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Boston ranked no. 59 in the nation for fiscal health.
Boston needed $3.1 billion to get out of the red

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Boston needed $3.1 billion to get out of the red

Milwaukee needed $2.8 billion to get out of the red.
Dallas needed $5.1 billion to get out of the red.
Miami needed $2 billion to get out of the red
St. Louis needed $1.3 billion to get out of the red
Cincinnati needed $1.5 billion to get out of the red.
Pittsburgh needed $1.6 billion to get out of the red
San Francisco needed $4.6 billion to get out of the red
Oakland needed $2.3 billion to get out of the red
Baltimore needed $3.8 billion to get out of the red
New Orleans needed $2 billion to get out of the red
Portland ranked no. 70 in the nation for fiscal health
Nashville needed $4.3 billion to get out of the red
Philadelphia needed $13.6 billion to get out of the red
Honolulu needed $3.5 billion to get out of the red
Chicago needed $36.4 billion to get out of the red.
New York City needed $194.4 billion to get out of the red