2008 Best US Cities to Live In

Kiplinger just came out with their list of Best US Cities to Live, Work and Play.

Cities are chosen by comparing key numbers such as population growth, percentage of workforce in the creative class, income growth, median growth and cost of living. Cost of living is a priority.

Kiplinger says that a key to a bright future for a city is a healthy shot of people in the creative class. People in creative fields -- scientists, engineers, architects, educators, writers, artists and entertainers -- are catalysts of vitality and livability in a city.

The cities that made their list also represent larger surrounding areas. There are the 359 U.S. metropolitan areas that Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine considered for its list of Best Cities to Live, Work and Play.

The Cost of Living Index is based on 100 being the national average. Salary Growth is the increase in the average salary from 2000 to 2006. (Source: Kevin Stolarick of the Martin Prosperity Institute).

Metro Area	Population	Cost-of-Living Index	Percentage of Workforce in Creative Class	Median Household Income	Salary Growth
Abilene, TX	158,548	89	25.3%	$39,784	18.5%
Akron, OH	700,943	95	29.1	44,507	7.8
Albany, GA	165,062	94	25.5	35,515	11.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	850,957	127	35.5	53,202	15.4
Albuquerque, NM	815,430	99	30.2	44,799	16.2
Alexandria, LA	150,827	95	23.9	34,966	16.6
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	800,336	103	28.6	51,464	15.1
Altoona, PA	126,494	103	24.4	40,730	17.0
Amarillo, TX	240,981	89	21.0	40,969	12.8
Ames, IA	80,145	96	35.5	43,326	12.1
Anchorage, AK	359,180	123	28.2	62,513	15.6
Anderson, IN	130,575	94	23.4	40,990	0.3
Anderson, SC	177,963	94	22.6	41,015	7.3
Ann Arbor, MI	344,047	102	36.5	56,817	9.6
Anniston-Oxford, AL	112,903	90	22.6	36,241	14.0
Appleton, WI	217,313	97	24.2	51,189	8.7
Asheville, NC	396,192	100	27.0	40,840	15.1
Athens-Clarke County, GA	190,851	94	31.9	36,789	11.0
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA	5,134,871	98	33.0	55,552	9.6
Atlantic City, NJ	271,620	129	21.5	52,230	19.5
Auburn-Opelika, AL	125,781	94	21.3	38,398	21.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	523,031	91	28.3	41,722	14.1
Austin-Round Rock, TX	1,506,425	93	36.5	52,882	12.2
Bakersfield, CA	780,117	108	26.7	43,106	17.6
Baltimore-Towson, MD	2,658,405	121	33.9	61,010	20.1
Bangor, ME	147,180	102	29.9	39,244	17.4
Barnstable Town, MA	224,816	128	27.3	56,974	16.2
Baton Rouge, LA	764,824	93	29.6	42,874	16.5
Battle Creek, MI	137,991	102	27.4	43,421	11.2
Bay City, MI	108,390	102	26.1	41,774	7.6
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	378,793	93	24.7	40,588	17.8
Bellingham, WA	185,953	100	23.6	43,798	14.3
Bend, OR	149,140	109	21.0	50,637	15.6
Billings, MT	148,259	101	27.9	43,843	13.6
Binghamton, NY	247,554	127	32.5	42,806	17.2
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	1,089,883	93	30.6	44,534	16.5
Bismarck, ND	101,138	92	29.7	47,467	19.1
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	149,314	105	18.5	36,500	11.5
Bloomington, IN	176,793	98	20.8	37,324	13.0
Bloomington-Normal, IL	161,202	100	28.5	51,035	10.7
Boise City-Nampa, ID	568,086	96	33.2	49,833	16.6
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH	4,455,217	139	41.6	64,144	15.0
Boulder, CO	282,304	102	43.2	61,748	15.0
Bowling Green, KY	113,362	93	24.5	42,051	18.9
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	240,604	100	24.3	55,257	16.5
