York SUCKS
unless you've read Newsweek, People, or any of the countless articles on the 'net about how the mayor was arrested in connection with a 1969 murder. That's probably for the best though; It's a pretty crappy place. But don't take my word for it, just look at the following articles.
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Transportation: I don't care how many light rails Baltimore has there is no way that it gets one of the highest rankings in transportation and try driving through it at 5 PM any day if you don't believe me. Traffic is what should be rated primarily not transportation. If I can get from my house to a store 20 miles away in 20 minutes at any time of the day, then there is no need for additional transportation (buses, light rail, etc) and a city should not be ranked lower (punished in effect) for this.
Climate: York gets a score that is much worse than Harrisburg's though Harrisburg is 45 miles north of it (and marginally west of it). I can't imagine there being that much of a difference in climate between these two places separated by such a short distance in the same general region of the country.
Overall Rankings Overall, more weight needs to be placed on certain categories such as cost of living, crime, climate, and transportation which affect a person every single day living somewhere. Jobs, health care, and education only affect people on sporadic occasions and generally do not have a profound impact on their lives the way traffic, extremely cold/hot weather, high crime, or expensive goods does. And do arts and recreation really matter as much as the aforementioned factors in determining a cities "ranking"? I sure hope not.