20 Smartest Cities in America
| December 28, 2016
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Once known as a “two shirt” blue-collar city (where steel workers would get so dirty they’d have to change their clothes at lunch), Pittsburgh has experienced a renaissance and is now being named one of the smartest cities in the country.
Not only does it boast a number of excellent schools including Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, it also has a high number of libraries and museums per capita. Go Steelers!
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