Annually, The Secret of the Company publication evaluates Russian cities with a population of more than 100 thousand inhabitants, choosing the best. For analysis, 13 criteria are used, among them - purchasing power, medical care, entrepreneurship development, per capita income, etc.
As a result, 149 megacities were ranked using data from Rosstat and reports from city administrations. We bring to your attention the best cities of Russia in 2014topped the rating.
10. Tyumen
The population of this regional center is 634 thousand people. In last year’s ranking, the city was in sixth position. The environmental degradation of the region contributed to the deterioration of positions, and experts criticized the work of local authorities.
9. Obninsk
The recognized science center for the second year in a row is in the Top 10 best cities. The population of Obninsk is only 106 thousand people, and each accounts for 27 thousand rubles from the revenue side of the budget.
8. Yekaterinburg
The capital of the Urals is the largest city in the top ten. The population of Yekaterinburg is almost 1.4 million people. 23.4 thousand rubles of the revenue part of the city budget are per capita.
7. Podolsk
The city has significantly improved its position in the ranking. In 2013, Podolsk occupied the 18th line. In terms of production, the city with an indicator of 202 thousand rubles per 1 inhabitant is second only to the leader of the rating - Kaliningrad.
6. Khimki
Last year, Khimki occupied the second line, but the city somewhat worsened its position. Nevertheless, Khimki is in the lead in the top ten on such an indicator as municipal budget revenues per inhabitant (30.4 thousand rubles).
5. Irkutsk
The city rose to the fifth row in a year from the twentieth place. The population of Irkutsk is 606 thousand people. Over the past 12 months, the purchasing power of residents has grown seven times, and the number of residents has increased by 10 thousand.
4. Domodedovo
The smallest city entered the top ten, taking into account the inhabitants of the urban district - in total, it is 104 thousand people. Over the year, Domodedovo rose from 32nd place to 4th, demonstrating the growth of residents' incomes and the development of the economy.
3. Belgorod
For the second year in a row, the city has closed the top three best cities in Russia. The population of Belgorod is 373.5 thousand people. The regional center has a developed infrastructure, stable incomes and a high level of education.
2. Krasnodar
The city has risen in the ranking by 2 positions. Krasnodar is the absolute leader in terms of housing construction. 1.9 square meters were built per Krasnodar per year. square meters. The population of the Kuban capital is 784 thousand people.
