Complete Rankings for the Best Cities for Remote Tech Workers That You May Not Have Considered
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Overall Scores and Rankings
| MSA | Rubric Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia PA | 4.23 | 1 |
| Milwaukee WI | 4.11 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh PA | 4.02 | 3 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 3.94 | 4 |
| Chicago IL | 3.8 | 5 |
| Houston TX | 3.78 | 6 |
| Richmond VA | 3.69 | 7 |
| Charlotte NC | 3.59 | 8 |
| Atlanta GA | 3.44 | 9 |
| Orlando FL | 3.41 | 10 |
| Dayton OH | 3.33 | 11 |
| Virginia Beach VA | 3.3 | 12 |
| Buffalo NY | 3.27 | 13 |
| Washington DC | 3.24 | 14 |
| St. Louis MO | 3.23 | 15 |
| Denver CO | 3.23 | 15 |
| Cincinnati OH | 3.22 | 17 |
| Las Vegas NV | 3.2 | 18 |
| Tulsa OK | 3.19 | 19 |
| Austin TX | 3.18 | 20 |
| Raleigh NC | 3.13 | 21 |
| Tampa FL | 3.13 | 21 |
| El Paso TX | 3.1 | 23 |
| Detroit MI | 3.09 | 24 |
| Kansas City MO | 3.02 | 25 |
| Rochester NY | 2.98 | 26 |
| Boise City ID | 2.96 | 27 |
| Oklahoma City OK | 2.95 | 28 |
| Akron OH | 2.95 | 28 |
| Greensboro NC | 2.94 | 30 |
| San Jose CA | 2.94 | 30 |
| Providence RI | 2.93 | 32 |
| McAllen TX | 2.89 | 33 |
| Winston-Salem NC | 2.89 | 33 |
| Palm Bay FL | 2.88 | 35 |
| Albuquerque NM | 2.85 | 36 |
| Durham NC | 2.84 | 37 |
| Sacramento CA | 2.79 | 38 |
| Deltona FL | 2.74 | 39 |
| Riverside CA | 2.58 | 40 |
| Worcester MA | 2.51 | 41 |
| Des Moines IA | 2.49 | 42 |
| Columbia SC | 2.47 | 43 |
| Provo UT | 2.45 | 44 |
| Bakersfield CA | 2.44 | 45 |
| Lakeland FL | 2.42 | 46 |
| Bridgeport CT | 2.36 | 47 |
| Greenville SC | 2.32 | 48 |
| New Haven CT | 2.32 | 48 |
| Knoxville TN | 2.27 | 50 |
| Urban Honolulu HI | 2.27 | 50 |
| Ogden UT | 2.23 | 52 |
| Stockton CA | 2.13 | 53 |
| Birmingham AL | 2.06 | 54 |
| Charleston SC | 2.06 | 54 |
| Fayetteville AR | 2.05 | 56 |
| Poughkeepsie NY | 2.01 | 57 |
| Cape Coral FL | 1.96 | 58 |
| North Port FL | 1.94 | 59 |
| Oxnard CA | 1.55 | 60 |
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Overall Affordability Rankings (35%)
| MSA | Rubric Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Knoxville TN | 4.69 | 1 |
| Houston TX | 4.38 | 2 |
| Milwaukee WI | 4.38 | 2 |
| Dayton OH | 4.38 | 2 |
| McAllen TX | 4.38 | 2 |
| El Paso TX | 4.38 | 2 |
| Akron OH | 4.38 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh PA | 4.38 | 2 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 4.34 | 9 |
| Greensboro NC | 4.06 | 10 |
| Albuquerque NM | 4.06 | 10 |
| Des Moines IA | 4.06 | 10 |
| Fayetteville AR | 4.06 | 10 |
| Durham NC | 4.06 | 10 |
| Raleigh NC | 3.93 | 15 |
| Cincinnati OH | 3.75 | 16 |
| Tulsa OK | 3.75 | 16 |
| Oklahoma City OK | 3.75 | 16 |
| St. Louis MO | 3.75 | 16 |
| Charlotte NC | 3.44 | 20 |
| Richmond VA | 3.44 | 20 |
| Virginia Beach VA | 3.44 | 20 |
| Birmingham AL | 3.44 | 20 |
| Greenville SC | 3.44 | 20 |
| Winston-Salem NC | 3.44 | 20 |
| Kansas City MO | 3.44 | 20 |
| Lakeland FL | 3.44 | 20 |
| Chicago IL | 3.44 | 20 |
| Detroit MI | 3.13 | 29 |
| Atlanta GA | 3.13 | 29 |
| Rochester NY | 3.13 | 29 |
| Buffalo NY | 3.13 | 29 |
| Columbia SC | 3.13 | 29 |
| Austin TX | 3.13 | 29 |
| Bakersfield CA | 3.13 | 29 |
| Orlando FL | 3.13 | 29 |
| Provo UT | 3.13 | 29 |
| Las Vegas NV | 3.13 | 29 |
| Deltona FL | 3.13 | 29 |
| Palm Bay FL | 3.13 | 29 |
| Philadelphia PA | 3.13 | 29 |
| Tampa FL | 2.81 | 42 |
| Providence RI | 2.81 | 42 |
| Boise City ID | 2.81 | 42 |
| Ogden UT | 2.81 | 42 |
| Charleston SC | 2.5 | 46 |
| New Haven CT | 2.5 | 46 |
| Cape Coral FL | 2.5 | 46 |
| Worcester MA | 2.19 | 49 |
| North Port FL | 2.19 | 49 |
| Denver CO | 1.88 | 51 |
| Sacramento CA | 1.88 | 51 |
| Stockton CA | 1.88 | 51 |
| Riverside CA | 1.56 | 54 |
| Poughkeepsie NY | 1.56 | 54 |
| Bridgeport CT | 1.56 | 54 |
| Urban Honolulu HI | 1.25 | 57 |
| Oxnard CA | 0.94 | 58 |
| San Jose CA | 0.94 | 58 |
| Washington DC | 0.63 | 60 |
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Cost of Living Rankings
| MSA | Annual Cost of Living (25%) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| El Paso TX | $37,572 | 1 |
| McAllen TX | $38,388 | 2 |
| Dayton OH | $38,436 | 3 |
| Albuquerque NM | $39,564 | 4 |
| Akron OH | $40,200 | 5 |
| Detroit MI | $40,968 | 6 |
| Milwaukee WI | $41,076 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh PA | $41,712 | 8 |
| Tulsa OK | $41,808 | 9 |
| Cincinnati OH | $41,844 | 10 |
| Winston-Salem NC | $41,892 | 11 |
| Fayetteville AR | $42,108 | 12 |
| Greenville SC | $42,264 | 13 |
| St. Louis MO | $42,408 | 14 |
| Deltona FL | $42,756 | 15 |
| Oklahoma City OK | $42,840 | 16 |
| Buffalo NY | $43,608 | 17 |
| Knoxville TN | $43,668 | 18 |
| Des Moines IA | $43,740 | 19 |
| Bakersfield CA | $43,776 | 20 |
| Greensboro NC | $44,256 | 21 |
| Las Vegas NV | $44,532 | 22 |
| Rochester NY | $44,640 | 23 |
| Houston TX | $44,856 | 24 |
| Lakeland FL | $45,096 | 25 |
| Palm Bay FL | $45,168 | 26 |
| Boise City ID | $45,648 | 27 |
| Kansas City MO | $45,720 | 28 |
| Birmingham AL | $46,296 | 29 |
| North Port FL | $46,632 | 30 |
| Providence RI | $46,776 | 31 |
| Columbia SC | $46,920 | 32 |
| Ogden UT | $47,484 | 33 |
| Provo UT | $47,616 | 34 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth TX | $48,096 | 35 |
| Virginia Beach VA | $48,612 | 36 |
| Philadelphia PA | $48,648 | 37 |
| Stockton CA | $48,684 | 38 |
| Cape Coral FL | $49,248 | 39 |
| Chicago IL | $49,332 | 40 |
| Austin TX | $50,520 | 41 |
| Tampa FL | $50,580 | 42 |
| Durham NC | $50,892 | 43 |
| Richmond VA | $50,904 | 44 |
| Charlotte NC | $50,916 | 45 |
| Raleigh NC | $52,740 | 46 |
| Worcester MA | $52,824 | 47 |
| Orlando FL | $53,052 | 48 |
| Poughkeepsie NY | $53,124 | 49 |
| Sacramento CA | $53,568 | 50 |
| Denver CO | $53,772 | 51 |
| New Haven CT | $54,084 | 52 |
| Bridgeport CT | $54,516 | 53 |
| Charleston SC | $54,924 | 54 |
| Atlanta GA | $55,404 | 55 |
| Riverside CA | $57,204 | 56 |
| Washington DC | $60,372 | 57 |
| Urban Honolulu HI | $62,364 | 58 |
| Oxnard CA | $65,748 | 59 |
| San Jose CA | $76,344 | 60 |
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Housing Price Rankings
| MSA | Housing Price (per square foot) (25%) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dayton OH | 127 | 1 |
| Akron OH | 133 | 2 |
| Rochester NY | 148 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh PA | 154 | 4 |
| McAllen TX | 155 | 5 |
| St. Louis MO | 157 | 6 |
| Birmingham AL | 157 | 6 |
| Winston-Salem NC | 161 | 8 |
| El Paso TX | 162 | 9 |
| Tulsa OK | 162 | 9 |
| Buffalo NY | 168 | 11 |
| Detroit MI | 170 | 12 |
| Oklahoma City OK | 170 | 12 |
| Greensboro NC | 170 | 12 |
| Greenville SC | 175 | 15 |
| Houston TX | 175 | 15 |
| Cincinnati OH | 178 | 17 |
| Columbia SC | 184 | 18 |
| Kansas City MO | 192 | 19 |
| Milwaukee WI | 194 | 20 |
| Atlanta GA | 196 | 21 |
| Lakeland FL | 200 | 22 |
| Chicago IL | 200 | 22 |
| Fayetteville AR | 203 | 24 |
| Virginia Beach VA | 203 | 24 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 204 | 26 |
| Albuquerque NM | 211 | 27 |
| Provo UT | 213 | 28 |
| Philadelphia PA | 214 | 29 |
| Richmond VA | 217 | 30 |
| Charlotte NC | 217 | 30 |
| Raleigh NC | 217 | 30 |
| Knoxville TN | 220 | 33 |
| Ogden UT | 226 | 34 |
| Bakersfield CA | 227 | 35 |
| New Haven CT | 227 | 35 |
| Des Moines IA | 229 | 37 |
| Palm Bay FL | 233 | 38 |
| Orlando FL | 238 | 39 |
| Deltona FL | 244 | 40 |
| Durham NC | 250 | 41 |
| Las Vegas NV | 257 | 42 |
| Tampa FL | 257 | 42 |
| Charleston SC | 257 | 42 |
| Austin TX | 267 | 45 |
| Worcester MA | 273 | 46 |
| Cape Coral FL | 278 | 47 |
| Boise City ID | 285 | 48 |
| Providence RI | 298 | 49 |
| Denver CO | 299 | 50 |
| North Port FL | 301 | 51 |
| Stockton CA | 305 | 52 |
| Washington DC | 310 | 53 |
| Riverside CA | 335 | 54 |
| Poughkeepsie NY | 337 | 55 |
