WalletHub's Best Baseball Cities

With the 2018 World Series in full gear and tickets to see the games live costing hundreds to hundreds of thousands of dollars, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its World Series Facts – Red Sox vs. Dodgers infographic.

To determine the best places to be a fan of America’s third most followed sport, WalletHub compared 360 U.S. cities with at least one college or professional baseball team across 31 key metrics. They range from performance level of team(s) to average ticket price to stadium accessibility.
 
Top 20 Baseball Cities
1    New York, NY         11    Oakland, CA
2    Los Angeles, CA         12    Minneapolis, MN
3    St. Louis, MO         13    Detroit, MI
4    Atlanta, GA         14    St. Petersburg, FL
5    Chicago, IL         15    Baltimore, MD
6    San Francisco, CA         16    Milwaukee, WI
7    Cincinnati, OH         17    Cleveland, OH
8    Boston, MA         18    Philadelphia, PA
9    Pittsburgh, PA         19    San Diego, CA
10    Arlington, TX         20    Kansas City, MO  
2018 World Series Facts
$1,965 vs. $1,290:  Average ticket prices for 2018 World Series games in Boston and Los Angeles, respectively
 
 $2.14 Million: Amount the Los Angeles Dodgers spent on each regular season win, compared to the Boston Red Sox’ $2.11 million
 
 $1.15 Billion: 2016 revenue for MLB Advanced Media, the league's digital arm
 
 $2.58 Billion: Disney's 2016 and 2017 investment in MLB Advanced Media's spinoff, BAMTech, for a 75 percent stake

To view the full infographic, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/blog/world-series-fun-facts/7683/  

Best Colleges in Georgia

From WalletHub

To help college-bound seniors make the most informed school choices, WalletHub compared nearly 1,000 higher-education institutions in the U.S. based on 30 key measures grouped into seven categories, such as Student Selectivity, Cost & Financing and Career Outcomes. The data set ranges from student-faculty ratio to graduation rate to post-attendance median salary.

Top 10 Colleges & Universities in Georgia
1    Georgia Institute of Technology         6    Berry College
2    Emory University         7    Spelman College
3    University of Georgia         8    Georgia College & State University
4    Mercer University         9    Oglethorpe University
5    Piedmont College         10    Covenant College

With that in mind, here’s a closer look at some of the top schools and how each performed in certain metrics:
 
School Snapshot: Georgia Institute of Technology (1 = Best; 17 = Average; 33 = Worst)
2nd – Admission Rate
27th – Net Cost
32nd – Student-Faculty Ratio
14th – On-Campus Crime
4th – Gender & Racial Diversity
2nd – Graduation Rate
1st – Post-Attendance Median Salary

School Snapshot: Emory University (1 = Best; 17 = Average; 33 = Worst)
1st – Admission Rate
33rd – Net Cost
1st – Student-Faculty Ratio
10th – On-Campus Crime
2nd – Gender & Racial Diversity
1st – Graduation Rate
2nd – Post-Attendance Median Salary

School Snapshot: University of Georgia (1 = Best; 17 = Average; 33 = Worst)
10th – Admission Rate
12th – Net Cost
20th – Student-Faculty Ratio
20th – On-Campus Crime
16th – Gender & Racial Diversity
2nd – Graduation Rate
4th – Post-Attendance Median Salary
To view the full reports, please visit:

Best Colleges & Universities Overall: http://wallethub.com/edu/college-rankings/40750/

Super Bowl LII By the Numbers

With Super Bowl LII just days away, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its Super Bowl LII By The Numbers infographic together with its report on 2018’s Best & Worst Cities for Football Fans.

To determine the best places for loving on America’s No. 1 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. Here are some highlights from each report:
 
Best Cities for Football Fans           Worst Cities for Football Fans
1     Green Bay, WI           234     Logan, UT     
2     Pittsburgh, PA           235     New Britain, CT     
3     Dallas, TX           236     West Lafayette, IN     
4     Boston, MA           237     East Hartford, CT     
5     New York, NY           238     Cape Girardeau, MO     
6     Los Angeles, CA           239     Valparaiso, IN     
7     Glendale, AZ           240     Pine Bluff, AR     
8     Philadelphia, PA           241     Davidson, NC     
9     Oakland, CA           242     Syracuse, NY     
10     Cincinnati, OH           243     Jackson, MS     

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

Super Bowl LII By The Numbers

    $4,945: The average cost of a ticket to the past five Super Bowls.
     
    $5+ Million: The average cost for a 30-second commercial during Super Bowl LII (up 87% since 2008).
     
    1.35 Billion: Chicken wings will be eaten during the Super Bowl, plus at least 14,500 tons of chips, 8 million pounds of guacamole and 10 million pounds of ribs.
     
    1 in 5: People would skip the wedding of a close friend or relative to watch their team in the Super Bowl live. More than 1 in 7 would skip the birth of their child.
 
To see all the stats and the full infographic, please visit: https://wallethub.com/blog/super-bowl-facts/1589/

2017 World Series Facts and Figures

With the 2017 World Series in full gear and tickets to see the games live costing hundreds to hundreds of thousands of dollars, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its World Series Facts – Dodgers vs. Astros infographic to go along with its Best Baseball Cities report.

To determine the best places to be a fan of America’s second most followed sport, WalletHub compared more than 360 U.S. cities with at least one college or professional baseball team across 31 key metrics. They range from performance level of team(s) to average ticket price to stadium accessibility.
 
      Top 20 Baseball Cities           
      1     New York, NY           11     Kansas City, MO
      2     St. Louis, MO           12     Detroit, MI
      3     Los Angeles, CA           13     Baltimore, MD
      4     San Francisco, CA           14     Cleveland, OH
      5     Arlington, TX           15     Oakland, CA
      6     Boston, MA           16     Minneapolis, MN
      7     Atlanta, GA           17     St. Petersburg, FL
      8     Cincinnati, OH           18     Milwaukee, WI
      9     Chicago, IL           19     Washington, DC
      10     Pittsburgh, PA           20     Philadelphia, PA

2017 World Series Facts

    $3,332 vs. $2,144: Average ticket prices for 2017 World Series games in Los Angeles and Houston, respectively
     
    $1.47 Million: Amount the Los Angeles Dodgers spent on each regular season win, compared to the Houston Astros’ $1.60 million
     
    $1.15 Billion: 2016 revenue for MLB Advanced Media, the league's digital arm
     
    $1 Billion: Disney's 2016 investment in MLB Advanced Media's spinoff, BAMTech, for a 33 percent stake


To view the full infographic, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/blog/world-series-fun-facts/7683/  

Take a Look: Best Credit Cards

The best credit cards are those that stand out from their peers in a given category– whether that’s interest rates, rewards or tools to rebuild damaged credit. After all, there is no single credit card that offers the best possible terms across the board. Below you will find WalletHub’s editors picks for the best cards in each credit segment, selected from more than 1,200 overall offers. While advertising status played no role in our selection of these cards, certain sponsored offers may be included.

This list contains a mixture of credit cards offering lucrative initial rewards bonuses, high regular rewards earning rates, and 0% introductory periods on both purchases and balance transfers. To see WalletHub's best card picks arranged by type of benefit (e.g. best rewards cards or best balance transfer cards)- click the link below:

https://wallethub.com/best-credit-cards/