1. Kaliningrad
For the second time in a row, the westernmost city of Russia tops the ranking of the best. Despite the fact that in Kaliningrad the average unemployment rate is higher than the Russian average, experts noted a convenient geographical location, special economic conditions, recreational resources and the availability of qualified personnel. The city is the absolute leader in terms of production per inhabitant.
Full List (Top 100)
| Location 2014 | Town | Population, thousand people | Budget revenues thousand rubles / person | Purchasing Power ** | The volume of housing construction, sq. m / person |
| 100 | Orenburg | 556,1 | 18,5 | 3,0 | 0,4 |
| 99 | Novocheboksarsk | 123,9 | 10,5 | 2,2 | 0,2 |
| 98 | Abakan | 169,8 | 16,7 | 3,3 | 0,5 |
| 97 | Find *** | 158,4 | 17,0 | 2,8 | 0,5 |
| 96 | Maykop | 144,7 | 15,4 | 2,3 | 0,1 |
| 95 | Taganrog | 254,8 | 21,4 | 2,1 | 0,4 |
| 94 | Bataysk | 115,7 | 18,5 | 2,4 | 0,8 |
| 93 | Salavat | 154,9 | 12,1 | 3,0 | 0,1 |
| 92 | Pervouralsk *** | 125,5 | 15,3 | 2,6 | 0,3 |
| 91 | Volgograd | 1018,7 | 14,9 | 2,7 | 0,3 |
| 90 | Elista | 108,8 | 18,7 | 2,6 | 0,7 |
| 89 | Berezniki | 153,0 | 25,9 | 2,7 | 0,1 |
| 88 | Novomoskovsk | 128,9 | 16,1 | 2,7 | 0,3 |
| 87 | Tolyatti | 719,1 | 16,1 | 2,4 | 0,2 |
| 86 | Naberezhnye Chelny | 519,0 | 12,1 | 2,7 | 0,4 |
| 85 | Novocherkassk | 173,1 | 16,4 | 2,2 | 0,5 |
| 84 | Astrakhan | 527,3 | 10,2 | 2,9 | 0,5 |
| 83 | Izhevsk | 632,9 | 14,5 | 2,8 | 0,4 |
| 82 | Dace | 107,0 | 19,7 | 2,1 | 0,3 |
| 81 | Nizhny Tagil | 358,4 | 18,6 | 2,8 | 0,1 |
| 80 | Arzamas | 105,3 | 13,5 | 2,0 | 0,5 |
| 79 | Kiselevsk *** | 95,8 | 30,2 | 3,0 | 0,2 |
| 78 | Petrozavodsk | 268,9 | 19,0 | 3,0 | 0,5 |
| 77 | Pyatigorsk | 145,4 | 26,3 | 2,5 | 0,5 |
| 76 | Novokuybyshevsk *** | 106,9 | 15,6 | 2,6 | 0,1 |
| 75 | Angarsk | 231,3 | 6,4 | 3,3 | 0,1 |
| 74 | Smolensk | 331,0 | 14,0 | 2,5 | 0,3 |
| 73 | Dzerzhinsk | 242,8 | 13,0 | 2,2 | 0,1 |
| 72 | Penza | 519,9 | 19,9 | 2,6 | 0,8 |
| 71 | Kamensk-Uralsky | 172,1 | 19,4 | 2,5 | 0,1 |
| 70 | Kursk | 428,7 | 15,0 | 2,5 | 0,6 |
| 69 | Tambov | 281,8 | 16,1 | 2,4 | 1,1 |
| 68 | Kirov | 483,2 | 16,8 | 2,5 | 0,6 |
| 67 | Tver | 408,9 | 16,6 | 2,8 | 0,5 |
| 66 | Murmansk | 302,5 | 28,3 | 3,6 | 0,0 |
| 65 | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk *** | 190,2 | 46,0 | 4,3 | 0,7 |
| 64 | Stavropol | 412,1 | 16,8 | 2,5 | 1,4 |
| 63 | Ryazan | 527,9 | 13,9 | 2,7 | 0,7 |
| 62 | Rybinsk | 196,6 | 22,9 | 2,3 | 0,2 |
| 61 | Syktyvkar *** | 255,0 | 22,3 | 2,9 | 0,2 |
| 60 | Vladimir | 347,9 | 14,5 | 2,5 | 0,5 |
| 59 | Nizhnekamsk | 235,4 | 5,9 | 2,8 | 0,2 |
| 58 | Leninsk-Kuznetsk *** | 99,7 | 29,6 | 3,0 | 0,3 |
