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Washington, DC - With both the Fourth of July and a landmark election around the corner, it’s a good time to ask: Which U.S. cities bleed the most red, white and blue? To find out, the leading personal-finance website WalletHub took an in-depth look at the Metro Areas That Most & Least Resemble the U.S. right now.

It’s important to do so for many reasons, such as: 1) deciding whether we want cultural variety or uniformity; 2) learning which cities exceed or lag behind national standards for certain factors such as education or income; and 3) finding the most fertile ground to develop an entrepreneur’s business idea.

To determine which metro areas most and least mirror national standards, WalletHub examined various demographical statistics for 379 of the largest U.S. metro areas. Our data set includes 26 key metrics, such as age, gender and income as well as household makeup and housing tenure.

 

Biggest Resemblance

 

Smallest Resemblance

 

1

Indianapolis, IN

 

370

Show Low, AZ

 

2

Cincinnati, OH

 

371

El Centro, CA

 

3

Oklahoma City, OK

 

372

Brownsville, TX

 

4

Columbus, OH

 

373

Lawrence, KS

 

5

Jacksonville, FL

 

374

Honolulu, HI

 

6

Phoenix, AZ

 

375

San Jose, CA

 

7

Nashville, TN

 

376

Laredo, TX

 

8

Birmingham, AL

 

377

Provo, UT

 

9

Charleston, SC

 

378

McAllen, TX

 

10

Tulsa, OK

 

379

The Villages, FL

Key Stats

 
For the full report and to see where your metro area ranks, please visit: 
http://wallethub.com/edu/metro-areas-that-most-and-least-resemble-the-us/6109/