This Is America's Worst City to Drive In

Driving remains the transportation option of choice (or necessity) for many Americans on their way to work, school, and recreational activities, and in some cities, the commute behind the wheel is as close to a dream as commuting can get—in others, not so much. WalletHub took a peek at the nation's 100 most populated cities using 30 metrics in four main categories: cost of ownership/maintenance, (including gas, insurance, and vehicle prices); traffic and infrastructure (average commute times, road and bridge quality, etc.); safety (rate of car thefts, traffic fatality rates, and the like); and access to vehicles and maintenance (car dealerships, auto repair shops, and gas stations per capita, among others). Here, the top and bottom cities:

Best cities

1. Raleigh, North Carolina
2. Boise, Idaho (No. 1 in "Safety" category)
3. Corpus Christi, Texas
4. Greensboro, North Carolina (No. 1 in "Cost of Ownership & Maintenance" category)
5. Jacksonville, Florida
6. Orlando, Florida
7. Scottsdale, Arizona (No. 1 in "Traffic & Infrastructure" category)
8. Wichita, Kansas
9. Tampa, Florida
10. Plano, Texas

Worst cities

91. San Jose, California
92. Seattle
93. Washington, DC
94. New York (last in "Traffic & Infrastructure" category)
95. Chicago
96. Detroit
97. Los Angeles
98. San Francisco
99. Philadelphia
100. Oakland, California (last in "Cost of Ownership & Maintenance" category)

See how other cities ranked here. (Louisiana has the most aggressive drivers in the nation.)