It’s official, Dallas, we’re one of the coolest cities in the country. Or, wait. We’re one of the most sinful cities in the country. Same thing. In a recent WalletHub study, the company compared over 180 cities in the country across seven dimensions of traditionally sinful behaviors, ultimately finding that Dallas is the 8th most sinful city in the country.
WalletHub, primarily known as a personal finance management service, branched into cultural research by conducting a nationwide study to determine the country’s most “sinful” cities.
The analysis evaluated 182 cities (selected from the 150 most populated metro areas) against a complex framework of 37 relevant metrics. These metrics were categorized into seven key dimensions, designed to reflect the modern interpretation of the seven deadly sins:
- Anger & Hatred (severe incidents hostility and violence)
- Excesses & Vices (rates obesity, drug use, and excessive drinking)
- Jealousy (theft and fraud)
- Greed (casinos, gambling establishments, low rates of charitable donations)
- Vanity (Google search interest in plastic surgery, tanning salons per capita)
- Lust (density of adult entertainment establishments, Google search trends for affairs and/or adult entertainment)
- Laziness (low volunteer rates, average time watching television, lack of exercise)
WalletHub’s findings reveal that Dallas is the 8th most sinful city in the country. In Texas, Dallas followed Houston – which ranked as the second most sinful city in the U.S. Dallas’ most sinful scores were related to Lust, Vanity, and Jealousy.
The top 5 sinful cities in the U.S. according to WalletHub is as follows:
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Houston, Texas
- Los Angeles, California
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Atlanta, Georgia
The most boring city in the country – or least sinful – according to WalletHub is Colombia, Maryland.