There are a whole lot of people who complain loudly about the way the City of Greensboro is run; however, a recent ranking by WalletHub – a Miami-based personal finance company that offers free consumer tools and credit monitoring – has some very good things to say about the way the city operates.
In fact, for the seventh year in a row, WalletHub ranked Greensboro among the Top 40 Best-Run Cities in the country.
In this year’s study, Greensboro’s government ranked 27th among 148 cities that were rated in the 2024 report.
Greensboro is one of three North Carolina cities listed in the top 30, along with Durham and Raleigh.
According to a press release from the city announcing the achievement, “WalletHub compared the quality of services residents received against the city’s total budget to determine a municipality’s operating efficiency and the effectiveness of local leadership. The website noted inflation and elevated homicide rates were key metrics in this year’s study, which again revealed how larger cities are more complex and therefore, more challenging to manage.”
Greensboro city officials were delighted with the results since city leaders – especially members of the Greensboro City Council – often come under fire for the moves they make.
Interim Greensboro City Manager Chris Wilson was one of those who enjoyed learning the results.
He said it fits in well with the ongoing narrative of the large influx of new businesses that the Greensboro area is experiencing.
“Seeing Greensboro ranked so prominently in this study year after year is very rewarding,” Wilson said. “The data aligns with what we hear from businesses that are either setting up in Greensboro or expanding their current operations.”
He added that the report “also highlights the unwavering dedication of City employees who work tirelessly to make Greensboro one of the most desirable cities in America.”
Ha!
Wow I would say WalletHub needs to send several people to actually live in Greensboro before they print such ridiculous things!!
What a splendid idea!…..Can you imagine how it would be to live in a city in the bottom forty?
It’s not just wallet hub other publications have us ranked in the top 25 best cities in the nation!
A “study” may be purchased to say anything. Those who completed this study don’t live here. Durham? That should tell you all you need to know about these “results.”
Lol. The bar to their study must be extremely low. Keep up the good humor Scott!
Yes. I thought this was meant to be a humorous story.
Lol
How big was the bribe paid by the council for this…….
Hahahahahahahahaha! Stop you’re killing me. Seriously? Hahahahahahaha.
Does this include the lack of traffic control and the removal of the popular loose leaf service?
Does this include a garbage truck hitting a full loaded plane headed to Dallas?
Does this included spending 43M+ on a parking garage to service a hotel that may never be built?
Does this include the terrible shape of our city streets?
Does this include cancelling a contract on the city jail that cost the city 20M plus.
Underfunding the police department for years is right up there.
The loss of control of the homeless population resulting in GSO becoming a destination for homeless.
I know there is more but these are just a few examples of negligence.
Blue City Blues.
Tell them to come paper bag our leaves.
Wow…wallet hub, but did the city pay any 3rd party consultant to get the boost? Sort of like the most ethical company lists where the companies pay the fees to be named miss American…
So do not put your glass in recycling cans…drive them to other places in your cars…or no more leaf collections at curb like 90% of other towns do…or pay the highest taxes in the state…yep what a great town!
Well run according to the nonprofits and private/public entities that get largesse from being either in our city leadership or overly familiar without any recusals ….ever. Our police are severely understaffed, our murder rate has been up for years, gangs, drugs, and shootings are more and more common. Our water infrastructure is in need of a complete overhaul in older areas of town, and our leaders can’t even finish greenways that have been under construction for a decade or more.
Also our city leadership has a history of trampling rights of citizens in a myriad of despicable ways including youth curfews, panhandler licences, ridiculous noise and rooftop tents ordinances, illegal speaking rules at meetings, and harassment of entertainment related business that compete with city facilities.
Well run city if you are a grifter, donor, or in a relationship with connected city movers and shakers.
Can’t wait to read the comments on this one. Propaganda?
On another note, the dishonest & hateful Presidential ads have began. Perhaps with the 30-odd million dollars raised at the President’s fundraiser with the Hollywood elite spearheaded by George Clooney et all. After smearing Pres. Trump with all the Socialists’ Kangaroo Court convictions, President Biden touts his fake & false successes during his administration. We are going to burdened with all this until Nov 3rd.
We could do better than Pres. Trump’s candidacy, but the re-election of Pres. Biden could be the end of our Republic. Don’t forget President Harris. I could not maintain a friendship with someone who actively supports the Biden administration.
Maybe this is true overall, or by comparison, however when city workers were repairing a burst water main behind my back fence, their digging tore up the ground beneath my fence and ripped a section of fence from the corner post. And they left it like that knowing I have a dog and didn’t even tell me. HE escaped before i knew about the damage and again despite my efforts to try to patch it up myself. I called to report the damage, and the city sent someone out who did nothing. I had to have a new section installed away from the torn up ground and huge hole that was left.
I asked the city for half the cost of this new section to be reimbursed. But the workers told the city’s adjuster the fence was like that before and just denied without any response from me or my witnesses.
Yeah. Right. I was allowing my dog to run all over the neighborhood. Wrong, I had gone to great pains to secure the entire perimeter of that fence so my dog could not dig out.
I’m a senior on limited income. And the city took advantage of me.
All government is amoral.
Maybe it speaks more to how far this country has fallen. What if we are a top 50 city? How sad would that be for America.
Appears to be a story from CNN, and not based on any facts? Which consulting company did Mayor Vaughan manipulate to get this story published?
Remember when “Who’s Who” was such a big thing? People finally figured out if you bought advertising or at least four copies of the periodical they would feature you as being phenomenal! Unfortunately, the City of Greensboro is not phenomenal in any way!
Jim Donaldson
No traffic enforcement
Enron was one of the best-run companies in the country, they were the darlings of the media and the investment world…..they received awards and were on all kinds of “Lists”….right up to the point of collapse and prison….proving these lists are total BS:
Top 25 Managers, 1996 and 1999.
Business Week named Enron Chairman and CEO Ken Lay as one of the top 25 managers for 1999. …
The 50 Best CEOs, May 1999. …
Lifetime Achievement Award, 1998. …
Texas Energy Pioneer Award, 1998. …
Horatio Alger, 1998. …
Texas Business Hall of Fame, 1997. …
Council’s Leadership Award, 1997.
I owned this one…….
Wait, wait…you mean to tell me that article was not a joke? It was not some sort of parody? Those brain dead yahoos were serious about GSO being one of the best run cities in the country?
Please get me some of whatever those bozos are on. If they are serious, we’re all too late. This country is done. Will the last real American please turn out the lights, fold the flag and lock the door.
A lot of people seem to hate living in this city. If living here is so miserable, why are you here? Nobody is holding you hostage. This is America. You’re free to live where you want. I like it here. It’s not perfect but I’ve lived in worse. Y’all seem to stay mad.