| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | |
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1 | OVERALL RANK | City | State | Overall Score | Opportunity Rank | Earning Potential Rank | Workspace Rank | Connectivity Rank | Costs Rank | Safety Rank | Convenience Rank |
2 | 1 | Frisco | TX | 60.67 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 96 | 107 | 7 | 93 |
3 | 2 | Naperville | IL | 59.67 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 130 | 133 | 1 | 14 |
4 | 3 | Dallas | TX | 59.63 | 12 | 70 | 143 | 7 | 31 | 130 | 14 |
5 | 4 | Arlington | TX | 59.14 | 22 | 100 | 98 | 3 | 17 | 89 | 93 |
6 | 5 | Atlanta | GA | 58.98 | 18 | 33 | 27 | 21 | 116 | 161 | 1 |
7 | 6 | Austin | TX | 58.33 | 47 | 39 | 54 | 12 | 83 | 117 | 14 |
8 | 7 | Tampa | FL | 58.16 | 68 | 65 | 106 | 2 | 57 | 31 | 14 |
9 | 8 | Plano | TX | 57.36 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 71 | 92 | 18 | 93 |
10 | 9 | Raleigh | NC | 56.78 | 67 | 53 | 19 | 8 | 104 | 29 | 158 |
11 | 10 | Cincinnati | OH | 56.15 | 98 | 160 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 150 | 158 |
12 | 11 | Houston | TX | 55.9 | 55 | 75 | 108 | 35 | 8 | 161 | 14 |
13 | 12 | Nashville | TN | 55.72 | 78 | 80 | 59 | 14 | 43 | 161 | 93 |
14 | 13 | Cary | NC | 55.23 | 66 | 12 | 4 | 61 | 120 | 2 | 158 |
15 | 14 | Chicago | IL | 55.06 | 9 | 59 | 161 | 38 | 112 | 110 | 1 |
16 | 15 | Denver | CO | 54.94 | 52 | 43 | 48 | 16 | 121 | 130 | 14 |
17 | 16 | Salt Lake City | UT | 54.91 | 83 | 62 | 32 | 6 | 105 | 186 | 93 |
18 | 17 | Charlotte | NC | 54.69 | 70 | 52 | 46 | 9 | 99 | 117 | 158 |
19 | 18 | San Antonio | TX | 54.5 | 93 | 140 | 140 | 15 | 13 | 150 | 93 |
20 | 19 | Arlington | VA | 54.36 | 7 | 6 | 122 | 75 | 134 | 12 | 14 |
21 | 20 | Seattle | WA | 54.1 | 49 | 13 | 28 | 11 | 144 | 150 | 93 |
22 | 21 | Durham | NC | 53.82 | 69 | 86 | 41 | 18 | 78 | 142 | 158 |
23 | 21 | Orlando | FL | 53.82 | 81 | 115 | 74 | 37 | 49 | 161 | 1 |
24 | 23 | Kansas City | MO | 53.49 | 89 | 117 | 123 | 1 | 62 | 150 | 158 |
25 | 24 | Louisville | KY | 53.42 | 120 | 120 | 90 | 23 | 45 | 142 | 14 |
26 | 25 | Irving | TX | 53.35 | 11 | 71 | 144 | 57 | 23 | 69 | 93 |
27 | 26 | Spokane | WA | 53.27 | 152 | 147 | 23 | 43 | 28 | 174 | 14 |
28 | 27 | Minneapolis | MN | 53.19 | 44 | 60 | 97 | 13 | 122 | 161 | 93 |
29 | 28 | Overland Park | KS | 53.07 | 90 | 21 | 2 | 76 | 111 | 23 | 93 |
30 | 29 | Fort Wayne | IN | 52.73 | 161 | 159 | 44 | 19 | 24 | 82 | 93 |
31 | 30 | McKinney | TX | 52.52 | 74 | 23 | 8 | 137 | 68 | 4 | 93 |