| 57 | Arkhangelsk | 351,0 | 20,1 | 2,9 | 0,2 |
| 56 | Cheboksary | 464,9 | 11,6 | 2,6 | 0,6 |
| 55 | Eagle | 318,1 | 15,5 | 2,7 | 0,7 |
| 54 | Kemerovo | 540,1 | 30,8 | 3,6 | 0,5 |
| 53 | Nizhnevartovsk | 263,2 | 49,7 | 3,9 | 0,6 |
| 52 | Ufa *** | 1077,7 | 17,6 | 3,4 | 0,7 |
| 51 | Volgodonsk | 170,1 | 22,2 | 2,5 | 0,4 |
| 50 | Voronezh | 1003,6 | 14,7 | 2,7 | 0,7 |
| 49 | Korolev | 187,3 | 20,3 | 3,9 | 0,4 |
| 48 | Blagoveshchensk | 217,6 | 36,8 | 2,7 | 0,8 |
| 47 | Yakutsk *** | 286,5 | 33,0 | 3,4 | 0,6 |
| 46 | Vladikavkaz | 325,0 | 11,0 | 2,4 | 0,5 |
| 45 | Cherepovets | 315,7 | 21,9 | 3,4 | 0,2 |
| 44 | Khabarovsk | 593,6 | 25,1 | 3,1 | 0,5 |
| 43 | Miass *** | 150,7 | 19,4 | 2,7 | 0,5 |
| 42 | Velikiy Novgorod | 219,9 | 19,7 | 3,0 | 0,5 |
| 41 | Magnitogorsk | 411,9 | 20,3 | 3,3 | 0,4 |
| 40 | Nizhny Novgorod | 1262,5 | 17,3 | 3,1 | 0,5 |
| 39 | Novokuznetsk *** | 549,2 | 31,4 | 3,3 | 0,4 |
| 38 | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky *** | 181,6 | 58,8 | 3,1 | 0,3 |
| 37 | Serpukhov | 126,8 | 23,1 | 2,7 | 0,6 |
| 36 | Krasnoyarsk | 1016,4 | 28,1 | 3,2 | 0,7 |
| 35 | Omsk | 1160,7 | 12,0 | 3,1 | 0,4 |
| 34 | Bratsk | 241,3 | 18,5 | 3,3 | 0,1 |
| 33 | New Urengoy | 116,5 | 82,6 | 5,3 | 0,3 |
| 32 | Vladivostok *** | 600,4 | 23,8 | 3,1 | 0,6 |
| 31 | Saratov | 839,8 | 15,2 | 3,0 | 0,9 |
| 30 | Norilsk | 178,6 | 85,2 | 5,9 | 0,1 |
| 29 | Novotroitsk | 95,1 | 18,9 | 2,6 | 0,1 |
| 28 | Novorossiysk | 251,0 | 24,2 | 3,2 | 0,9 |
| 27 | Ukhta *** | 118,4 | 29,0 | 3,9 | 0,0 |
| 26 | Stary Oskol *** | 220,8 | 20,7 | 2,9 | 0,7 |
| 25 | Tula | 493,8 | 15,8 | 2,9 | 0,3 |
| 24 | Kaluga | 331,4 | 23,0 | 3,4 | 0,7 |
| 23 | Lipetsk | 509,1 | 18,3 | 3,0 | 0,8 |
| 22 | Yaroslavl | 599,2 | 20,8 | 2,9 | 0,3 |
| 21 | Permian*** | 1013,9 | 22,0 | 3,1 | 0,5 |
| 20 | Kolomna *** | 144,7 | 30,1 | 2,9 | 0,3 |
| 19 | Mezhdurechensk *** | 99,8 | 42,5 | 3,9 | 0,3 |
| 18 | Surgut | 325,5 | 58,0 | 5,2 | 1,0 |
| 17 | Kazan | 1176,2 | 20,8 | 3,1 | 0,9 |
| 16 | Sochi | 372,7 | 56,8 | 3,4 | 1,6 |
| 15 | Novosibirsk | 1523,8 | 23,8 | 3,1 | 0,7 |
| 14 | Samara *** | 1171,6 | 17,4 | 2,7 | 0,8 |
| 13 | Tomsk | 548,0 | 24,5 | 3,2 | 0,7 |
| 12 | Chelyabinsk | 1156,2 | 24,1 | 3,0 | 0,9 |
| 11 | Rostov-on-Don | 1103,7 | 23,6 | 2,9 | 0,9 |
| 10 | Tyumen | 634,2 | 31,7 | 3,3 | 1,5 |
| 9 | Obninsk | 106,0 | 27,0 | 3,8 | 0,7 |
| 8 | Yekaterinburg | 1396,1 | 23,4 | 3,5 | 0,8 |
| 7 | Podolsk *** | 206,7 | 32,0 | 3,7 | 1,0 |
| 6 | Khimki *** | 221,1 | 30,4 | 4,6 | 1,4 |
| 5 | Irkutsk | 606,1 | 20,5 | 3,7 | 0,8 |
| 4 | Domodedovo *** | 104,7 | 29,9 | 4,3 | 1,2 |
| 3 | Belgorod | 373,5 | 18,7 | 2,9 | 0,5 |
| 2 | Krasnodar | 784,0 | 24,9 | 3,3 | 1,9 |
| 1 | Kaliningrad | 441,4 | 27,9 | 2,8 | 0,9 |
