Six years ago, Phoenix was riding high when it was ranked the 49th-best city in the world in a highly anticipated “World’s Best Cities” list. But after falling in the ranking four out of five years in a row, the city has now dropped off the list entirely.
Released on Wednesday, this year’s report from Canadian marketing firm Resonance Consulting used 46 different metrics to inform the ranking, including public transit options, health, air quality, standard of living, nightlife and unemployment rate. The survey used hard data in some instances and also gathered perceptions from a survey of 21,000 people. Global market research company Ipsos also assisted in creating the list.
After its high ranking in 2020, the post-pandemic era saw Phoenix lose ground. In the next two years, Phoenix fell a few spots to No. 55 and then dropped to the 76th spot in 2022. After falling another twelve spots to No. 88 in 2023, Phoenix did not make the list at all in 2024…