Urban economy is not only the material basis of urban development but also the material assurance of people’s daily life. The image of urban economy can bring halo effect，which will influence urban politics and culture. Furthermore，the effect would bring scale effect，agglomeration effect and diffusion effect to the city. In order to present the public’s valuation to the image of urban economy of the main cities in our country relatively objective. Shanghai Jiaotong University Social Opinion Study Laboratory invited 3600 respondents nationwide to assess the image of 36 cities’ economy，including comprehensive economic competitiveness，suitability of investment，talent attraction，the ideal working condition and suitability of shopping by “random phone number dialed”. On the basis of the analysis of these findings，they put forward some countermeasures and suggestions to improve the image of urban economy.