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT	900,440	149	37.0	76,671	16.3
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	387,717	86	24.3	27,672	8.3
Brunswick, GA	100,238	94	20.8	45,886	21.0
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	1,137,520	127	29.7	42,831	13.5
Burlington, NC	142,661	95	22.0	40,934	4.6
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	205,836	118	32.7	53,988	15.6
Canton-Massillon, OH	410,153	96	25.3	42,046	9.9
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	571,344	103	20.5	48,553	15.6
Casper, WY	70,401	101	21.3	45,833	21.0
Cedar Rapids, IA	249,320	93	32.2	46,030	10.6
Champaign-Urbana, IL	215,695	96	20.2	44,868	12.2
Charleston, WV	304,487	93	27.7	36,660	8.7
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	603,178	99	28.2	46,421	22.5
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC	1,582,627	92	30.9	50,367	11.4
Charlottesville, VA	189,123	109	38.2	50,672	19.4
Chattanooga, TN-GA	498,764	93	25.1	41,090	13.2
Cheyenne, WY	85,384	99	26.3	50,907	19.6
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI	9,506,859	106	32.3	57,008	12.6
Chico, CA	215,881	131	27.9	40,897	20.2
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN	2,105,010	93	30.3	50,306	12.2
Clarksville, TN-KY	238,760	89	24.3	42,970	19.7
Cleveland, TN	108,549	91	23.1	35,975	11.8
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH	2,114,155	101	30.4	45,925	9.7
Coeur d'Alene, ID	131,507	94	21.5	40,346	13.9
College Station-Bryan, TX	196,734	89	28.6	36,164	13.5
Colorado Springs, CO	600,444	95	34.1	53,486	16.1
Columbia, MO	157,193	91	25.1	42,063	16.4
Columbia, SC	701,464	93	30.3	45,964	13.5
Columbus, GA-AL	290,319	94	25.9	39,501	20.2
Columbus, IN	74,444	94	23.8	49,838	12.4
Columbus, OH	1,725,570	102	30.9	49,920	13.1
Corpus Christi, TX	414,379	88	25.9	37,103	13.6
Corvallis, OR	79,061	109	27.5	47,707	12.4
Cumberland, MD-WV	99,759	127	25.7	34,526	11.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	6,006,094	92	33.0	52,001	9.7
Dalton, GA	134,397	94	18.6	40,630	-1.9
Danville, IL	81,941	93	25.8	39,318	13.1
Danville, VA	108,685	105	21.2	33,641	10.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	379,853	97	27.6	45,154	14.0
Dayton, OH	838,940	95	30.8	44,660	7.8
Decatur, AL	149,549	89	21.2	39,092	11.1
Decatur, IL	109,309	88	20.9	41,009	10.9
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	496,575	103	20.3	40,881	18.3
Denver-Aurora, CO	2,408,622	102	34.5	54,994	10.8
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	532,425	91	32.1	53,384	16.3
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI	4,468,966	105	30.6	52,004	7.5
Dothan, AL	138,234	93	17.5	34,182	12.3
Dover, DE	147,601	104	26.4	47,722	20.3
Dubuque, IA	92,384	99	23.9	45,419	14.4
Duluth, MN-WI	275,559	99	28.1	44,256	18.8
Durham, NC	464,389	96	43.4	46,563	13.1
Eau Claire, WI	155,041	93	28.3	46,729	19.9
El Centro, CA	160,301	131	22.9	37,086	14.9
El Paso, TX	736,310	93	27.3	32,111	9.0
Elizabethtown, KY	109,602	94	20.0	41,561	18.9
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	198,105	94	18.4	46,710	8.7
Elmira, NY	88,641	127	24.6	39,683	13.1
Erie, PA	279,811	98	26.9	39,649	13.3
Eugene-Springfield, OR	337,870	109	28.9	42,127	12.4
Evansville, IN-KY	350,172	96	23.2	43,109	13.6
Fairbanks, AK	86,754	124	25.2	58,833	13.6
Fargo, ND-MN	186,561	96	30.1	46,188	21.4
Farmington, NM	126,473	97	23.5	40,517	18.5
Fayetteville, NC	341,363	96	28.8	40,788	14.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	419,455	90	31.4	42,267	17.6
Flagstaff, AZ	124,953	116	28.3	43,510	21.6
