U.S. state capitals are much more than the homes of state governments or even a sing-song list of names we memorized in grade school. In fact, lots of state capitals are bustling, historic cities ...

In most states, the capital of the state is NOT the biggest city in the state. Using a data set from the US Geological Service that includes location and 2010 Census population data, we made a map ...

ATLANTA — A new study of all 50 state capitals through almost as many indicators officially ranked Atlanta in the top five capitals of the United States.

The city ranked 40th for cost of living, 30th for median household income and 36th for housing costs among other state capitals. For quality of education and health, Salem ranked 22nd overall.

North Carolina’s state capital ranked No. 3 in the country in WalletHub’s study of top cities for safety, costs, jobs, quality of life, education and health.