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| Best Performing Cities 1 - 25 |
| 2008 Rank |
2007 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 1 |
8 |
Provo-Orem, UT MSA  |
| 2 |
10 |
Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA |
| 3 |
18 |
Salt Lake City, UT MSA |
| 4 |
20 |
Austin-Round Rock, TX MSA |
| 5 |
16 |
Huntsville, AL MSA |
| 6 |
2 |
Wilmington, NC MSA |
| 7 |
7 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA |
| 8 |
50 |
Tacoma, WA MD |
| 9 |
37 |
Olympia, WA* MSA |
| 10 |
12 |
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC MSA |
| 11 |
5 |
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL MSA |
| 12 |
17 |
Bakersfield, CA MSA |
| 13 |
33 |
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX MSA |
| 14 |
24 |
Lafayette, LA MSA |
| 15 |
43 |
San Antonio, TX MSA |
| 16 |
32 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA |
| 17 |
77 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA MD |
| 18 |
42 |
Ogden-Clearfield, UT MSA |
| 19 |
11 |
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC MSA |
| 20 |
29 |
Greeley, CO MSA |
| 21 |
74 |
Durham, NC MSA |
| 22 |
61 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MSA |
| 23 |
59 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX MD |
| 24 |
34 |
Savannah, GA MSA |
| 25 |
58 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA |
| Best Performing Cities 26 - 50 |
| 2008 Rank |
2007 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 26 |
23 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC MSA |
| 27 |
19 |
Boise City-Nampa, ID MSA |
| 28 |
38 |
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA MSA |
| 29 |
60 |
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MD |
| 30 |
1 |
Ocala, FL MSA |
| 31 |
31 |
Albuquerque, NM MSA |
| 32 |
4 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA |
| 33 |
54 |
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA |
| 34 |
52 |
Gainesville, FL MSA |
| 35 |
81 |
Spokane, WA MSA |
| 36 |
69 |
Columbia, SC MSA |
| 37 |
122 |
El Paso, TX MSA |
| 38 |
76 |
Montgomery, AL MSA |
| 39 |
39 |
Jacksonville, FL MSA |
| 40 |
67 |
Baton Rouge, LA MSA |
| 41 |
37 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MD |
| 42 |
47 |
Springfield, MO MSA |
| 43 |
68 |
Peoria, IL MSA |
| 44 |
106 |
Denver-Aurora, CO MSA |
| 45 |
114 |
Wichita, KS MSA |
| 46 |
117 |
Asheville, NC MSA |
| 47 |
66 |
Fresno, CA MSA |
| 48 |
75 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA |
| 49 |
89 |
Amarillo, TX MSA |
| 50 |
108 |
Oklahoma City, OK MSA |
| Best Performing Cities 51 - 75 |
| 2008 Rank |
2007 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 51 |
46 |
Clarksville, TN-KY MSA |
| 52 |
80 |
Fayetteville, NC MSA |
| 53 |
3 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA |
| 54 |
73 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR MSA |
| 55 |
15 |
Tucson, AZ MSA |
| 56 |
53 |
Lubbock, TX MSA |
| 57 |
21 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO MSA |
| 58 |
25 |
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA MSA |
| 59 |
86 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA |
| 60 |
79 |
Knoxville, TN MSA |
| 61 |
35 |
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL MD |
| 62 |
55 |
Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA |
| 63 |
64 |
Anchorage, AK MSA |
| 64 |
45 |
Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA |
| 65 |
72 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA |
| 66 |
57 |
Salem, OR MSA |
| 67 |
131 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA |
| 68 |
121 |
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC MSA |
| 69 |
103 |
Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA |
| 70 |
85 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA |
| 71 |
110 |
Lynchburg, VA MSA |
| 72 |
98 |
Tulsa, OK MSA |
| 73 |
63 |
Merced, CA MSA |
| 74 |
97 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA MD |
| 75 |
9 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA |
| Best Performing Cities 76 - 100 |
| 2008 Rank |
2007 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 76 |
51 |
Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA |
| 77 |
116 |
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA |
| 78 |
41 |
Port St. Lucie, FL MSA |
| 79 |
82 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA |
| 80 |
44 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA |
| 81 |
120 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN MSA |