Flint, MI	441,966	102	27.9	41,778	4.3
Florence, SC	198,848	95	25.8	37,936	9.7
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	142,657	89	23.1	37,484	12.0
Fond du Lac, WI	99,243	96	22.3	48,551	16.2
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	276,253	102	32.2	53,745	18.3
Fort Smith, AR-OK	286,549	87	21.4	35,424	12.3
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL	180,291	98	26.6	54,422	29.2
Fort Wayne, IN	408,727	90	27.1	46,067	7.6
Fresno, CA	891,756	122	27.9	42,732	17.5
Gadsden, AL	103,362	93	23.2	31,562	4.2
Gainesville, FL	244,754	103	34.0	37,072	20.1
Gainesville, GA	173,256	94	25.1	44,668	1.7
Glens Falls, NY	129,455	108	24.2	45,973	13.4
Goldsboro, NC	113,847	95	24.8	38,158	8.8
Grand Forks, ND-MN	95,845	94	27.3	40,716	14.6
Grand Junction, CO	134,189	102	21.4	42,596	17.0
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	774,084	107	28.2	46,586	7.5
Great Falls, MT	79,385	101	27.9	39,887	14.9
Greeley, CO	236,857	95	26.4	52,543	17.0
Green Bay, WI	299,003	95	24.6	49,326	12.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC	685,378	96	26.1	41,539	6.6
Greenville, NC	163,880	98	31.1	36,802	13.3
Greenville, SC	601,986	91	27.8	41,077	9.1
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	228,722	96	27.2	42,998	12.8
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	257,410	127	23.5	51,423	23.6
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	146,153	131	23.3	43,178	6.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	525,380	103	30.8	51,339	14.5
Harrisonburg, VA	113,449	106	21.9	41,332	15.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	1,188,841	116	37.5	61,753	15.5
Hattiesburg, MS	135,813	93	27.5	34,882	14.6
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	359,856	96	21.6	39,213	5.7
Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA	73,866	94	19.6	40,885	15.4
Holland-Grand Haven, MI	257,671	100	25.9	56,576	11.9
Honolulu, HI	909,863	163	28.9	63,372	19.9
Hot Springs, AR	95,164	86	24.1	33,688	13.2
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	202,902	95	21.3	42,844	19.0
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX	5,542,048	88	31.3	50,250	13.1
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	285,475	96	27.6	34,545	18.1
Huntsville, AL	376,753	92	39.6	50,331	15.6
Idaho Falls, ID	117,410	91	24.4	44,713	13.2
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN	1,669,370	98	29.4	50,841	11.9
Iowa City, IA	139,567	94	28.3	46,174	17.6
Ithaca, NY	100,407	109	19.7	45,534	17.0
Jackson, MI	163,851	102	28.2	42,912	4.0
Jackson, MS	530,031	92	30.6	41,984	14.8
Jackson, TN	112,048	92	21.3	36,674	6.8
Jacksonville, FL	1,276,856	96	27.4	49,736	16.3
Jacksonville, NC	150,673	96	17.4	38,991	19.9
Janesville, WI	159,153	98	23.1	46,190	8.5
Jefferson City, MO	144,027	91	29.6	45,648	8.7
Johnson City, TN	191,136	89	26.6	34,203	9.5
Johnstown, PA	146,967	103	27.8	34,387	17.2
Jonesboro, AR	113,547	85	22.5	37,631	14.3
Joplin, MO	168,552	84	20.0	35,145	7.5
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	319,738	97	30.8	43,680	11.5
Kankakee-Bradley, IL	109,090	97	26.9	50,507	10.6
Kansas City, MO-KS	1,966,790	94	32.1	52,359	14.0
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA	226,033	95	32.6	48,956	12.6
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX	355,958	89	28.9	42,450	16.7
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	302,660	89	23.6	34,931	11.1
Kingston, NY	182,742	127	27.7	52,725	20.9
Knoxville, TN	667,836	88	28.8	43,337	13.9
Kokomo, IN	100,221	94	20.9	43,207	3.3
La Crosse, WI-MN	129,236	96	28.9	45,169	14.8
