{"id":25324,"date":"2018-11-28T01:05:33","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T06:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=25324"},"modified":"2019-10-03T16:45:11","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T21:45:11","slug":"best-sports-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/best-sports-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Ranked as the 5th Best Sports City in America Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whaddup, sports fans?<\/p>\n

According to a new study by WalletHub<\/a>, Chicago is\u00a0back at it again as the 5th best big city for sports in the US!<\/p>\n

\"2018\u2019s
Photo Credit: WalletHub<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The survey itself compared 419 of the largest cities in the country by\u00a0looking at 50 key metrics across five of today’s most popular sports \u2013 baseball, football, basketball, hockey, and soccer. Among those metrics considered were the number of professional sports teams per capita, the average price of tickets and overall viewership.<\/p>\n

Included in WalletHub’s report was a break down of the best cities for each individual sport. Chicago ranked among the top ten for basketball, baseball (duh), hockey (also duh), and soccer (a bit of a surprise).<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Other cities who made the top ten were:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Boston<\/li>\n
  2. LA<\/li>\n
  3. NYC<\/li>\n
  4. Pittsburgh<\/li>\n
  5. Chicago<\/li>\n
  6. Philadelphia<\/li>\n
  7. Washington DC<\/li>\n
  8. Atlanta<\/li>\n
  9. Oakland<\/li>\n
  10. Dallas<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n

    If you’re wondering why Chicago wasn’t ranked number one overall, well, I’ll leave you with just three words: The Chicago Bears<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    For more info on Chicago sports, head here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Whaddup, sports fans? According to a new study by WalletHub, Chicago is\u00a0back at it again as the 5th best big city for sports in the US! 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