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Cayuga County is far from Silicon Valley and the headquarters for Facebook, Google and other tech giants. But, according to a PCMag.com study examining the fastest internet service providers, its largest city is the best place to live if you want fast internet speeds.

Auburn is ranked No. 1 among U.S. cities with the fastest internet speeds. PCMag's study is based on speed tests completed by the publication's readers from June 1 to June 17. The speed tests measure download and upload speeds, then PCMag calculated an index score representing 80% of the download speed and 20% of the upload speed.

Auburn's index score was 805.2 — more than 160 points higher than the runner-up, Chevy Chase, Maryland.

PCMag found the download speed in Auburn was 825.2 megabits per second and the upload speed was 725.2 megabits per second. Both are much higher than the nationwide broadband standard set by the Federal Communications Commission, which defines broadband as a minimum of 25 megabits per second for downloads and 3 megabits per second for uploads.