Long Beach, California Ranked The Cleanest City In The U.S.
December 18, 2020
Credit: Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, hygiene has become a higher priority for many industries, and travel is no exception. For travelers thinking about booking their next vacation, travel insurance comparison site InsureMyTrip provides some destination inspiration by ranking the best U.S. cities for cleanliness.
InsureMyTrip has examined the latest city and state-level data available for key categories* including ‘hand sanitizer demand’, ‘restaurant cleanliness’, ‘quantity of recycling collectors’ ‘garbage disposal satisfaction’, ‘electric vehicle (EV) market share’ and ‘pollution’ to rate U.S. cities. Of the 50 cities analyzed, seven cities in California rank within the top 10. Overall, Long Beach, California is rated as the cleanest city. It scores a strong 7.02 out of a possible 10 across the different data categories.
Long Beach scores highly for ‘general garbage disposal satisfaction’ (9.73), and it receives top marks in ‘EV market share’ (10) and ‘restaurant cleanliness’ (10). It comes as no surprise to see Long Beach scoring so highly for ‘EV market share’ as Californian residents consistently purchase the most EVs compared to any other state. The latest figures show California represents almost 47% of all U.S. EV sales.
Commenting on the findings Ronni Kenoian, Manager of Marketing & eCommerce at InsureMyTrip said, “Clearly, health and cleanliness are a top priority for travelers right now. While there are many factors to consider when deciding on a destination, this study took an interesting approach by highlighting categories that may be overlooked, like hand sanitizer demand and garbage disposal satisfaction. When looking at all that data combined, it offers a unique perspective for understanding how cities prioritize a wide variety of measures related to overall cleanliness, especially for tourists.”