32 | 31 | Phoenix | AZ | 52.51 | 32 | 94 | 147 | 26 | 125 | 110 | 1 |
33 | 32 | Indianapolis | IN | 52.11 | 85 | 151 | 120 | 32 | 27 | 150 | 93 |
34 | 33 | St. Louis | MO | 51.67 | 77 | 163 | 89 | 22 | 47 | 186 | 158 |
35 | 34 | Greensboro | NC | 51.66 | 140 | 133 | 65 | 20 | 60 | 130 | 158 |
36 | 35 | Birmingham | AL | 51.62 | 139 | 185 | 70 | 27 | 37 | 186 | 14 |
37 | 36 | St. Petersburg | FL | 51.38 | 80 | 91 | 124 | 45 | 48 | 107 | 93 |
38 | 37 | Little Rock | AR | 51.27 | 144 | 77 | 52 | 49 | 54 | 186 | 14 |
39 | 38 | Omaha | NE | 51.05 | 132 | 84 | 38 | 31 | 86 | 117 | 158 |
40 | 39 | Gilbert | AZ | 50.86 | 43 | 22 | 20 | 79 | 139 | 8 | 14 |
41 | 40 | Olathe | KS | 50.71 | 94 | 35 | 10 | 73 | 89 | 11 | 93 |
42 | 41 | Cleveland | OH | 50.33 | 84 | 193 | 58 | 39 | 29 | 174 | 158 |
43 | 42 | Garland | TX | 50.32 | 13 | 110 | 160 | 66 | 30 | 73 | 93 |
44 | 43 | Oklahoma City | OK | 50.3 | 118 | 104 | 127 | 33 | 39 | 142 | 158 |
45 | 44 | Lexington | KY | 50.28 | 163 | 82 | 9 | 77 | 69 | 94 | 14 |
46 | 45 | Columbus | OH | 50.16 | 86 | 143 | 107 | 46 | 59 | 110 | 93 |
47 | 46 | Memphis | TN | 50.11 | 131 | 168 | 111 | 51 | 6 | 186 | 93 |
48 | 47 | Pittsburgh | PA | 50.04 | 99 | 125 | 16 | 63 | 52 | 94 | 14 |
49 | 48 | Albuquerque | NM | 50 | 119 | 128 | 12 | 25 | 102 | 186 | 158 |
50 | 48 | Miami | FL | 50 | 63 | 154 | 166 | 36 | 96 | 130 | 14 |
51 | 50 | Alexandria | VA | 49.84 | 8 | 10 | 88 | 94 | 146 | 15 | 14 |
52 | 51 | Bellevue | WA | 49.56 | 48 | 2 | 3 | 78 | 161 | 73 | 93 |
53 | 52 | Akron | OH | 49.51 | 108 | 184 | 96 | 47 | 20 | 117 | 158 |
54 | 53 | Milwaukee | WI | 49.39 | 103 | 177 | 135 | 24 | 66 | 110 | 158 |
55 | 53 | Pembroke Pines | FL | 49.39 | 53 | 64 | 24 | 81 | 101 | 31 | 93 |
56 | 55 | Las Vegas | NV | 49.25 | 95 | 99 | 94 | 52 | 58 | 89 | 158 |
57 | 56 | Des Moines | IA | 49.02 | 138 | 145 | 167 | 30 | 84 | 150 | 14 |
58 | 57 | Jersey City | NJ | 48.25 | 2 | 36 | 120 | 72 | 155 | 52 | 14 |
59 | 58 | Yonkers | NY | 48.18 | 4 | 58 | 101 | 60 | 159 | 8 | 93 |
60 | 59 | Mesquite | TX | 47.97 | 27 | 152 | 132 | 98 | 25 | 117 | 93 |
61 | 60 | Philadelphia | PA | 47.86 | 46 | 150 | 142 | 64 | 70 | 107 | 14 |
62 | 61 | Cape Coral | FL | 47.84 | 149 | 109 | 77 | 101 | 80 | 6 | 14 |
63 | 62 | Murfreesboro | TN | 47.8 | 39 | 97 | 42 | 99 | 51 | 89 | 158 |
64 | 63 | Newark | NJ | 47.78 | 1 | 188 | 13 | 111 | 141 | 48 | 93 |
65 | 63 | Grand Prairie | TX | 47.78 | 17 | 90 | 130 | 112 | 19 | 46 | 93 |
66 | 65 | Huntsville | AL | 47.33 | 151 | 92 | 11 | 89 | 61 | 150 | 93 |