| Bridgeport CT | 344 | 56 |
| Sacramento CA | 345 | 57 |
| Oxnard CA | 549 | 58 |
| Urban Honolulu HI | 690 | 59 |
| San Jose CA | 813 | 60 |
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Auto Insurance Rankings
| MSA | Annual car insurance premiums (25%) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Providence RI | 311 | 1 |
| Des Moines IA | 408 | 2 |
| Boise City ID | 408 | 2 |
| Milwaukee WI | 432 | 4 |
| Knoxville TN | 444 | 5 |
| Pittsburgh PA | 480 | 6 |
| Philadelphia PA | 480 | 6 |
| Dayton OH | 492 | 8 |
| Akron OH | 492 | 8 |
| Fayetteville AR | 540 | 10 |
| Albuquerque NM | 540 | 10 |
| Winston-Salem NC | 552 | 12 |
| Greensboro NC | 552 | 12 |
| Charlotte NC | 552 | 12 |
| Raleigh NC | 552 | 12 |
| Durham NC | 552 | 12 |
| McAllen TX | 576 | 17 |
| El Paso TX | 576 | 17 |
| Houston TX | 576 | 17 |
| Virginia Beach VA | 576 | 17 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 576 | 17 |
| Austin TX | 576 | 17 |
| Kansas City MO | 582 | 23 |
| Birmingham AL | 600 | 24 |
| Tulsa OK | 600 | 24 |
| Oklahoma City OK | 600 | 24 |
| Richmond VA | 600 | 24 |
| Bakersfield CA | 600 | 24 |
| Stockton CA | 600 | 24 |
| Riverside CA | 600 | 24 |
| Sacramento CA | 600 | 24 |
| Oxnard CA | 600 | 24 |
| San Jose CA | 600 | 24 |
| Cincinnati OH | 616 | 34 |
| Atlanta GA | 624 | 35 |
| Urban Honolulu HI | 684 | 36 |
| St. Louis MO | 696 | 37 |
| Greenville SC | 720 | 38 |
| Columbia SC | 720 | 38 |
| Chicago IL | 720 | 38 |
| Charleston SC | 720 | 38 |
| Denver CO | 720 | 38 |
| Washington DC | 750 | 43 |
| Provo UT | 792 | 44 |
| Ogden UT | 792 | 44 |
| Worcester MA | 846 | 46 |
| Rochester NY | 924 | 47 |
| Buffalo NY | 924 | 47 |
| Poughkeepsie NY | 924 | 47 |
| New Haven CT | 960 | 50 |
| Bridgeport CT | 960 | 50 |
| Lakeland FL | 1092 | 52 |
| Palm Bay FL | 1092 | 52 |
| Orlando FL | 1092 | 52 |
| Deltona FL | 1092 | 52 |
| Tampa FL | 1092 | 52 |
| Cape Coral FL | 1092 | 52 |
| North Port FL | 1092 | 52 |
| Las Vegas NV | 1164 | 59 |
| Detroit MI | 2352 | 60 |
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State Income Tax Rankings
| MSA | State Income Tax (25%) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 0.00% | 1 |
| Houston TX | 0.00% | 1 |
| Orlando FL | 0.00% | 1 |
| Las Vegas NV | 0.00% | 1 |
| Austin TX | 0.00% | 1 |
| Tampa FL | 0.00% | 1 |
| El Paso TX | 0.00% | 1 |
| McAllen TX | 0.00% | 1 |
| Palm Bay FL | 0.00% | 1 |
| Deltona FL | 0.00% | 1 |
| Lakeland FL | 0.00% | 1 |
| Knoxville TN | 0.00% | 1 |
| Cape Coral FL | 0.00% | 1 |
| North Port FL | 0.00% | 1 |
| Pittsburgh PA | 3.07% | 15 |
| Dayton OH | 3.68% | 16 |
| Akron OH | 3.68% | 16 |
| Detroit MI | 4.25% | 18 |
| Denver CO | 4.40% | 19 |
| Cincinnati OH | 4.75% | 20 |
| Tulsa OK | 4.75% | 20 |
| Raleigh NC | 4.75% | 20 |
| Oklahoma OK | 4.75% | 20 |
| Greensboro NC | 4.75% | 20 |
| Winston-Salem NC | 4.75% | 20 |
| Durham NC | 4.75% | 20 |
| Provo UT | 4.85% | 27 |
| Ogden UT | 4.85% | 27 |
| Albuquerque NM | 4.90% | 29 |
| Fayetteville AR | 4.90% | 29 |
| St. Louis MO | 4.95% | 31 |
| Birmingham AL | 5.00% | 32 |
| Milwaukee WI | 5.30% | 33 |
| Chicago IL | 5.30% | 33 |
| Providence RI | 5.50% | 35 |
| Worcester MA | 5.50% | 35 |
| Bridgeport CT | 5.50% | 35 |
| New Haven CT | 5.50% | 35 |
| Kansas MO | 5.70% | 39 |
| Richmond VA | 5.75% | 40 |
| Atlanta GA | 5.75% | 40 |
| Virginia Beach VA | 5.75% | 40 |
| Washington DC | 5.75% | 40 |
| Boise City ID | 5.80% | 44 |
| Buffalo NY | 6.00% | 45 |
| Rochester NY | 6.00% | 45 |
| Des Moines IA | 6.00% | 45 |
| Poughkeepsie NY | 6.00% | 45 |
| Charlotte NC | 6.50% | 49 |
| Columbia SC | 6.50% | 49 |
| Greenville SC | 6.50% | 49 |
| Charleston SC | 6.50% | 49 |
| Philadelphia PA | 6.60% | 53 |
| Urban Honolulu HI | 8.25% | 54 |
| San Jose CA | 9.30% | 55 |
| Sacramento CA | 9.30% | 55 |
| Riverside CA | 9.30% | 55 |
| Bakersfield CA | 9.30% | 55 |
| Stockton CA | 9.30% | 55 |
| Oxnard CA | 9.30% | 55 |
