SLC Rated As Fifth-Best City For Basketball Fans
May 23, 2019, 6:01 PM
Steve Griffin, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Based on research by a personal finance website, Salt Lake City is rated as the fifth-best city in the nation for basketball fans.
WalletHub.com complied several different types of criteria in arriving at the conclusion, weighing factors like NBA team success, college team success, ticket prices and others.
Boston was named the best basketball city in the U.S. followed by Los Angeles, Oakland and San Antonio before arriving at Salt Lake City.
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— WalletHub (@wallethub) May 22, 2019
SLC was rated as the seventh best NBA city and the 28th best NCAA city.
Vivint Smart Home Arena, located in downtown Salt Lake City, was rated as the Most Accessible NBA Stadium.
The full report is available here.
