 3 spots)
25. Phoenix, AZ (up 7 spots)
26. Salt Lake City, UT (down 7 spots)
27. Columbus, OH (down 9 spots)
28. Orlando, FL (up 2 spots)
29. Philadelphia, PA (down 9 spots)
30. Grand Rapids, MI (down 1 spot)
31. Detroit, MI (down 6 spots)
32. Portland, OR (up 5 spots)
33. Buffalo, NY (up 1 spot)
34. Denver, CO (down 3 spots)
35. Baltimore, MD (down 7 spots)
36. Miami, FL (up 8 spots)
37. Chicago, IL (down 13 spots)
38. Las Vegas, NV (No change)
39. New York, NY (down 4 spots)
40. Minneapolis, MN (down 4 spots)
41. Seattle, WA (No change)
42. Harrisburg, PA (down 2 spots)
43. Washington, DC (down 1 spot)
44. Sacramento, CA (down 1 spot)
45. Rochester, NY (up 1 spot)
46. Los Angeles, CA (up 4 spots)
47. Boston, MA (down 2 spots)
48. Oakland, CA (down 1 spot)
49. San Francisco, CA (down 1 spot)
50. San Diego, CA (down 1 spot)
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