AUSTIN, TX — The mayor, city council members and city manager would undoubtedly argue with the findings, but a new report rates Austin not too highly among the nation's best-run cities, coming in at No. 72.

Seventy-two?!?! How could this be? Researchers at the personal finance website WalletHub explained the methodology behind their 2019's Best- & Worst-Run Cities in America report released on Tuesday this way:

"To determine the effectiveness of local leadership, WalletHub compared 150 of the largest U.S. cities based on their operating efficiency. For each city, WalletHub constructed a 'Quality of City Services' score — comprising 37 key performance indicators grouped into six service categories — that was then measured against the city's total per-capita budget."