Lafayette, IN	183,704	94	21.1	39,981	7.6
Lafayette, LA	254,432	99	26.3	41,303	24.8
Lake Charles, LA	189,944	94	20.8	40,103	19.0
Lakeland, FL	561,606	103	19.8	41,150	11.0
Lancaster, PA	494,486	109	22.8	52,064	17.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	454,044	102	33.9	48,679	7.1
Laredo, TX	231,470	89	24.2	33,026	10.0
Las Cruces, NM	193,888	103	32.5	33,952	11.7
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV	1,777,539	109	20.6	53,536	18.5
Lawrence, KS	112,123	93	29.5	46,857	10.6
Lawton, OK	109,181	90	21.3	39,591	18.2
Lebanon, PA	126,883	103	22.7	49,189	15.0
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	107,552	102	26.4	37,945	2.4
Lexington-Fayette, KY	437,545	96	29.1	45,531	13.5
Lima, OH	105,788	99	25.3	44,100	20.0
Lincoln, NE	285,569	91	31.6	48,511	11.6
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR	654,583	90	30.6	44,756	16.7
Logan, UT-ID	111,813	93	27.2	42,544	9.7
Longview, TX	207,652	89	25.2	39,814	16.3
Longview, WA	99,905	100	20.2	43,728	13.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA	12,950,129	131	32.9	55,516	16.7
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN	1,220,636	98	27.2	45,115	10.5
Lubbock, TX	260,548	87	30.3	37,602	16.0
Lynchburg, VA	243,630	105	27.2	42,228	17.1
Macon, GA	221,212	94	27.9	36,995	3.7
Madera, CA	146,345	131	22.9	39,068	12.3
Madison, WI	543,022	96	34.7	56,544	19.0
Manchester-Nashua, NH	402,789	102	32.3	66,382	17.9
Mansfield, OH	127,010	96	22.2	38,393	4.9
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	700,634	84	26.6	28,660	16.9
Medford, OR	197,071	109	24.4	40,606	13.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1,268,328	97	26.7	42,092	11.1
Merced, CA	245,658	131	22.4	40,447	14.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL	5,463,857	115	25.6	46,637	12.9
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	110,479	94	21.6	47,043	14.6
Midland, TX	124,380	87	24.6	45,437	24.9
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	1,509,981	100	30.3	50,270	13.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	3,175,041	99	35.2	62,223	14.7
Missoula, MT	101,417	102	31.2	38,168	17.8
Mobile, AL	404,157	93	26.9	38,686	14.1
Modesto, CA	512,138	131	24.6	48,566	21.4
Monroe, LA	168,991	95	27.5	35,285	10.7
Monroe, MI	155,035	102	25.5	54,444	10.6
Montgomery, AL	362,319	96	27.9	42,934	14.9
Morgantown, WV	115,665	100	26.0	34,998	18.3
Morristown, TN	132,399	89	20.1	36,526	12.0
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	115,700	100	23.4	48,222	12.7
Muncie, IN	114,879	95	28.4	34,516	0.0
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	175,231	102	24.9	40,883	4.0
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	238,493	95	18.4	40,816	16.3
Napa, CA	133,522	131	26.4	66,645	13.4
Naples-Marco Island, FL	314,649	103	18.5	55,888	10.0
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN	1,455,296	92	29.8	47,699	13.2
New Haven-Milford, CT	845,244	128	33.4	56,840	14.0
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA	1,024,678	99	29.6	46,459	17.8
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA	18,818,536	148	35.6	59,281	16.4
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	161,705	102	28.3	41,875	9.5
Norwich-New London, CT	263,293	118	27.0	59,719	18.1
Ocala, FL	316,183	103	18.8	40,062	14.8
Ocean City, NJ	97,724	129	21.0	50,024	22.7
Odessa, TX	127,462	86	20.0	40,348	17.3
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	495,815	98	27.8	55,839	16.5
Oklahoma City, OK	1,173,632	92	31.6	42,036	16.7