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Overall Job Competitiveness Rankings (35%)
| MSA | Rubric Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia PA | 4.69 | 1 |
| Charlotte NC | 4.69 | 1 |
| Washington DC | 4.63 | 3 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 4.25 | 4 |
| Chicago IL | 4.25 | 4 |
| San Jose CA | 4.25 | 4 |
| Denver CO | 4.13 | 7 |
| Buffalo NY | 3.81 | 8 |
| Houston TX | 3.75 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh PA | 3.63 | 10 |
| Milwaukee WI | 3.63 | 10 |
| Richmond VA | 3.63 | 10 |
| Detroit MI | 3.56 | 13 |
| Tulsa OK | 3.5 | 14 |
| Atlanta GA | 3.5 | 14 |
| Dayton OH | 3.25 | 16 |
| Rochester NY | 3.25 | 16 |
| Columbia SC | 3.13 | 18 |
| Las Vegas NV | 3.06 | 19 |
| Raleigh NC | 3.06 | 19 |
| Oklahoma City OK | 3.06 | 19 |
| Austin TX | 3 | 22 |
| Winston-Salem NC | 2.94 | 23 |
| Orlando FL | 2.88 | 24 |
| Providence RI | 2.88 | 24 |
| Riverside CA | 2.88 | 24 |
| Sacramento CA | 2.88 | 24 |
| Palm Bay FL | 2.69 | 28 |
| Boise City ID | 2.69 | 28 |
| Deltona FL | 2.56 | 30 |
| Worcester MA | 2.56 | 30 |
| Poughkeepsie NY | 2.56 | 30 |
| Cincinnati OH | 2.5 | 33 |
| Bridgeport CT | 2.5 | 33 |
| Kansas City MO | 2.5 | 33 |
| Virginia Beach VA | 2.5 | 33 |
| Greenville SC | 2.38 | 37 |
| Durham NC | 2.31 | 38 |
| St. Louis MO | 2.31 | 38 |
| Charleston SC | 2.31 | 38 |
| Akron OH | 2.19 | 41 |
| Greensboro NC | 2.19 | 41 |
| Tampa FL | 2.13 | 43 |
| McAllen TX | 2 | 44 |
| Albuquerque NM | 1.94 | 45 |
| El Paso TX | 1.81 | 46 |
| Stockton CA | 1.81 | 46 |
| Urban Honolulu HI | 1.75 | 48 |
| Oxnard CA | 1.63 | 49 |
| New Haven CT | 1.44 | 50 |
| Bakersfield CA | 1.44 | 50 |
| Birmingham AL | 1.38 | 52 |
| Knoxville TN | 1.25 | 53 |
| Fayetteville AR | 1.25 | 53 |
| Provo UT | 1.19 | 55 |
| Des Moines IA | 1.19 | 55 |
| Lakeland FL | 1.06 | 57 |
| Ogden UT | 0.88 | 58 |
| Cape Coral FL | 0.69 | 59 |
| North Port FL | 0.69 | 59 |
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Annual Salary Rankings
| MSA | Annual Salary (30%) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Denver CO | $121,776 | 1 |
| Richmond VA | $111,975 | 2 |
| Buffalo NY | $111,128 | 3 |
| Rochester NY | $111,128 | 3 |
| Poughkeepsie NY | $111,128 | 3 |
| Virginia Beach VA | $108,215 | 6 |
| Columbia SC | $106,654 | 7 |
| Greenville SC | $106,654 | 7 |
| Charleston SC | $106,654 | 7 |
| Charlotte NC | $105,554 | 10 |
| San Jose CA | $104,671 | 11 |
| Riverside CA | $104,671 | 11 |
| Sacramento CA | $104,671 | 11 |
| Stockton CA | $104,671 | 11 |
| Oxnard CA | $104,671 | 11 |
| Bakersfield CA | $104,671 | 11 |
| Raleigh NC | $104,454 | 17 |
| Winston-Salem NC | $104,454 | 17 |
| Durham NC | $104,454 | 17 |
| Greensboro NC | $104,454 | 17 |
| Tulsa OK | $104,287 | 21 |
| Oklahoma City OK | $104,287 | 21 |
| Philadelphia PA | $101,792 | 23 |
| Pittsburgh PA | $101,792 | 23 |
| Detroit MI | $100,758 | 25 |
| Boise City ID | $100,286 | 26 |
| Washington DC | $100,269 | 27 |
| Urban Honolulu HI | $100,018 | 28 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth TX | $99,753 | 29 |
| Houston TX | $99,753 | 29 |
| Austin TX | $99,753 | 29 |
| McAllen TX | $99,753 | 29 |
| El Paso TX | $99,753 | 29 |
| Milwaukee WI | $99,690 | 34 |
| Providence RI | $99,404 | 35 |
| Worcester MA | $98,315 | 36 |
| Las Vegas NV | $97,775 | 37 |
| Kansas City MO | $96,811 | 38 |
| Chicago IL | $95,989 | 39 |
| Albuquerque NM | $95,760 | 40 |
| Dayton OH | $93,443 | 41 |
| Akron OH | $93,443 | 41 |
| St. Louis MO | $92,383 | 43 |
| Bridgeport CT | $92,253 | 44 |
| New Haven CT | $92,253 | 44 |
| Des Moines IA | $91,694 | 46 |
| Birmingham AL | $91,340 | 47 |
| Cincinnati OH | $90,748 | 48 |
| Knoxville TN | $89,212 | 49 |
| Provo UT | $89,174 | 50 |
| Ogden UT | $89,174 | 50 |
| Atlanta GA | $85,090 | 52 |
| Fayetteville AR | $78,833 | 53 |
| Orlando FL | $75,305 | 54 |
| Palm Bay FL | $75,305 | 54 |
| Deltona FL | $75,305 | 54 |
| Tampa FL | $75,305 | 54 |
