2010
Best-Performing Cities
The 2010 Milken Institute 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. In most years, these give a good indication of the
underlying structural performance of regional economics.
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of the links across the top to re-rank the metros by that category.
MSA = metropolitan statistical area
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Biggest Gainers
Spots Climbed
2010 Rank
2009 Rank Metropolitan Area
97
39
136
Clarksville, TN-KY MSA
84
44
128
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA
83
61
144
Charleston, WV MSA
77
32
109
Pittsburgh, PA MSA
76
73
149
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA
69
102
171
Green Bay, WI MSA
67
45
112
Columbus, GA-AL MSA
61
100
161
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA
58
115
173
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA
57
13
70
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA
54
70
124
Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA
47
66
113
Jackson, MS MSA
45
55
100
Honolulu, HI MSA
43
54
97
Lincoln, NE MSA
41
88
129
Tallahassee, FL MSA
41
116
157
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA
41
122
163
Duluth, MN-WI MSA
40
113
153
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA
39
133
172
Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA
39
79
118
Richmond, VA MSA
38
157
195
Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA
38
130
168
Gary, IN MD
36
75
111
Peabody, MA MD
36
110
146
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA
34
12
46
Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA
Biggest Decliners
Spots Climbed
2010 Rank
2009 Rank Metropolitan Area
-95
138
43
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA MSA
-88
150
62
Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA
-82
132
50
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA
-81
101
20
Greeley, CO MSA
-79
160
81
Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA
-70
107
37
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA MSA
-70
93
23
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR MSA
-65
153
88
New Haven-Milford, CT MSA
-62
111
49
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA
-59
136
77
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC MSA
-57
152
95
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI MD
-57
72
15
Wichita, KS MSA
-57
164
107
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA
-55
159
104
Ocala, FL MSA
-54
87
33
Peoria, IL MSA
-53
196
143
Reno-Sparks, NV MSA
-50
129
79
Worcester, MA MSA
-50
172
122
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA MD
-46
49
3
Salt Lake City, UT MSA
-43
146
103
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA
-40
154
114
Boise City-Nampa, ID MSA
-39
123
84
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA
-37
85
48
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA
-34
193
159
Modesto, CA MSA
-34
189
155
Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA
