With June 8 kicking off Major League Baseball’s first-year player draft and 2014’s record-topping MLB attendance boding well for the current baseball season, the leading personal finance website WalletHub took an in-depth look at 2015′s Best & Worst Cities for Baseball Fans.
America in most cases is still considered America’s pastime. Baseball is the second most followed sport in the U.S. with more than 52 million fans. The public bet $722 million on the sport alone.
By using the metrics like team performance, average ticket and minimum season ticket prices, stadium accessibility and more they cam up with a list of 2015′s best and worst cities for baseball.
Source: WalletHub
Overall Rank
City
“Teams & Performance” Rank
“Costs & Fan Engagement” Rank
1
St. Louis, MO
1
1
2
Pittsburgh, PA
21
3
3
Cincinnati, OH
56
2
4
Atlanta, GA
13
12
5
Cleveland, OH
18
10
6
Stanford, CA
12
20
7
Cullowhee, NC
35
7
8
Anaheim, CA
10
18
9
Oakland, CA
2
39
10
Minneapolis, MN
15
24
11
Kansas City, MO
27
19
12
Chapel Hill, NC
23
25
13
Detroit, MI
7
38
14
San Francisco, CA
32
21
15
Arlington, TX
36
17
16
Starkville, MS
26
36
17
Milwaukee, WI
74
8
18
St. Petersburg, FL
52
26
19
Denver, CO
69
14
20
Clemson, SC
40
37
21
Boston, MA
55
32
22
Phoenix, AZ
28
45
23
Seattle, WA
59
28
24
Miami, FL
65
27
25
Gainesville, FL
44
44
26
Columbia, SC
11
66
27
Buies Creek, NC
64
42
28
Baltimore, MD
108
15
29
Baton Rouge, LA
5
94
30
San Diego, CA
19
65
31
Hanover, NH
87
23
32
Houston, TX
22
69
33
Oxford, MS
49
58
34
Notre Dame, IN
117
12
35
Orono, ME
128
9
36
Corvallis, OR
3
106
T-37
New York, NY
37
70
T-37
Philadelphia, PA
63
50
39
Malibu, CA
24
92
40
Hammond, LA
51
62
41
Fayetteville, AR
58
59
42
Los Angeles, CA
14
96
43
College Station, TX
38
98
44
Washington, DC
107
43
45
Chicago, IL
99
47
46
Charlottesville, VA
49
77
47
Elon, NC
126
35
48
Champaign, IL
43
83
49
Bloomington, IN
39
107
50
South Orange, NJ
60
92
51
Conway, SC
62
79
52
Norman, OK
20
110
53
Tempe, AZ
9
124
54
College Park, MD
88
63
55
Lafayette, LA
24
112
56
Jacksonville, AL
146
33
57
Stony Brook, NY
66
101
58
Smithfield, RI
29
117
59
Hattiesburg, MS
106
67
60
Farmville, VA
183
29
T-61
Manhattan, KS
122
56
T-61
Kennesaw, GA
121
57
63
Williamsburg, VA
68
95
64
Blacksburg, VA
95
80
65
Stillwater, OK
6
142
66
East Lansing, MI
79
102
67
Annapolis, MD
184
30
68
Morgantown, WV
120
64
69
San Luis Obispo, CA
45
116
70
Radford, VA
141
51
71
Troy, AL
114
70
72
West Point, NY
76
133
73
Huntsville, TX
16
143
74
Coral Gables, FL
84
100
75
Morehead, KY
214
16
76
Lawrenceville, NJ
211
5
77
Tuscaloosa, AL
109
89
78
West Long Branch, NJ
94
145
79
Boone, NC
132
76
80
Eugene, OR
16
161
81
Kent, OH
33
146
82
Fullerton, CA
4
187
83
Cape Girardeau, MO
185
53
84
Ann Arbor, MI
109
115
85
Boiling Springs, NC
186
48
86
Fargo, ND
134
97
87
Pullman, WA
137
86
88
Bowling Green, OH
170
61
89
Prairie View, TX
193
48
90
Richmond, VA
67
139
91
Kingston, RI
173
55
92
Lincoln, NE
82
154
93
Cookeville, TN
105
137
94
Storrs, CT
166
75
95
Thibodaux, LA
172
73
96
Mount Pleasant, MI
152
90
97
Oxford, OH
176
68
98
Wichita, KS
46
161
99
University Park, PA
229
41
100
Carbondale, IL
162
90
T-101
Ithaca, NY
133
119
T-101
Lexington, VA
233
22
103
Lewiston, NY
239
4
T-104
Lubbock, TX
113
121
T-104
Terre Haute, IN
34
178
106
Louisville, KY
30
185
107
Tallahassee, FL
95
159
108
Auburn, AL
112
129
109
Lynchburg, VA
77
146
110
Greenville, NC
57
170
111
Waco, TX
92
168
112
Orlando, FL
72
156
113
Natchitoches, LA
188
82
114
Dover, DE
70
192
115
Homewood, AL
123
126
116
Raleigh, NC
47
182
117
Nashville, TN
42
184
118
Santa Barbara, CA
78
191
119
Huntington, WV
208
74
120
Daytona Beach, FL
148
121
121
Fairfax, VA
145
134
122
Spartanburg, SC
197
84
123
Statesboro, GA
136
144
124
West Lafayette, IN
201
86
T-125
Charleston, SC
71
176
T-125
Columbia, MO
146
120
T-127
Fairfield, CT
127
153
T-127
Normal, IL
82
198
129
St. Bonaventure, NY
235
34
130
Boca Raton, FL
75
173
131
Ypsilanti, MI
219
60
132
Iowa City, IA
143
130
133
Rochester, MI
248
54
134
Fort Myers, FL
91
164
135
Beaumont, TX
86
171
136
Valparaiso, IN
142
135
T-137
Monroe, LA
180
108
T-137
DeKalb, IL
260
52
139
Macon, GA
41
233
140
Greensboro, NC
164
124
141
Grambling, LA
237
46
142
Wilmington, NC
104
165
143
Villanova, PA
218
70
144
Mobile, AL
125
152
145
Lexington, KY
81
186
146
Clarksville, TN
101
177
147
Tampa, FL
117
188
148
Davidson, NC
212
86
149
Lewisburg, PA
210
98
150
Colonie, NY
224
81
151
Piscataway, NJ
98
229
T-152
Austin, TX
8
227
T-152
Dayton, OH
134
156
154
Reno, NV
139
149
155
Lawrence, KS
138
151
156
Clinton, SC
222
84
T-157
Bowling Green, KY
177
136
T-157
San Marcos, TX
124
169
T-159
Winston-Salem, NC
89
216
T-159
Knoxville, TN
174
141
161
Highland Heights, KY
245
78
162
Ruston, LA
186
132
163
DeLand, FL
178
138
164
Tucson, AZ
52
212
165
Princess Anne, MD
269
40
166
Murfreesboro, TN
102
188
167
Greenville, SC
174
150
168
Lorman, MS
265
11
169
Edwardsville, IL
223
105
170
Newark, DE
139
190
171
Itta Bena, MS
271
6
172
Omaha, NE
90
197
173
Princeton, NJ
231
104
174
Emmitsburg, MD
263
31
175
Charleston, IL
209
126
T-176
Spokane, WA
80
204
T-176
Kalamazoo, MI
230
109
178
Muncie, IN
163
163
179
Birmingham, AL
168
160
180
Orem, UT
116
216
181
Jonesboro, AR
131
206
T-182
Columbus, OH
61
252
T-182
Buffalo, NY
52
255
184
Lowell, MA
200
140
T-185
Fort Worth, TX
31
234
T-185
Albuquerque, NM
47
224
187
New Britain, CT
144
179
188
Harrisonburg, VA
247
103
189
Nacogdoches, TX
217
130
190
North Charleston, SC
220
126
191
Hempstead, NY
164
173
192
Amherst, NY
195
155
193
Richmond, KY
203
158
194
Springfield, MO
129
196
195
Johnson City, TN
179
167
196
Moraga, CA
242
118
197
Provo, UT
190
172
198
Binghamton, NY
148
202
199
Conway, AR
119
200
200
Athens, OH
261
114
201
Brookings, SD
199
180
202
Corpus Christi, TX
97
215
203
Durham, NC
153
208
204
Chestnut Hill, MA
258
110
205
Honolulu, HI
195
175
206
Edinburg, TX
167
208
207
Youngstown, OH
266
112
208
Las Cruces, NM
161
219
209
Martin, TN
270
123
210
Paradise, NV
103
236
211
Rock Hill, SC
238
146
212
Berkeley, CA
111
253
213
Irvine, CA
73
240
214
Evansville, IN
157
203
215
High Point, NC
156
205
216
Long Beach, CA
100
237
217
Charlotte, NC
169
211
218
Athens-Clarke, GA
150
218
T-219
Memphis, TN
130
230
T-219
Lake Charles, LA
194
199
221
Santa Clara, CA
190
201
222
Little Rock, AR
180
207
223
Hamden, CT
250
195
224
Norfolk, VA
153
246
225
Tulsa, OK
155
223
226
Jackson, MS
92
266
T-227
Dallas, TX
85
268
T-227
Macomb, IL
252
183
229
Old Westbury, NY
272
166
230
Asheville, NC
246
180
231
Towson, MD
197
231
232
Sacramento, CA
114
241
233
Savannah, GA
182
239
234
Cambridge, MA
204
225
235
Easton, PA
253
193
236
Peoria, IL
213
220
237
New Orleans, LA
205
210
238
San Antonio, TX
202
213
239
Poughkeepsie, NY
206
232
240
Murray, KY
225
221
241
Grand Forks, ND
220
226
242
Jacksonville, FL
159
238
243
Salt Lake City, UT
243
214
244
Worcester, MA
188
254
T-245
Riverside, CA
150
262
T-245
Abilene, TX
241
222
247
Huntsville, AL
268
194
248
Montgomery, AL
160
261
249
Toledo, OH
207
247
250
Bethlehem, PA
215
242
251
Amherst, MA
240
227
252
Indianapolis, IN
192
259
253
Fresno, CA
157
251
254
Albany, NY
232
244
255
Bakersfield, CA
171
267
256
Davis, CA
227
248
257
Akron, OH
236
245
258
Pine Bluff, AR
259
235
259
New Rochelle, NY
264
250
260
New Haven, CT
244
249
261
Greeley, CO
228
258
262
Newark, NJ
216
263
263
Portland, OR
249
255
264
Stockton, CA
254
243
T-265
Colorado Springs, CO
262
257
T-265
West Hartford, CT
234
265
267
Teaneck, NJ
257
260
268
Evanston, IL
226
269
269
Fort Wayne, IN
256
264
270
Jersey City, NJ
255
270
271
San Jose, CA
251
272
272
Providence, RI
267
271
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