Forbes just declared Washington the coolest city in the country. The magazine’s semi-scientific system for measuring coolness took into account:

net migration, or the number of people moving into a city (to be where all the cool people are).

the portion of residents who are between the ages of 20 and 34, apparently the coolest age to be.

trendy food, including the share of local restaurants rather than chains and the number of farmers’ markets, breweries and CSAs per capita.

entertainment options, including the number of sporting events, theatrical performances, national parks, ski areas and zoos per capita. Cool is waiting in line to see a panda sleep.

D.C. beat out second-place Seattle, in the other Washington, and cities like Austin (#3), San Francisco (#5) and New York (#11) that pride themselves on their coolness. Here in Washington, we seem to not have as high an opinion of ourselves as Forbes does.