| Lakeland FL | $75,305 | 54 |
| Cape Coral FL | $75,305 | 54 |
| North Port FL | $75,305 | 54 |
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Employment Rankings
| MSA | Employment Estimate (25%) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Washington DC | 243,800 | 1 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 170,440 | 2 |
| San Jose CA | 154,180 | 3 |
| Chicago IL | 136,190 | 4 |
| Atlanta GA | 124,540 | 5 |
| Philadelphia PA | 90,510 | 6 |
| Denver CO | 83,570 | 7 |
| Houston TX | 81,830 | 8 |
| Austin TX | 79,740 | 9 |
| Detroit MI | 62,620 | 10 |
| Charlotte NC | 56,220 | 11 |
| Tampa FL | 48,470 | 12 |
| St. Louis MO | 45,920 | 13 |
| Kansas City MO | 42,020 | 14 |
| Orlando FL | 39,720 | 15 |
| Raleigh NC | 38,440 | 16 |
| Sacramento CA | 34,370 | 17 |
| Cincinnati OH | 33,550 | 18 |
| Pittsburgh PA | 32,860 | 19 |
| Virginia Beach VA | 25,910 | 20 |
| Richmond VA | 25,720 | 21 |
| Milwaukee WI | 25,100 | 22 |
| Durham NC | 23,120 | 23 |
| Riverside CA | 20,120 | 24 |
| Las Vegas NV | 18,090 | 25 |
| Des Moines IA | 17,580 | 26 |
| Oklahoma City OK | 17,090 | 27 |
| Provo UT | 16,550 | 28 |
| Providence RI | 15,680 | 29 |
| Rochester NY | 13,570 | 30 |
| Birmingham AL | 12,830 | 31 |
| Dayton OH | 12,710 | 32 |
| Bridgeport CT | 11,760 | 33 |
| Buffalo NY | 11,650 | 34 |
| Urban Honolulu HI | 11,190 | 35 |
| Palm Bay FL | 10,720 | 36 |
| Charleston SC | 10,660 | 37 |
| Boise City ID | 10,430 | 38 |
| Albuquerque NM | 10,310 | 39 |
| Knoxville TN | 9,910 | 40 |
| Columbia SC | 9,710 | 41 |
| Tulsa OK | 9,530 | 42 |
| Fayetteville AR | 8,770 | 43 |
| Greenville SC | 8,520 | 44 |
| Akron OH | 7,960 | 45 |
| Oxnard CA | 7,790 | 46 |
| Ogden UT | 7,470 | 47 |
| Greensboro NC | 7,140 | 48 |
| Worcester MA | 6,820 | 49 |
| Winston-Salem NC | 6,010 | 50 |
| North Port FL | 5,560 | 51 |
| New Haven CT | 5,250 | 52 |
| Lakeland FL | 4,930 | 53 |
| Bakersfield CA | 4,740 | 54 |
| El Paso TX | 4,560 | 55 |
| Cape Coral FL | 4,490 | 56 |
| Deltona FL | 2,740 | 57 |
| Stockton CA | 2,600 | 58 |
| McAllen TX | 2,210 | 59 |
| Poughkeepsie NY | 1,750 | 60 |
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Tech Conferences Score
| MSA | Presence of Tech Conferences (15%) |
|---|---|
| Washington DC | 1 |
| Denver CO | 1 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 1 |
| Orlando FL | 1 |
| Chicago IL | 1 |
| San Jose CA | 1 |
| Tampa FL | 1 |
| Raleigh NC | 1 |
| Atlanta GA | 1 |
| Philadelphia PA | 1 |
| Las Vegas NV | 1 |
| Houston TX | 1 |
| Austin TX | 1 |
| Charlotte NC | 1 |
| McAllen TX | 1 |
| St. Louis MO | 1 |
| Sacramento CA | 1 |
| Pittsburgh PA | 1 |
| Dayton OH | 1 |
| Knoxville TN | 1 |
| Columbia SC | 1 |
| Fayetteville AR | 1 |
| Detroit MI | 1 |
| Milwaukee WI | 1 |
| Riverside CA | 1 |
| Bridgeport CT | 1 |
| Buffalo NY | 1 |
| Palm Bay FL | 1 |
| Tulsa OK | 1 |
| Deltona FL | 1 |
| Kansas City MO | 0 |
| Cincinnati OH | 0 |
| Virginia Beach VA | 0 |
| Richmond VA | 0 |
| Durham NC | 0 |
| Des Moines IA | 0 |
| Oklahoma City OK | 0 |
| Provo UT | 0 |
| Providence RI | 0 |
| Rochester NY | 0 |
| Birmingham AL | 0 |
| Urban Honolulu HI | 0 |
| Charleston SC | 0 |
| Boise City ID | 0 |
| Albuquerque NM | 0 |
| Greenville SC | 0 |
| Akron OH | 0 |
| Oxnard CA | 0 |
| Ogden UT | 0 |
| Greensboro NC | 0 |
| Worcester MA | 0 |
| Winston-Salem NC | 0 |
| North Port FL | 0 |
| New Haven CT | 0 |
| Lakeland FL | 0 |
| Bakersfield CA | 0 |
| El Paso TX | 0 |
| Cape Coral FL | 0 |
| Stockton CA | 0 |
| Poughkeepsie NY | 0 |
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Tech Networking Opportunities Score
| MSA | Presence of Tech Networking Opportunities (15%) |
|---|---|
| Washington DC | 1 |
| Denver CO | 1 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 1 |
| Orlando FL | 1 |
| Chicago IL | 1 |
| San Jose CA | 1 |
| Atlanta GA | 1 |
| Philadelphia PA | 1 |
| Las Vegas NV | 1 |
| Houston TX | 1 |
| Charlotte NC | 1 |