| 82 |
104 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA MSA |
| 83 |
6 |
Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA |
| 84 |
107 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA |
| 85 |
148 |
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ MD |
| 86 |
91 |
Cedar Rapids, IA MSA |
| 87 |
94 |
Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA |
| 88 |
65 |
Corpus Christi, TX MSA |
| 89 |
105 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA |
| 90 |
95 |
Madison, WI MSA |
| 91 |
88 |
Mobile, AL MSA |
| 92 |
30 |
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA |
| 93 |
135 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA |
| 94 |
40 |
Honolulu, HI MSA |
| 95 |
93 |
Boulder, CO MSA |
| 96 |
139 |
Nassau-Suffolk, NY (MD) |
| 97 |
78 |
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL (MSA) |
| 98 |
28 |
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA |
| 99 |
128 |
Winston-Salem, NC MSA |
| 100 |
70 |
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA MSA |
| Best Performing Cities 101 - 125 |
| 2008 Rank |
2007 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 101 |
134 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA |
| 102 |
56 |
Richmond, VA MSA |
| 103 |
113 |
Stockton, CA MSA |
| 104 |
48 |
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA |
| 105 |
36 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL MD |
| 106 |
49 |
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA MD |
| 107 |
126 |
Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA |
| 108 |
143 |
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI MD |
| 109 |
62 |
Camden, NJ MD |
| 110 |
111 |
Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA |
| 111 |
96 |
Colorado Springs, CO MSA |
| 112 |
71 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA |
| 113 |
100 |
Rockingham County-Strafford County, NH MD |
| 114 |
133 |
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ MD |
| 115 |
90 |
Tallahassee, FL MSA |
| 116 |
84 |
York-Hanover, PA MSA |
| 117 |
112 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL MD |
| 118 |
153 |
Boston-Quincy, MA MD |
| 119 |
92 |
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA |
| 120 |
13 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA |
| 121 |
163 |
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA |
| 122 |
129 |
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA |
| 123 |
83 |
Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg, MD MD |
| 124 |
99 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA |
| 125 |
147 |
Binghamton, NY MSA |
| Best Performing Cities 126 - 150 |
| 2008 Rank |
2007 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 126 |
109 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA MD |
| 127 |
174 |
Syracuse, NY MSA |
| 128 |
130 |
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA |
| 129 |
102 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA |
| 130 |
142 |
Philadelphia, PA MD |
| 131 |
169 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA |
| 132 |
156 |
Salinas, CA MSA |
| 133 |
26 |
Reno-Sparks, NV MSA |
| 134 |
164 |
Utica-Rome, NY MSA |
| 135 |
154 |
Columbus, OH MSA |
| 136 |
176 |
Pittsburgh, PA MSA |
| 137 |
151 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA |
| 138 |
166 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA |
| 139 |
171 |
Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA MD |
| 140 |
27 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA |
| 141 |
136 |
Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA |
| 142 |
173 |
Evansville, IN-KY MSA |
| 143 |
118 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA |
| 144 |
141 |
Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA |
| 145 |
22 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA |
| 146 |
149 |
Lincoln, NE MSA |
| 147 |
119 |
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA MD |
| 148 |
144 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA |
| 149 |
160 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA |
| 150 |
101 |
Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA |
| Best Performing Cities 151 - 175 |
| 2008 Rank |
2007 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 151 |
186 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA |
| 152 |
125 |
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA |
| 153 |
123 |
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA |
