Pittsburgh better than Boston? It 'Steels' your breath away!

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Monday, January 28, 2019 12:07 pm

Pittsburgh better than Boston? It 'Steels' your breath away!

Collegiate activity, not pros likely gave Steel City the mettle. (Courtesy image)

With Super Bowl LIII just days away, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019's Best & Worst Cities for Football Fans as well as accompanying videos, together with its Super Bowl LIII By The Numbers infographic.

To determine the best places for loving on America's favorite sport, WalletHub compared more than 240 U.S. cities with at least one college or professional football team based on 21 key metrics. The data set ranges from number of NFL and college football teams to average ticket prices.

Make sure to check out the infographic for cool stats about the biggest sporting event of the year.

Best Cities for Football Fans Worst Cities for Football Fans
1 Pittsburgh, PA 235 West Lafayette, IN
2 Boston, MA 236 New Britain, CT
3 Green Bay, WI 237 Charleston, SC
4 Dallas, TX 238 Bowling Green, KY
5 New York, NY 239 Providence, RI
6 Miami, FL 240 Ithaca, NY
7 New Orleans, LA 241 Valparaiso, IN
8 Oakland, CA 242 Corvallis, OR
9 Philadelphia, PA 243 Davidson, NC
10 Seattle, WA 244 Pine Bluff, AR


Best vs. Worst

  • The New England Patriots' performance level, 79.2 percent, is 4.7 times better than the Cleveland Browns' 16.7 percent.
  • Dallas has the highest NFL team popularity ranking, 1st, while Nashville has the lowest at 32nd.
  • Cleveland, Ohio, has the lowest average ticket price for an NFL game, $66.34, which is 2.3 times less expensive than in Los Angeles, the city with the highest at $154.94.


To view the full report and your city's rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-cities-for-football-fans/9691/