67 | 66 | Clarksville | TN | 47.31 | 190 | 158 | 91 | 58 | 14 | 94 | 158 |
68 | 67 | Scottsdale | AZ | 47.27 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 171 | 145 | 31 | 14 |
69 | 68 | Tucson | AZ | 47.17 | 133 | 175 | 87 | 50 | 110 | 117 | 14 |
70 | 69 | Lincoln | NE | 46.9 | 173 | 111 | 14 | 74 | 67 | 86 | 158 |
71 | 70 | Paterson | NJ | 46.87 | 5 | 179 | 139 | 67 | 128 | 73 | 93 |
72 | 71 | New York | NY | 46.79 | 3 | 38 | 193 | 41 | 170 | 31 | 14 |
73 | 72 | Detroit | MI | 46.71 | 65 | 194 | 153 | 53 | 34 | 174 | 158 |
74 | 72 | Aurora | IL | 46.71 | 91 | 51 | 129 | 135 | 75 | 8 | 14 |
75 | 74 | Chandler | AZ | 46.39 | 42 | 31 | 44 | 115 | 140 | 39 | 14 |
76 | 75 | Vancouver | WA | 46.35 | 75 | 95 | 55 | 79 | 94 | 107 | 93 |
77 | 76 | Thornton | CO | 46.27 | 50 | 54 | 69 | 90 | 117 | 89 | 93 |
78 | 77 | Peoria | AZ | 46.19 | 41 | 55 | 34 | 114 | 137 | 29 | 14 |
79 | 78 | Fort Worth | TX | 46.18 | 87 | 83 | 126 | 97 | 36 | 86 | 93 |
80 | 79 | Boise City | ID | 46.15 | 135 | 87 | 21 | 85 | 119 | 20 | 93 |
81 | 79 | El Paso | TX | 46.15 | 147 | 164 | 149 | 103 | 11 | 23 | 93 |
82 | 81 | Washington | DC | 46.13 | 6 | 14 | 86 | 86 | 160 | 161 | 14 |
83 | 82 | Tulsa | OK | 46.09 | 38 | 123 | 92 | 123 | 38 | 174 | 93 |
84 | 83 | Knoxville | TN | 45.98 | 143 | 173 | 29 | 116 | 10 | 150 | 93 |
85 | 84 | New Orleans | LA | 45.7 | 136 | 131 | 159 | 48 | 106 | 174 | 93 |
86 | 85 | Hollywood | FL | 45.69 | 51 | 103 | 165 | 95 | 65 | 73 | 93 |
87 | 86 | Jacksonville | FL | 45.67 | 106 | 119 | 85 | 132 | 21 | 110 | 14 |
88 | 87 | Kansas City | KS | 45.66 | 88 | 178 | 128 | 56 | 81 | 150 | 93 |
89 | 88 | Fort Lauderdale | FL | 44.93 | 58 | 41 | 110 | 126 | 82 | 161 | 93 |
90 | 89 | Henderson | NV | 44.88 | 97 | 40 | 30 | 144 | 90 | 23 | 158 |
91 | 90 | Los Angeles | CA | 44.68 | 20 | 48 | 180 | 29 | 176 | 86 | 1 |
92 | 90 | Chesapeake | VA | 44.68 | 116 | 45 | 22 | 93 | 130 | 67 | 93 |
93 | 92 | Anaheim | CA | 44.59 | 24 | 56 | 184 | 10 | 171 | 62 | 14 |
94 | 93 | Aurora | CO | 44.54 | 56 | 88 | 105 | 99 | 108 | 97 | 93 |
95 | 94 | Grand Rapids | MI | 44.51 | 142 | 157 | 79 | 110 | 44 | 56 | 93 |
96 | 95 | Sacramento | CA | 44.47 | 100 | 81 | 141 | 34 | 153 | 117 | 14 |
97 | 96 | Virginia Beach | VA | 44.33 | 125 | 46 | 31 | 113 | 129 | 20 | 93 |
98 | 97 | Chattanooga | TN | 44.04 | 155 | 144 | 40 | 68 | 32 | 186 | 158 |
99 | 98 | Newport News | VA | 44.03 | 124 | 148 | 73 | 91 | 91 | 82 | 93 |
100 | 99 | McAllen | TX | 43.94 | 164 | 146 | 162 | 164 | 3 | 56 | 14 |