Wonder how your home town stacks up in relation to putting away some cash for a rainy day?

American Express commissioned Sperling's BestPlaces, a national research firm, to determine which city's residents are the best and worst savers. Researchers analyzed public data on investments, net worth, homeownership of second homes, foreclosures and bankruptcies in the country's 50 largest metropolitan areas through May and June of 2006.

Here's how they ranked from best to worst:

Rank Location Rank Location 1. Boston 26. Orlando, Fla. 2. Rochester, N.Y. 27. Virginia Beach, Va. 3. Hartford, Conn. 28. Cincinnati 4. San Jose, Calif. 29. Houston 5. Washington, D.C. 30. Cleveland 6. San Francisco 31. Louisville, Ky. 7. Richmond, Va. 32. Milwaukee 8. Providence, R.I. 33. Charlotte, N.C. 9. Minneapolis-St. Paul 34. New Orleans 10. Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla. 35. Birmingham, Ala. 11. Buffalo, N.Y. 36. Dallas-Fort Worth 12. New York 37. Portland, Ore. 13. Los Angeles 38. Kansas City, Mo. 14. Baltimore 39. Indianapolis 15. Riverside, Calif. 40. Las Vegas 16. Miami 41. Jacksonville, Fla. 17. Philadelphia 42. Salt Lake City 18. Sacramento, Calif. 43. Denver 19. Pittsburgh 44. Nashville, Tenn. 20. San Diego 45. Atlanta 21. Chicago 46. Austin, Texas 22. Seattle-Tacoma 47. Columbus, Ohio 23. Phoenix 48. San Antonio 24. Detroit 49. Oklahoma City 25. St. Louis 50. Memphis, Tenn.

Source: American Express

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-- Posted: Oct. 1, 2006