| 154 |
137 |
Jackson, MS MSA |
| 155 |
132 |
Rockford, IL MSA |
| 156 |
146 |
Worcester, MA MSA |
| 157 |
162 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA |
| 158 |
157 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME MSA |
| 159 |
87 |
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA |
| 160 |
152 |
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL MD |
| 161 |
158 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA |
| 162 |
115 |
Modesto, CA MSA |
| 163 |
168 |
Newark-Union, NJ-PA MD |
| 164 |
159 |
Reading, PA MSA |
| 165 |
178 |
Green Bay, WI MSA |
| 166 |
127 |
Columbus, GA-AL MSA |
| 167 |
175 |
Duluth, MN-WI MSA |
| 168 |
138 |
Roanoke, VA MSA |
| 169 |
165 |
Fort Wayne, IN MSA |
| 170 |
150 |
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA MSA |
| 171 |
170 |
Peabody, MA MD |
| 172 |
155 |
Akron, OH MSA |
| 173 |
167 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA |
| 174 |
180 |
Gary, IN MD |
| 175 |
161 |
Lancaster, PA MSA |
| Best Performing Cities 176 - 175 |
| 2008 Rank |
2007 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 176 |
145 |
Norwich-New London, CT MSA |
| 177 |
140 |
Charleston, WV MSA |
| 178 |
124 |
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ MD |
| 179 |
181 |
Erie, PA MSA |
| 180 |
183 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA |
| 181 |
182 |
Rochester, NY MSA |
| 182 |
177 |
Springfield, MA MSA |
| 183 |
187 |
Spartanburg, SC MSA |
| 184 |
172 |
New Haven-Milford, CT MSA |
| 185 |
188 |
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA |
| 186 |
185 |
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI MSA |
| 187 |
179 |
Atlantic City, NJ MSA |
| 188 |
191 |
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA MSA |
| 189 |
190 |
Dayton, OH MSA |
| 190 |
192 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI MSA |
| 191 |
199 |
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA |
| 192 |
184 |
Ann Arbor, MI MSA |
| 193 |
193 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA |
| 194 |
196 |
Toledo, OH MSA |
| 195 |
194 |
Flint, MI MSA |
| 196 |
200 |
Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA |
| 197 |
198 |
Canton-Massillon, OH MSA |
| 198 |
195 |
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI MD |
| 199 |
189 |
Holland-Grand Haven, MI MSA |
| 200 |
197 |
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI MD |
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The Milken Institute/Greenstreet Real Estate Partners Best Performing Cities Index ranks U.S. metropolitan areas by how well they are creating and sustaining jobs and economic growth. The components include job, wage and salary and technology growth. The full report can be downloaded here.
The Best Performing Cities ranking depicts those U.S. metropolitan areas that are recording the top economic performance.
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| Biggest Gainers |
| Spots Climbed |
2008 Rank |
2007 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 85 |
37 |
122 |
El Paso, TX MSA |
| 71 |
46 |
117 |
Asheville, NC MSA |
| 69 |
45 |
114 |
Wichita, KS MSA |
| 64 |
67 |
131 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA |
| 63 |
85 |
148 |
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ MD |
| 62 |
44 |
106 |
Denver-Aurora, CO MSA |
| 60 |
17 |
77 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA MD |
| 58 |
50 |
108 |
Oklahoma City, OK MSA |
| 53 |
68 |
121 |
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC MSA |
| 53 |
21 |
74 |
Durham, NC MSA |
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| Biggest Decliners |
| Spots Declined |
2008 Rank |
2007 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| -123 |
145 |
22 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA |
| -113 |
140 |
27 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA |
| -107 |
133 |
26 |
Reno-Sparks, NV MSA |
| -107 |
120 |
13 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA |
| -77 |
83 |
6 |
Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA |
| -72 |
159 |
87 |
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA |
| -70 |
98 |
28 |
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA |
| -69 |
105 |
36 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL MD |
| -66 |
75 |
9 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA |
| -62 |
92 |
30 |
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA |
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