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| Rank | City | Overall | Veteran | Military | Median home price | Median monthly rent | Nonveteran | Veteran | Civilian | Veteran | Number of installations within 50 miles (nearest) | Number of VA health facilities within 50 miles | Number of VA benefits facilities within 75 miles | 2013 crime reports per 1,000 people | Average travel time to work in minutes | Great- Schools rating | Best for Vets organizations within 50 miles |
Best Large Cities: 250,000 people and larger |
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| 1 | Virginia Beach, Va. | 325,671 | 59,266 | 19,227 | $259,200 | $1,214 | $31,377 | $50,858 | 6.3% | 6.1% | 12 (Oceana NAS) | 5 | 6 | 26.6 | 23.6 | 6 | C T B F L |
| 2 | Colorado Springs, Colo. | 321,168 | 53,575 | 11,199 | $205,600 | $897 | $27,916 | $43,298 | 9.2% | 7.3% | 4 (Peterson AFB) | 4 | 7 | 46.2 | 21.2 | 6 | C T F |
| 3 | San Antonio | 1,041,867 | 101,294 | 6,461 | $115,600 | $829 | $22,815 | $39,399 | 7.8% | 4.1% | 3 (Fort Sam Houston) | 15 | 5 | 63.9 | 23.4 | 5 | C T E F |
| 4 | San Diego | 1,027,652 | 89,257 | 31,554 | $444,200 | $1,333 | $31,183 | $42,118 | 8.9% | 8.4% | 10 (NMC San Diego) | 12 | 8 | 28.1 | 23.3 | 7 | C B F L |
| 5 | Oklahoma City, Okla. | 456,209 | 42,070 | 2,617 | $136,900 | $747 | $26,264 | $37,610 | 5.9% | 3.8% | 1 (Tinker AFB) | 3 | 3 | 62.4 | 20.7 | no data | C E F L |
| 6 | Honolulu | 278,892 | 23,713 | 7,513 | $550,400 | $1,244 | $30,725 | $44,389 | 4.9% | 8.6% | 9 (Fort Shafter) | 5 | 10 | no data | 23.2 | 7 | C B F |
| 7 | Denver | 512,256 | 31,215 | 723 | $263,900 | $898 | $30,734 | $35,485 | 5.9% | 6.3% | 1 (Buckley AFB) | 9 | 7 | 43.2 | 24.8 | 5 | C T B E F L |
| 8 | Albuquerque, N.M. | 425,318 | 42,315 | 1,024 | $183,400 | $810 | $26,331 | $41,070 | 7.3% | 4.9% | 1 (Kirtland AFB) | 4 | 2 | 63.5 | 20.6 | 5 | T F |
| 9 | El Paso, Texas | 471,276 | 45,210 | 12,877 | $116,500 | $756 | $19,619 | $38,553 | 8.4% | 8.8% | 2 (Fort Bliss) | 5 | 1 | 27.8 | 22.1 | 6 | C T F |
| 10 | Arlington, Texas | 275,066 | 19,755 | 287 | $129,400 | $814 | $27,099 | $41,979 | 7.3% | 4.7% | 1 (NAS JRB Fort Worth) | 12 | 0 | 45.2 | 26.7 | 5 | C B E F |
| 11 | Omaha, Neb. | 326,037 | 25,285 | 101 | $134,600 | $767 | $26,278 | $35,384 | 5.1% | 7.7% | 1 (Offutt AFB) | 5 | 1 | 50.8 | 18.6 | 5 | C B E F |
| 12 | Kansas City, Mo. | 359,352 | 30,659 | 323 | $126,900 | $785 | $26,396 | $35,403 | 7.2% | 6.8% | 1 (Fort Leavenworth) | 15 | 2 | 66.1 | 21.2 | 5 | C B E F |
| 13 | Washington, D.C. | 531,804 | 27,846 | 3,113 | $470,500 | $1,307 | $40,790 | $52,266 | 10.4% | 5.8% | 19 (Pentagon) | 25 | 16 | 61.1 | 29.9 | 5 | C B E F L |
| 14 | Jacksonville, Fla. | 637,968 | 76,374 | 9,334 | $129,700 | $918 | $26,733 | $40,492 | 10.7% | 8.0% | 3 (Jacksonville NAS) | 6 | 3 | 45.4 | 24.3 | 5 | F |
| 15 | Aurora, Colo. | 252,293 | 23,030 | 1,384 | $176,200 | $987 | $26,431 | $38,803 | 10.0% | 10.4% | 2 (Buckley AFB) | 8 | 7 | 35.7 | 28.8 | 5 | C T B E F L |
| 16 | Seattle | 550,381 | 30,861 | 1,513 | $436,600 | $1,172 | $37,362 | $41,586 | 5.9% | 9.3% | 6 (Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton) | 11 | 7 | 62.8 | 26.2 | 6 | C E F L |
| 17 | Mesa, Ariz. | 344,415 | 32,455 | 64 | $155,300 | $840 | $25,983 | $35,046 | 7.4% | 6.4% | 1 (Luke AFB) | 12 | 4 | 32.3 | 25.1 | no data | F L |
| 18 | Tampa, Fla. | 275,929 | 23,505 | 2,580 | $150,600 | $926 | $24,697 | $34,774 | 10.8% | 11.2% | 1 (MacDill AFB) | 19 | 3 | 32.2 | 23.1 | 6 | C B F L |
| 19 | Louisville, Ky. | 469,603 | 41,525 | 556 | $141,900 | $719 | $25,746 | $31,884 | 8.4% | 8.6% | 1 (Fort Knox) | 9 | 1 | no data | 21.6 | 5 | C T E F |
| 20 | Wichita, Kan. | 282,369 | 25,478 | 1,588 | $115,800 | $699 | $25,827 | $34,093 | 7.5% | 9.0% | 1 (McConnell AFB) | 3 | 1 | 62.2 | 17.7 | 3 | F |
| 21 | Raleigh, N.C. | 332,838 | 19,422 | 334 | $202,800 | $899 | $30,737 | $38,534 | 7.8% | 10.9% | 0 | 9 | 3 | 35.5 | 22.9 | 7 | C F |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 255,968 | 18,899 | 137 | $95,700 | $802 | $22,801 | $26,664 | 8.0% | 4.0% | 1 (Pittsburgh MEPS) | 18 | 1 | 41 | 22.5 | 6 | B F |
| 23 | Tulsa, Okla. | 301,665 | 24,450 | 114 | $121,300 | $727 | $24,548 | $35,133 | 7.2% | 5.1% | 0 | 5 | 1 | 63 | 17.9 | no data | F |
| 24 | Fort Worth, Texas | 564,193 | 41,929 | 1,097 | $120,100 | $869 | $26,457 | $39,960 | 7.5% | 8.9% | 1 (NAS JRB Fort Worth) | 13 | 0 | 49.4 | 26.5 | 4 | C B E F |
| 25 | Minneapolis | 321,475 | 16,424 | 0 | $197,900 | $852 | $26,942 | $33,042 | 8.0% | 4.7% | 2 (Minn/St. Paul ARS) | 7 | 2 | 60.2 | 22.2 | 4 | C T B E F |
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