Mapping National Bike Habits

Own a bike? Moving to a new city? You should probably check out this helpful biking infographic we found via bikeleague.org. Kory Northrop, a master’s student in the Environmental Studies program at the University of Oregon, maps out bicycle friendly cities based on factors including ratio of male to female cyclists, government spending on bike infrastructure, traffic fatalities, and other data sets. Kory found that between 2004 and 2009 about 300,000 people started commuting by bicycle and places like Alaska and Montana have a growing bike commuting culture.

Using Kory's top 10 most bike friendly city list, we were curious to find average rental prices in each city. After all, money saved on rent can go a long way towards buying an awesome bike.  

Top 10 Bike Friendly Cities with Average Rent Prices

1. Portland ($1,125 avg. rent)

2. San Francisco ($2,500 avg. rent)

3. Philadelphia ($1,295 avg. rent)

4. Seattle ($1,350 avg. rent)

5. Boston ($1,900 avg. rent)

6. Minneapolis ($1,195 avg. rent)

7. Washington DC ($2,260 avg. rent)

8. Honolulu ($1,850 avg. rent)

9. Oakland ($1,295 avg. rent)

10. New Orleans ($1,100 avg. rent)