The online financial web site WalletHub compared America's 150 biggest cities to determine the best run and worst run municipalities, based upon how much each city spends per capita, and 35 criteria of the outcomes in each city, including financial stability, education, health, safety, the economy and infrastructure and pollution.
The worst rated cities are:
1. Washington D.C.
2. Detroit, Michigan
3. New York City
4. San Francisco, California
5. Gulfport, Mississippi
6. Oakland, California
7. Chattanooga, Tennessee
8. Flint, Michigan
9. Cleveland, Ohio
10. Hartford, Connecticut
Source: WalletHub study on "2018's Best- & Worst-Run Cities in America." Chattanooga ranked above average in education and and pollution, both of which have improved in recent years. But the city continued to rank low in safety and health.