1 | Rank | Metro area | STEM employees per 1,000 jobs | Average STEM salary | Median rent | Overall score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 1 | Huntsville, AL | 155.65 | $91,900.81 | $725 | 76.39 |
3 | 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 185.02 | $117,782.68 | $1,640 | 75.00 |
4 | 3 | Boulder, CO | 140.15 | $91,093.67 | $1,168 | 62.07 |
5 | 4 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 121.56 | $84,898.70 | $870 | 60.82 |
6 | 5 | Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA | 120.68 | $98,493.26 | $1,135 | 60.12 |
7 | 6 | Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA | 91.27 | $91,297.37 | $833 | 55.49 |
8 | 7 | San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA | 108.08 | $103,863.23 | $1,435 | 52.12 |
9 | 8 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 117.20 | $99,738.35 | $1,481 | 52.12 |
10 | 9 | Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 73.18 | $94,825.87 | $886 | 50.56 |
11 | 10 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 88.74 | $82,667.11 | $876 | 50.48 |
12 | 11 | Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 92.07 | $90,139.15 | $1,096 | 49.57 |
13 | 12 | Peoria, IL | 72.53 | $81,365.02 | $689 | 49.41 |
14 | 13 | Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA | 97.67 | $91,674.48 | $1,207 | 49.36 |
15 | 14 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 96.75 | $79,930.51 | $1,000 | 49.01 |
16 | 15 | Warner Robins, GA | 84.41 | $78,033.17 | $805 | 48.98 |
17 | 16 | Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI | 80.21 | $82,412.35 | $829 | 48.97 |
18 | 17 | Midland, TX | 69.94 | $102,703.04 | $1,088 | 48.33 |
19 | 18 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 89.57 | $82,342.91 | $986 | 48.21 |
20 | 19 | Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO | 82.81 | $87,557.45 | $998 | 48.05 |
21 | 20 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 88.42 | $77,749.36 | $908 | 47.78 |
22 | 21 | Ann Arbor, MI | 107.12 | $65,153.28 | $930 | 47.73 |
23 | 22 | Colorado Springs, CO | 83.70 | $82,242.89 | $976 | 46.71 |
24 | 23 | Ames, IA | 91.05 | $64,169.82 | $758 | 46.50 |
25 | 24 | Madison, WI | 94.07 | $68,021.92 | $875 | 46.32 |
26 | 25 | Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 80.71 | $85,074.19 | $1,015 | 46.12 |
27 | 26 | Las Cruces, NM | 67.29 | $74,208.76 | $650 | 45.98 |
28 | 27 | Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX | 75.50 | $81,781.66 | $908 | 45.67 |
29 | 28 | Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ | 74.18 | $87,260.00 | $997 | 45.50 |
30 | 29 | Dayton, OH | 66.52 | $78,037.92 | $733 | 45.45 |
31 | 30 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 68.55 | $72,628.26 | $672 | 45.25 |
32 | 31 | Albuquerque, NM | 70.73 | $78,145.51 | $818 | 44.85 |
33 | 32 | Rochester, MN | 60.78 | $81,415.16 | $763 | 44.48 |
34 | 33 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 75.49 | $81,876.07 | $966 | 44.45 |
35 | 34 | Decatur, AL | 46.55 | $81,900.70 | $589 | 44.39 |
36 | 35 | Baltimore-Towson, MD | 76.48 | $89,460.99 | $1,132 | 44.09 |
37 | 36 | Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 78.19 | $81,753.82 | $1,020 | 44.00 |
38 | 37 | Binghamton, NY | 51.75 | $79,526.71 | $638 | 43.89 |
39 | 38 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 72.60 | $79,438.64 | $911 | 43.87 |
40 | 39 | Ithaca, NY | 86.98 | $67,716.63 | $904 | 43.56 |
41 | 40 | Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA | 86.24 | $97,408.34 | $1,435 | 43.40 |
42 | 41 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 74.82 | $79,082.86 | $969 | 43.11 |
43 | 42 | San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 83.87 | $89,085.46 | $1,289 | 42.64 |
44 | 43 | Bloomington-Normal, IL | 54.93 | $78,900.91 | $741 | 42.31 |
45 | 44 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 65.57 | $84,070.45 | $978 | 42.22 |
46 | 45 | Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 72.84 | $82,764.78 | $1,060 | 42.01 |
47 | 46 | Columbus, OH | 64.28 | $74,657.64 | $804 | 41.96 |
48 | 47 | Lynchburg, VA | 57.37 | $75,861.80 | $739 | 41.87 |
49 | 48 | Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 70.87 | $83,804.84 | $1,061 | 41.83 |
