Apparently, money can’t buy literacy. Miller says he “learned that wealthier cites are no more likely to rank highly in literacy than poorer cities.” Take Cleveland—though the hard-hit city has the second lowest median family income of all cities in the survey, its library system is one of the best in the country. Cleveland also boasts the sixth highest newspaper readership and ranks fifth in magazine circulations. Despite its economic troubles, the city ranked 13th in literacy overall.