| Pittsburgh PA | 1 |
| Dayton OH | 1 |
| Milwaukee WI | 1 |
| Buffalo NY | 1 |
| Palm Bay FL | 1 |
| Tulsa OK | 1 |
| Deltona FL | 1 |
| Kansas City MO | 1 |
| Cincinnati OH | 1 |
| Richmond VA | 1 |
| Oklahoma City OK | 1 |
| Providence RI | 1 |
| Rochester NY | 1 |
| Boise City ID | 1 |
| Albuquerque NM | 1 |
| Akron OH | 1 |
| Worcester MA | 1 |
| Winston-Salem NC | 1 |
| El Paso TX | 1 |
| Tampa FL | 0 |
| Raleigh NC | 0 |
| Austin TX | 0 |
| McAllen TX | 0 |
| St. Louis MO | 0 |
| Sacramento CA | 0 |
| Knoxville TN | 0 |
| Columbia SC | 0 |
| Fayetteville AR | 0 |
| Detroit MI | 0 |
| Riverside CA | 0 |
| Bridgeport CT | 0 |
| Virginia Beach VA | 0 |
| Durham NC | 0 |
| Des Moines IA | 0 |
| Provo UT | 0 |
| Birmingham AL | 0 |
| Urban Honolulu HI | 0 |
| Charleston SC | 0 |
| Greenville SC | 0 |
| Oxnard CA | 0 |
| Ogden UT | 0 |
| Greensboro NC | 0 |
| North Port FL | 0 |
| New Haven CT | 0 |
| Lakeland FL | 0 |
| Bakersfield CA | 0 |
| Cape Coral FL | 0 |
| Stockton CA | 0 |
| Poughkeepsie NY | 0 |
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Remote Job Rankings
| MSA | Remote Job Postings (15%) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee WI | 62,728 | 1 |
| Chicago IL | 56,129 | 2 |
| Philadelphia PA | 45,166 | 3 |
| Poughkeepsie NY | 43,360 | 4 |
| New Haven CT | 40,162 | 5 |
| Bridgeport CT | 40,154 | 6 |
| Detroit MI | 34,606 | 7 |
| Cincinnati OH | 28,402 | 8 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 24,770 | 9 |
| Worcester MA | 20,957 | 10 |
| Providence RI | 20,894 | 11 |
| Akron OH | 20,704 | 12 |
| Richmond VA | 20,640 | 13 |
| Winston-Salem NC | 20,108 | 14 |
| Atlanta GA | 20,003 | 15 |
| Greensboro NC | 19,862 | 16 |
| Lakeland FL | 18,901 | 17 |
| Dayton OH | 18,855 | 18 |
| Orlando FL | 18,787 | 19 |
| Tampa FL | 18,572 | 20 |
| Deltona FL | 18,565 | 21 |
| Washington DC | 16,542 | 22 |
| Charlotte NC | 15,765 | 23 |
| Austin TX | 13,867 | 24 |
| Ogden UT | 13,660 | 25 |
| Provo UT | 13,640 | 26 |
| Columbia SC | 13,384 | 27 |
| Greenville SC | 13,173 | 28 |
| Tulsa OK | 12,344 | 29 |
| Palm Bay FL | 12,145 | 30 |
| St. Louis MO | 12,049 | 31 |
| Houston TX | 11,956 | 32 |
| Oklahoma City OK | 11,838 | 33 |
| Durham NC | 11,416 | 34 |
| Raleigh NC | 11,020 | 35 |
| Kansas City MO | 9,325 | 36 |
| Virginia Beach VA | 8,980 | 37 |
| North Port FL | 8,004 | 38 |
| Birmingham AL | 7,322 | 39 |
| Cape Coral FL | 7,192 | 40 |
| Stockton CA | 7,142 | 41 |
| Sacramento CA | 7,085 | 42 |
| San Jose CA | 7,003 | 43 |
| Rochester NY | 5,843 | 44 |
| Pittsburgh PA | 5,626 | 45 |
| Riverside CA | 5,117 | 46 |
| Denver CO | 3,566 | 47 |
| Oxnard CA | 3,530 | 48 |
| Buffalo NY | 3,407 | 49 |
| Las Vegas NV | 3,107 | 50 |
| Knoxville TN | 2,659 | 51 |
| Fayetteville AR | 2,650 | 52 |
| Albuquerque NM | 2,487 | 53 |
| Des Moines IA | 2,009 | 54 |
| Boise City ID | 1,435 | 55 |
| Charleston SC | 1,390 | 56 |
| McAllen TX | 1,322 | 57 |
| Bakersfield CA | 918 | 58 |
| El Paso TX | 911 | 59 |
| Urban Honolulu HI | 278 | 60 |
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Overall Quality of Life Rankings
| MSA | Rubric Score | Rank (30%) |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia PA | 5 | 1 |
| Tampa FL | 4.69 | 2 |
| Washington DC | 4.69 | 2 |
| Milwaukee WI | 4.38 | 4 |
| Orlando FL | 4.38 | 4 |
| Chicago IL | 4.06 | 6 |
| Richmond VA | 4.06 | 6 |
| St. Louis MO | 4.06 | 6 |
| Virginia Beach VA | 4.06 | 6 |
| Pittsburgh PA | 4.06 | 6 |
| Urban Honolulu HI | 4.06 | 6 |
| Atlanta GA | 3.75 | 12 |
| Sacramento CA | 3.75 | 12 |
| San Jose CA | 3.75 | 12 |
| Denver CO | 3.75 | 12 |
| Cincinnati OH | 3.44 | 16 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 3.44 | 16 |
| Austin TX | 3.44 | 16 |
| Riverside CA | 3.44 | 16 |
| Las Vegas NV | 3.44 | 16 |
| Boise City ID | 3.44 | 16 |
| New Haven CT | 3.13 | 22 |
| Bridgeport CT | 3.13 | 22 |
| Providence RI | 3.13 | 22 |
| Ogden UT | 3.13 | 22 |