50 | 49 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 71.33 | $73,811.02 | $889 | 41.80 |
51 | 50 | Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC | 57.74 | $80,445.99 | $835 | 41.68 |
52 | 51 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 49.80 | $88,490.69 | $894 | 41.27 |
53 | 52 | Springfield, IL | 47.13 | $81,879.24 | $741 | 41.25 |
54 | 53 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 41.82 | $84,174.15 | $716 | 41.18 |
55 | 54 | Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 56.08 | $74,216.51 | $729 | 41.08 |
56 | 55 | Pittsburgh, PA | 57.90 | $71,279.97 | $712 | 40.82 |
57 | 56 | Carson City, NV | 72.56 | $65,194.79 | $806 | 40.59 |
58 | 57 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 79.88 | $70,305.26 | $996 | 40.55 |
59 | 58 | Olympia, WA | 80.67 | $71,609.37 | $1,032 | 40.50 |
60 | 59 | Boise City-Nampa, ID | 64.91 | $70,022.96 | $799 | 40.44 |
61 | 60 | Philadelphia, PA | 64.32 | $81,385.10 | $997 | 40.41 |
62 | 61 | Kansas City, MO-KS | 59.83 | $75,538.03 | $834 | 40.39 |
63 | 62 | St. Louis, MO-IL | 55.46 | $77,490.36 | $814 | 40.34 |
64 | 63 | Anchorage, AK | 63.52 | $89,984.69 | $1,150 | 40.21 |
65 | 64 | Tucson, AZ | 61.83 | $71,596.76 | $798 | 40.20 |
66 | 65 | Pascagoula, MS | 55.72 | $76,881.95 | $813 | 40.20 |
67 | 66 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 60.39 | $80,720.97 | $947 | 40.12 |
68 | 67 | Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ | 62.53 | $77,826.06 | $936 | 39.84 |
69 | 68 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 57.83 | $73,387.43 | $795 | 39.83 |
70 | 69 | Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 40.52 | $74,121.35 | $587 | 39.69 |
71 | 70 | State College, PA | 67.32 | $70,028.19 | $869 | 39.62 |
72 | 71 | Rochester, NY | 59.44 | $71,062.53 | $790 | 39.49 |
73 | 72 | Jackson, MI | 60.35 | $64,678.60 | $705 | 39.10 |
74 | 73 | Oklahoma City, OK | 53.43 | $72,649.75 | $762 | 39.00 |
75 | 74 | Wichita, KS | 50.14 | $71,874.21 | $705 | 39.00 |
76 | 75 | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 55.60 | $72,176.62 | $783 | 38.98 |
77 | 76 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 50.15 | $75,654.62 | $774 | 38.98 |
78 | 77 | Akron, OH | 53.34 | $71,008.26 | $736 | 38.90 |
79 | 78 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 65.66 | $64,898.57 | $789 | 38.88 |
80 | 79 | Sheboygan, WI | 52.29 | $66,517.06 | $644 | 38.85 |
81 | 80 | Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 56.63 | $72,393.25 | $807 | 38.84 |
82 | 81 | Charlottesville, VA | 67.91 | $77,992.37 | $1,059 | 38.77 |
83 | 82 | Cumberland, MD-WV | 31.32 | $72,760.27 | $486 | 38.73 |
84 | 83 | Provo-Orem, UT | 67.86 | $68,464.88 | $890 | 38.71 |
85 | 84 | Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 56.88 | $70,869.63 | $789 | 38.71 |
86 | 85 | Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 50.03 | $82,489.58 | $908 | 38.70 |
87 | 86 | Monroe, MI | 47.55 | $75,411.18 | $754 | 38.57 |
88 | 87 | Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 50.92 | $71,575.12 | $734 | 38.47 |
89 | 88 | Syracuse, NY | 48.94 | $72,506.91 | $736 | 38.23 |
90 | 89 | Salt Lake City, UT | 63.47 | $72,925.87 | $935 | 38.22 |
91 | 90 | Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 58.05 | $71,491.06 | $840 | 38.18 |
92 | 91 | Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC | 49.20 | $70,883.13 | $715 | 38.13 |
93 | 92 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | 52.04 | $72,117.89 | $776 | 38.10 |
94 | 93 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 43.36 | $72,374.55 | $667 | 38.09 |
95 | 94 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 60.21 | $69,829.89 | $846 | 38.01 |
96 | 95 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 66.43 | $76,704.75 | $1,052 | 38.00 |
97 | 96 | Morgantown, WV | 53.01 | $67,104.75 | $706 | 37.94 |
98 | 97 | Knoxville, TN | 46.14 | $73,716.67 | $737 | 37.88 |
99 | 98 | Bloomington, IN | 71.72 | $59,445.83 | $817 | 37.88 |
100 | 99 | Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 46.43 | $81,332.90 | $885 | 37.72 |
101 | 100 | Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA | 66.14 | $87,985.71 | $1,265 | 37.69 |