Is Johnston Really #34 in RI? [Poll]
GoLocalProv has named Johnston #34 in its "Best Communities 2012" survey — what do you think?
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For the second year in a row, the website GoLocalProv.com has listed Johnston at #34 out of 39 Rhode Island cities and towns in its Best Communities survey.
In an article posted yesterday, the website's Best Communities Team wrote that Johnston native DJ Pauly D's "skyscraper stylings" in hairdos has "kept [Johnston's] big coif rep intact."
On a more data-driven note, the writers note that Johnston's Median Household Income and Median Housing Price have both fallen since 2012, with its "Affordability Index" dripping it three places, to 17th in the state.
The writers also explained of Johnston: "It's [sic] already-low Education ranking dropped as well, from #33 in 2011 to #34 this year," despite an improvement in the high school graduation rate from 76 to 82 percent.
Johnston did score in the top 10 based in one category: the quality of its bars and restaurants, ranking 8th in Rhode Island.
The rest of the rankings will be released, a few at a time, throughout the week.
[Read more about how GoLocalProv determined its rankings.]
What do you think?
Is Johnston really near the bottom of Rhode Island communities?
Or do you think GoLocalProv.com got it wrong?
Let us know by voting in our poll and posting your comments below.
Peter A. Filippi III
10:19 am on Sunday, July 8, 2012
As for these ratings what will happen next year when the bleep hit’s the fan regarding the $319 million pension crises and taxpayers have to come up with additional $millions in new and creative taxation, e.g. supplemental taxation, excise taxes and new user fees?
Will residents who can’t meet those taxes be exempt? Will we be able to say to those who work for us we need to give you less in wages, bonuses, provisions and entitlements? Today we are 34 but the reality is our state is ranked 45 for highest taxes, 48 for unemployment and 50th for being the worse state for business to come to because of our one party political system that is synonymous with corruption and is in the pockets of government labor unions; now reconsider or should I say fathom the above, Johnston Republican Mayoral Candidate