| Provo UT | 3.13 | 22 |
| Houston TX | 3.13 | 22 |
| Kansas City MO | 3.13 | 22 |
| North Port FL | 3.13 | 22 |
| El Paso TX | 3.13 | 22 |
| Worcester MA | 2.81 | 31 |
| Lakeland FL | 2.81 | 31 |
| Palm Bay FL | 2.81 | 31 |
| Cape Coral FL | 2.81 | 31 |
| Stockton CA | 2.81 | 31 |
| Buffalo NY | 2.81 | 31 |
| Bakersfield CA | 2.81 | 31 |
| Detroit MI | 2.5 | 38 |
| Greensboro NC | 2.5 | 38 |
| Deltona FL | 2.5 | 38 |
| Charlotte NC | 2.5 | 38 |
| Raleigh NC | 2.5 | 38 |
| Rochester NY | 2.5 | 38 |
| Albuquerque NM | 2.5 | 38 |
| Akron OH | 2.19 | 45 |
| Winston-Salem NC | 2.19 | 45 |
| Dayton OH | 2.19 | 45 |
| Tulsa OK | 2.19 | 45 |
| Durham NC | 2.19 | 45 |
| Oxnard CA | 2.19 | 45 |
| Des Moines IA | 2.19 | 45 |
| McAllen TX | 2.19 | 45 |
| Poughkeepsie NY | 1.88 | 53 |
| Oklahoma City OK | 1.88 | 53 |
| Birmingham AL | 1.25 | 55 |
| Charleston SC | 1.25 | 55 |
| Columbia SC | 0.94 | 57 |
| Greenville SC | 0.94 | 57 |
| Knoxville TN | 0.63 | 59 |
| Fayetteville AR | 0.63 | 59 |
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Number of Public Schools Rankings
| MSA | Number of Public Schools (25%) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Houston TX | 829 | 1 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 760 | 2 |
| Chicago IL | 705 | 3 |
| Las Vegas NV | 424 | 4 |
| Denver CO | 393 | 5 |
| Philadelphia PA | 376 | 6 |
| Washington DC | 349 | 7 |
| Austin TX | 341 | 8 |
| Detroit MI | 302 | 9 |
| Orlando FL | 292 | 10 |
| Sacramento CA | 276 | 11 |
| San Jose CA | 273 | 12 |
| Tampa FL | 248 | 13 |
| Charlotte NC | 242 | 14 |
| El Paso TX | 220 | 15 |
| St. Louis MO | 219 | 16 |
| Milwaukee WI | 217 | 17 |
| Albuquerque NM | 204 | 18 |
| Riverside CA | 203 | 19 |
| Virginia Beach VA | 190 | 20 |
| Cincinnati OH | 174 | 21 |
| Atlanta GA | 171 | 22 |
| Kansas City MO | 165 | 23 |
| McAllen TX | 161 | 24 |
| Bakersfield CA | 150 | 25 |
| Pittsburgh PA | 148 | 26 |
| Oklahoma City OK | 142 | 27 |
| Rochester NY | 113 | 28 |
| Stockton CA | 112 | 29 |
| Richmond VA | 111 | 30 |
| Greensboro NC | 110 | 31 |
| North Port FL | 107 | 32 |
| Tulsa OK | 105 | 33 |
| Raleigh NC | 104 | 34 |
| Charleston SC | 103 | 35 |
| Oxnard CA | 101 | 36 |
| Buffalo NY | 100 | 37 |
| Dayton OH | 97 | 38 |
| Durham NC | 94 | 39 |
| Columbia SC | 94 | 39 |
| Des Moines IA | 93 | 41 |
| Bridgeport CT | 92 | 42 |
| Cape Coral FL | 91 | 43 |
| Ogden UT | 90 | 44 |
| Knoxville TN | 86 | 45 |
| Boise City ID | 84 | 46 |
| Lakeland FL | 84 | 46 |
| Birmingham AL | 84 | 46 |
| Providence RI | 80 | 49 |
| Greenville SC | 80 | 49 |
| Akron OH | 76 | 51 |
| Fayetteville AR | 75 | 52 |
| Urban Honolulu HI | 74 | 53 |
| Winston-Salem NC | 66 | 54 |
| New Haven CT | 61 | 55 |
| Palm Bay FL | 61 | 55 |
| Provo UT | 51 | 57 |
| Worcester MA | 50 | 58 |
| Deltona FL | 39 | 59 |
| Poughkeepsie NY | 36 | 60 |
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ParkScore Rankings
| MSA | ParkScore (25%) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Washington DC | 84.9 | 1 |
| Cincinnati OH | 76.9 | 2 |
| Chicago IL | 72.6 | 3 |
| Denver CO | 69.3 | 4 |
| Tampa FL | 69.1 | 5 |
| Pittsburgh PA | 67.7 | 6 |
| Las Vegas NV | 63.9 | 7 |
| Milwaukee WI | 62.5 | 8 |
| Boise City ID | 61.4 | 9 |
| Albuquerque NM | 61.1 | 10 |
| St. Louis MO | 60.9 | 11 |
| Kansas City MO | 60.2 | 12 |
| Atlanta GA | 59.8 | 13 |
| Sacramento CA | 58.3 | 14 |
| Philadelphia PA | 58.2 | 15 |
| San Jose CA | 57.8 | 16 |
| Buffalo NY | 56.5 | 17 |
| Urban Honolulu HI | 55.8 | 18 |
| Richmond VA | 55.7 | 19 |
| Austin TX | 54.1 | 20 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 53.2 | 21 |
| Virginia Beach VA | 52.2 | 22 |
| Raleigh NC | 50.8 | 23 |
| Tulsa OK | 50 | 24 |
| Detroit MI | 48.4 | 25 |
| Orlando FL | 45.8 | 26 |
| El Paso TX | 43.6 | 27 |
| Houston TX | 41.2 | 28 |
| Riverside CA | 40.6 | 29 |
| Stockton CA | 39.6 | 30 |
| Winston-Salem NC | 38.5 | 31 |
| Greensboro NC | 38.2 | 32 |
