Los Angeles Is 2017’s 6th Best City for Gamers – WalletHub Study

With the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2017 drawing large crowds to Los Angeles until June 15 and U.S. gaming revenues expected to exceed $25 billion this year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2017’s Best Cities for Gamers.

To determine the best places to be a serious gamer, WalletHub’s number crunchers compared the 100 largest cities across 20 key indicators of gamer-friendliness. The data ranges from average internet speed to video-game stores per capita to number of esports tournaments.

The Gamer Lifestyle in Los Angeles (1=Best; 50=Avg.)

36^th – Internet Cost
52^nd – Video-Game Stores per Capita
26^th – Arcades per Capita
33^rd – % of Adults Owning a Smartphone
47^th – % of Households Owning a Computer

Best Cities for Gamers

Overall Rank (1=Best)	City	Total Score	‘Gaming Environment’ Rank	‘Internet Quality & Coverage’ Rank	‘Gamer & Developer Opportunities’ Rank
1	Orlando, FL	65.51	1	53	2
2	Seattle, WA	62.76	2	24	5
3	Austin, TX	59.47	6	44	3
4	New York, NY	59.05	5	29	4
5	Atlanta, GA	57.09	3	48	8
6	Los Angeles, CA	55.74	11	62	1
7	Las Vegas, NV	55.34	4	39	12
8	Irvine, CA	53.93	12	9	11
9	Boston, MA	51.95	13	13	10
10	San Diego, CA	50.04	15	26	7
11	San Francisco, CA	48.23	29	17	6
12	San Jose, CA	46.57	24	7	15
13	Fremont, CA	46.37	14	4	45
14	Pittsburgh, PA	46.15	25	11	13
15	Columbus, OH	46.12	7	35	41
16	Raleigh, NC	45.85	9	33	26
17	Anaheim, CA	44.26	8	37	88
18	Virginia Beach, VA	43.36	46	1	72
19	Madison, WI	42.83	21	27	22
20	Portland, OR	42.65	17	31	18
21	Chandler, AZ	42.15	42	3	55
22	Plano, TX	42.14	31	8	37
23	Jersey City, NJ	42.01	37	12	90
24	Scottsdale, AZ	41.78	34	6	47
25	Tampa, FL	41.77	16	30	39
26	Denver, CO	41.21	19	47	16
27	Sacramento, CA	40.89	28	22	24
28	Dallas, TX	40.31	10	92	19
29	Minneapolis, MN	40.14	23	34	23
30	Chesapeake, VA	39.82	79	2	79
31	Chicago, IL	39.43	41	71	9
32	Gilbert, AZ	39.06	43	5	86
33	Durham, NC	38.90	44	16	35
34	Charlotte, NC	38.21	33	28	30
35	Washington, DC	38.12	18	54	31
36	Riverside, CA	37.70	60	10	65
37	Reno, NV	37.26	47	18	33
38	Nashville, TN	36.06	30	43	46
39	Houston, TX	35.79	22	84	21
40	St. Paul, MN	35.50	52	21	43
41	Henderson, NV	35.23	72	14	36
42	Baltimore, MD	35.18	49	58	17
43	Garland, TX	35.04	69	20	90
44	Norfolk, VA	34.91	71	15	57
45	Irving, TX	34.78	32	38	77
46	San Antonio, TX	34.64	27	83	27
47	Philadelphia, PA	34.14	83	42	14
48	Oakland, CA	34.10	64	51	20
49	Baton Rouge, LA	34.05	35	60	42
50	Cincinnati, OH	34.01	36	67	48
51	Fort Worth, TX	33.65	26	80	66
52	Phoenix, AZ	33.65	45	56	29
53	Miami, FL	33.57	20	95	32
54	Santa Ana, CA	33.31	51	61	25
55	Long Beach, CA	33.25	68	19	60
56	Indianapolis, IN	33.10	39	73	28
57	Arlington, TX	32.98	65	57	90
58	North Las Vegas, NV	32.72	73	25	78
59	Tucson, AZ	32.34	58	46	40
60	Lexington-Fayette, KY	31.85	66	45	56
61	Birmingham, AL	31.57	54	72	76
62	Mesa, AZ	31.46	76	32	63
63	Boise, ID	31.46	48	50	70
64	Jacksonville, FL	31.02	40	77	62
65	Lubbock, TX	30.90	62	68	90
66	Aurora, CO	30.77	53	75	52
67	Colorado Springs, CO	30.41	67	59	71
68	St. Louis, MO	30.39	50	78	34
69	Omaha, NE	30.03	70	52	50
70	Fort Wayne, IN	29.53	88	23	87
71	Honolulu, HI	29.37	55	81	61
72	Newark, NJ	29.25	63	65	64
73	Fresno, CA	29.11	87	36	69
74	Chula Vista, CA	29.06	75	41	90
75	Albuquerque, NM	28.93	57	85	51
76	Glendale, AZ	28.81	59	55	84
77	Lincoln, NE	28.78	80	74	73
78	Bakersfield, CA	28.62	77	64	75
79	Louisville, KY	28.42	61	76	54
80	Kansas City, MO	27.99	81	63	80
81	Winston-Salem, NC	27.91	85	40	85
82	New Orleans, LA	27.31	38	98	44
83	Anchorage, AK	26.73	56	96	74
84	St. Petersburg, FL	26.29	92	49	68
85	Buffalo, NY	25.84	89	66	49
86	Greensboro, NC	25.53	74	97	90
87	Toledo, OH	25.40	86	88	82
88	Milwaukee, WI	25.07	82	87	53
89	Oklahoma City, OK	24.87	78	90	67
90	Stockton, CA	24.77	95	69	90
91	El Paso, TX	24.09	90	79	81
92	Tulsa, OK	23.66	84	94	88
93	Cleveland, OH	23.34	91	93	38
94	Hialeah, FL	23.26	98	70	90
95	Wichita, KS	22.29	97	86	90
96	San Bernardino, CA	22.26	94	82	59
97	Corpus Christi, TX	22.16	93	91	90
98	Memphis, TN	20.72	96	89	83
99	Laredo, TX	14.69	100	99	90
100	Detroit, MI	13.19	99	100	58

For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-cities-for-gamers/36270/

Linita Masters

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