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We all need a bit of support from our communities, a need for connection and care that can come from the smallest act of kindness to a larger display of selfless concern, whether it's from volunteering, donating to charity or lending a helping hand to someone in need.
According to a list compiled by WalletHub, Ohio is home to one of the "most caring" cities in the entire country, though four Badger State locales total made the list:
- No. 40: Columbus
- No. 71: Cincinnati
- No. 87: Toledo
- No. 90: Cleveland
Coming in at No. 40 overall, Columbus earned a spot in the top half of the list thanks to its high ranking in the caring in the workforce category. Cleveland, however, ranked near the bottom of the list and even has the highest rate of child poverty in the country.
These are the top 10 most caring cities in America, according to WalletHub:
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Scottsdale, Arizona
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Gilbert, Arizona
- Chesapeake, Virginia
- Fremont, California
- San Diego, California
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Plano, Texas
To determine its list, WalletHub compared the 100 most populated cities around the U.S. across three factors: caring for the community, caring for the vulnerable and caring in the workforce. These factors were then evaluated using 38 relevant metrics, including violent crime rate, driving fatalities per capita, civic engagement, favors for neighbors, share of income donated to charity, volunteering hours per capita, child and adult poverty rates, adoption rate, animal protection laws raking, physicians per capita, paramedics per capita, teachers' care for students' well-being and more.
See the full report at wallethub.com to read up on more of the most caring cities in the country.