| Charlotte NC | 37.6 | 33 |
| Durham NC | 35.9 | 34 |
| Bakersfield CA | 35.3 | 35 |
| Oklahoma City OK | 34.2 | 36 |
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Rate of Violent Crime Offenses Rankings
| MSA | Rate of violent crime offenses (per 100,000 people/year) (25%) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport CT | 150 | 1 |
| New Haven CT | 150 | 1 |
| Richmond VA | 234 | 3 |
| Worcester MA | 236 | 4 |
| Boise City ID | 241.4 | 5 |
| Ogden UT | 241.8 | 6 |
| Provo UT | 241.8 | 6 |
| Providence RI | 247.15 | 8 |
| Tampa FL | 258.9 | 9 |
| Orlando FL | 258.9 | 9 |
| North Port FL | 258.9 | 9 |
| Cape Coral FL | 258.9 | 9 |
| Lakeland FL | 258.9 | 9 |
| Palm Bay FL | 258.9 | 9 |
| Deltona FL | 258.9 | 9 |
| Urban Honolulu HI | 259.6 | 16 |
| Cincinnati OH | 271.3 | 17 |
| Pittsburgh PA | 279.9 | 18 |
| Des Moines IA | 286.5 | 19 |
| Chicago IL | 287.3 | 20 |
| Dayton OH | 293.6 | 21 |
| Akron OH | 293.6 | 21 |
| Milwaukee WI | 297 | 23 |
| Philadelphia PA | 316.2 | 24 |
| Washington DC | 316.25 | 25 |
| Virginia Beach VA | 319.55 | 26 |
| Atlanta GA | 367 | 27 |
| St. Louis MO | 387.65 | 28 |
| Raleigh NC | 405.1 | 29 |
| Winston-Salem NC | 405.1 | 29 |
| Greensboro NC | 405.1 | 29 |
| Charlotte NC | 405.1 | 29 |
| Durham NC | 405.1 | 29 |
| Birmingham AL | 409.1 | 34 |
| Tulsa OK | 419.7 | 35 |
| Oklahoma City OK | 419.7 | 35 |
| Buffalo NY | 429.3 | 37 |
| Rochester NY | 429.3 | 37 |
| Poughkeepsie NY | 429.3 | 37 |
| Austin TX | 431.9 | 40 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 431.9 | 40 |
| El Paso TX | 431.9 | 40 |
| Houston TX | 431.9 | 40 |
| McAllen TX | 431.9 | 40 |
| Kansas City MO | 451.3 | 45 |
| Las Vegas NV | 454 | 46 |
| Detroit MI | 461 | 47 |
| Charleston SC | 491.3 | 48 |
| Columbia SC | 491.3 | 48 |
| Greenville SC | 491.3 | 48 |
| Denver CO | 492.5 | 51 |
| Sacramento CA | 499.5 | 52 |
| San Jose CA | 499.5 | 52 |
| Riverside CA | 499.5 | 52 |
| Stockton CA | 499.5 | 52 |
| Bakersfield CA | 499.5 | 52 |
| Oxnard CA | 499.5 | 52 |
| Knoxville TN | 621.6 | 58 |
| Fayetteville AR | 645.3 | 59 |
| Albuquerque NM | 780.5 | 60 |
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Well-Being Score
| MSA | Well-Being Index Score (25%) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Urban Honolulu HI | 71 | 1 |
| Rochester NY | 69 | 2 |
| Poughkeepsie NY | 69 | 2 |
| Worcester MA | 68.5 | 4 |
| Providence RI | 67.5 | 5 |
| San Jose CA | 67 | 6 |
| Sacramento CA | 67 | 6 |
| Riverside CA | 67 | 6 |
| Bakersfield CA | 67 | 6 |
| Stockton CA | 67 | 6 |
| Oxnard CA | 67 | 6 |
| Bridgeport CT | 66 | 12 |
| New Haven CT | 66 | 12 |
| Philadelphia PA | 65.25 | 14 |
| Denver CO | 65 | 15 |
| Provo UT | 65 | 15 |
| Ogden UT | 65 | 15 |
| Richmond VA | 64 | 18 |
| Washington DC | 61.33333333 | 19 |
| Pittsburgh PA | 61 | 20 |
| Virginia Beach VA | 60 | 21 |
| Buffalo NY | 60 | 21 |
| St. Louis MO | 59.5 | 23 |
| Orlando FL | 59 | 24 |
| Las Vegas NV | 59 | 24 |
| Tampa FL | 59 | 24 |
| Palm Bay FL | 59 | 24 |
| Deltona FL | 59 | 24 |
| Lakeland FL | 59 | 24 |
| Cape Coral FL | 59 | 24 |
| North Port FL | 59 | 24 |
| Chicago IL | 58.33333333 | 32 |
| Milwaukee WI | 58 | 33 |
| Kansas City MO | 57 | 34 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 56 | 35 |
| Houston TX | 56 | 35 |
| Charlotte NC | 56 | 35 |
| Atlanta GA | 56 | 35 |
| Dayton OH | 56 | 35 |
| Austin TX | 56 | 35 |
| Raleigh NC | 56 | 35 |
| El Paso TX | 56 | 35 |
| Akron OH | 56 | 35 |
| Greensboro NC | 56 | 35 |
| McAllen TX | 56 | 35 |
| Winston-Salem NC | 56 | 35 |
| Durham NC | 56 | 35 |
| Des Moines IA | 56 | 35 |
| Detroit MI | 55 | 49 |
| Boise City ID | 55 | 49 |
| Columbia SC | 55 | 49 |
| Greenville SC | 55 | 49 |
| Charleston SC | 55 | 49 |
| Cincinnati OH | 53.33333333 | 54 |
| Knoxville TN | 53 | 55 |
| Birmingham AL | 52 | 56 |
| Tulsa OK | 51 | 57 |
| Oklahoma City OK | 51 | 57 |
| Albuquerque NM | 49 | 59 |
| Fayetteville AR | 49 | 59 |