Olympia, WA	234,670	102	35.4	52,935	15.8
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	821,356	89	30.0	51,627	15.1
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL	1,984,855	107	27.3	48,934	16.1
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	160,593	96	27.7	49,043	15.8
Owensboro, KY	111,660	94	24.3	40,582	17.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	799,720	131	31.1	72,107	19.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	534,359	103	28.2	46,335	16.2
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL	163,505	94	22.8	45,098	21.8
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH	159,741	96	25.6	36,677	14.2
Pascagoula, MS	154,099	92	29.7	42,860	16.6
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	439,987	93	27.7	45,087	15.4
Peoria, IL	370,336	97	26.4	47,266	16.0
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	5,826,742	116	34.9	55,593	15.7
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	4,039,182	102	28.3	51,862	15.1
Pine Bluff, AR	103,199	88	25.3	35,324	16.9
Pittsburgh, PA	2,370,776	95	30.1	43,260	16.0
Pittsfield, MA	131,117	128	29.6	47,562	12.0
Pocatello, ID	87,254	94	25.2	37,336	9.2
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL	392,117	103	23.2	46,733	15.0
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME	513,667	102	32.2	51,114	13.7
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA	2,137,599	109	30.1	52,480	14.6
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY	671,538	127	28.9	65,367	15.8
Prescott, AZ	208,014	107	23.8	40,649	14.7
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA	1,612,989	126	30.1	51,797	16.7
Provo-Orem, UT	474,351	98	32.0	50,583	12.2
Pueblo, CO	152,912	88	25.5	36,834	14.6
Punta Gorda, FL	154,438	99	20.7	44,166	17.8
Racine, WI	196,096	96	24.0	50,758	11.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	995,662	99	36.1	56,150	10.3
Rapid City, SD	118,763	89	25.1	44,214	14.4
Reading, PA	401,149	103	25.1	50,039	9.8
Redding, CA	179,951	131	26.7	44,120	22.5
Reno-Sparks, NV	399,023	107	20.7	52,297	10.4
Richmond, VA	1,196,411	106	31.1	53,416	15.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	4,026,135	121	24.2	53,243	18.5
Roanoke, VA	295,993	92	27.2	45,825	14.4
Rochester, MN	179,573	97	20.5	60,189	20.4
Rochester, NY	1,035,435	102	33.1	47,749	9.6
Rockford, IL	348,252	97	26.0	45,473	4.2
Rocky Mount, NC	146,276	96	22.3	35,933	10.6
Rome, GA	95,322	94	26.7	37,882	6.2
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA	2,067,117	122	34.0	56,953	19.1
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI	206,300	102	27.4	38,362	-0.6
Salem, OR	384,600	109	27.6	45,289	9.3
Salinas, CA	410,206	131	24.7	55,045	16.3
Salisbury, MD	117,157	127	28.2	45,883	19.8
Salt Lake City, UT	1,067,190	101	30.4	53,587	11.1
San Angelo, TX	105,325	89	22.8	35,194	15.6
San Antonio, TX	1,948,437	92	29.7	45,019	13.7
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA	2,941,454	131	32.8	59,591	20.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	4,180,027	157	38.8	70,463	13.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	1,784,826	154	44.4	80,638	11.4
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	257,005	131	28.4	50,209	20.5
Sandusky, OH	78,116	96	21.4	45,549	8.7
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA	400,335	131	28.7	53,477	16.1
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	249,705	131	31.9	62,193	17.2
Santa Fe, NM	142,407	103	28.3	50,437	18.1
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	466,891	131	30.9	60,821	15.1
Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL	682,833	104	24.5	47,033	12.0
Savannah, GA	320,013	102	26.7	42,914	11.7
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	550,519	103	25.0	39,934	14.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	3,263,497	108	35.0	60,663	17.0
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	130,100	103	21.7	43,685	17.3
Sheboygan, WI	114,756	98	23.1	46,375	9.3
Sherman-Denison, TX	118,478	90	29.0	43,328	9.4
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	388,296	93	26.5	36,669	14.7
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	144,654	94	24.3	42,862	17.0
Sioux Falls, SD	211,374	89	27.2	51,327	19.8
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	318,007	90	27.5	43,773	13.7
Spartanburg, SC	271,087	95	25.1	39,694	13.3
Spokane, WA	446,706	97	26.8	42,408	15.6
Springfield, IL	205,245	94	36.5	48,388	13.6
Springfield, MA	686,174	128	29.6	47,186	17.0
Springfield, MO	405,305	95	24.5	38,974	13.3
Springfield, OH	141,872	96	23.5	42,546	5.5
St. Cloud, MN	182,784	100	25.3	48,484	16.4
St. George, UT	126,312	102	20.9	45,998	20.6
St. Joseph, MO-KS	124,554	93	17.1	41,597	7.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	2,793,988	100	30.1	49,765	13.9
State College, PA	140,953	103	24.1	40,886	14.5
Stockton, CA	673,170	121	24.3	51,951	20.4
Sumter, SC	104,430	92	22.1	35,461	16.9
Syracuse, NY	650,051	98	31.8	44,857	12.4
Tallahassee, FL	337,829	103	38.0	42,892	15.0
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	2,697,731	101	30.2	43,742	14.7
Terre Haute, IN	167,676	89	23.7	36,659	9.8
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR	134,510	87	25.1	40,532	15.6
Toledo, OH	653,695	96	26.9	45,047	14.9
Topeka, KS	229,103	90	32.2	44,315	11.9
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	367,605	129	39.0	65,305	17.2
Tucson, AZ	946,362	99	31.1	42,984	15.9
Tulsa, OK	896,974	90	29.4	41,649	13.0
Tuscaloosa, AL	198,802	97	25.0	35,495	16.8
Tyler, TX	194,635	91	26.9	41,090	13.0
Utica-Rome, NY	297,286	127	26.9	40,253	13.5
Valdosta, GA	127,338	94	24.0	34,469	10.3
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	411,680	131	26.0	61,533	15.7
Victoria, TX	112,461	89	25.6	44,372	13.8
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ	154,823	129	20.5	47,443	11.9
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	1,647,400	105	29.3	52,976	21.0
Visalia-Porterville, CA	419,909	131	22.3	41,933	19.8
Waco, TX	226,189	88	26.4	36,442	4.3
Warner Robins, GA	127,530	94	34.8	48,604	15.4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	5,288,670	133	43.7	78,978	20.7
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	162,348	93	25.2	43,807	17.1
Wausau, WI	130,223	92	25.1	50,443	13.5
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	125,168	96	24.4	34,776	11.6
Wenatchee, WA	106,806	100	23.7	47,435	15.9
Wheeling, WV-OH	147,329	96	24.1	32,510	12.1
Wichita Falls, TX	146,497	89	26.2	36,997	18.4
Wichita, KS	591,627	94	29.9	45,198	12.2
Williamsport, PA	117,668	97	24.1	38,907	13.7
Wilmington, NC	326,166	102	26.9	44,166	16.8
Winchester, VA-WV	120,441	105	26.0	47,279	18.3
Winston-Salem, NC	456,614	91	29.7	44,706	9.0
Worcester, MA	784,992	116	33.3	58,984	17.7
Yakima, WA	233,105	100	24.0	38,909	9.9
York-Hanover, PA	416,322	101	23.3	52,428	15.5
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	586,939	96	23.6	40,031	11.8
Yuba City, CA	161,806	131	27.7	45,287	22.6
Yuma, AZ	187,555	102	20.8	37,457	15.9

Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, The Martin Prosperity Institute.