Bad news if you’re a Chicagoan committed to getting fit in 2016: Your city might not be much help.
According to a study by WalletHub, Chicago ranks 64th among the most populated cities in the U.S. in terms of supporting an active lifestyle.
The personal finance website’s analysts used 24 key metrics across two main categories—Budget and Participation, and Sports Facilities and Outdoor Environment—to determine which cities were best suited to promote fitness.
Scottsdale, Ariz., came out on top, followed by Orlando, Fla., and Tampa, Fla. Bringing up the rear were Laredo, Texas (No. 100); Irving, Texas (99); and Jersey City, N.J. (98).
Chicago ranked in the Top 10 in only two of the site’s key metrics: Bike Score (sixth) and Walk Score (eighth). Another point of pride in terms of the study is that Chicago ranked 19th in the number of baseball fields per capita.
While Chicago is in the middle of the pack in most of WalletHub’s measurements, it seems that active people tend to live on the West Coast. The highest percentage of people who live an active lifestyle can be found in Portland, Ore., and Seattle, while five California cities were tied for third.
Here are other key figures and how Chicago stacked up among other cities from the study.
$53.54: Average monthly fitness club fee (80th)
$23: Average tennis court rent for one hour on weekends (53rd)
$4.97: Average bowling cost (65th)
79.1: Percentage of residents who engage in any physical activity (35th)
2.69: Number of sports clubs per 100,000 residents (50th)
28.94: Number of basketball hoops per 100,000 residents (29th)
3.32: Number of ice-skating rinks per 100,000 residents (22nd)
55.11: Number of fitness centers per 100,000 residents (46th)
Chris Sosa is RedEye’s sports editor. @redeyesportschi
