Georgia made two appearances on a recent ranking of the worst cities for people with disabilities, according to WalletHub.
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ATL came out at No. 122, overall, while Overland Park in Kansas and Grand Rapids in Michigan placed first and second, respectively.
Atlanta fell to the bottom of the pack due to its poor economy ranking, which was No. 139. It was No. 33 for quality of life and No. 98 for health care.
Atlanta fell to the bottom of the pack due to its poor economy ranking, which was No. 139. It was No. 33 for quality of life and No. 98 for health care.
The personal finance site determined its results by analyzing the 150 most populated U.S. cities using 28 key indicators of disability-friendliness, including wheelchair-accessible facilities, number of workers with disabilities and quality of public hospital system.
Those sections were then categorized into three major categories: economy, quality of life and health care.
The Peach City wasn’t the only Georgia town on the round-up. Columbus was higher on the list at No. 67, overall.
It was No. 33 for economy, No. 105 for quality of life and No. 67 for health care.
Columbus also had the highest share of people with disabilities living in the area at 20.5 percent, which is 4.4 times higher than in Irvine, California, the city with the lowest at 4.7 percent.
Want to know how other locations fared? Take look at the map of finding below.
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