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| Best Performing Cities 1 - 25 |
| 2008 Rank |
2007 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 1 |
3 |
Midland, TX MSA  |
| 2 |
6 |
Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA |
| 3 |
1 |
Bend, OR MSA |
| 4 |
2 |
St. George, UT MSA |
| 5 |
18 |
Grand Junction, CO MSA |
| 6 |
10 |
Warner Robins, GA MSA |
| 7 |
30 |
Longview, TX MSA |
| 8 |
14 |
Bellingham, WA MSA |
| 9 |
7 |
Prescott, AZ MSA |
| 10 |
27 |
Odessa, TX MSA |
| 11 |
17 |
Las Cruces, NM MSA |
| 12 |
47 |
Cheyenne, WY MSA |
| 13 |
32 |
Yuma, AZ MSA |
| 14 |
81 |
Santa Fe, NM MSA |
| 15 |
42 |
Bismarck, ND MSA |
| 16 |
33 |
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA |
| 17 |
36 |
Fargo, ND-MN MSA |
| 18 |
12 |
Charlottesville, VA MSA |
| 19 |
29 |
Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA |
| 20 |
54 |
Gainesville, GA MSA |
| 21 |
5 |
Winchester, VA-WV MSA |
| 22 |
43 |
Greenville, NC MSA |
| 23 |
35 |
Sioux Falls, SD MSA |
| 24 |
41 |
Billings, MT MSA |
| 25 |
25 |
Iowa City, IA MSA |
| Best Performing Cities 26 - 50 |
| 2008 Rank |
2007 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 26 |
38 |
Tyler, TX MSA |
| 27 |
56 |
Waco, TX MSA |
| 28 |
24 |
Morgantown, WV MSA |
| 29 |
69 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA MSA |
| 30 |
13 |
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL MSA |
| 31 |
31 |
Hattiesburg, MS MSA |
| 32 |
20 |
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL MSA |
| 33 |
46 |
Bowling Green, KY MSA |
| 34 |
57 |
Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA |
| 35 |
51 |
St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA |
| 36 |
16 |
Harrisonburg, VA MSA |
| 37 |
79 |
Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA |
| 38 |
67 |
College Station-Bryan, TX MSA |
| 39 |
26 |
Medford, OR MSA |
| 40 |
78 |
Abilene, TX MSA |
| 41 |
23 |
Salisbury, MD MSA |
| 42 |
50 |
Tuscaloosa, AL MSA |
| 43 |
130 |
Pueblo, CO MSA |
| 44 |
28 |
Laredo, TX MSA |
| 45 |
109 |
Pascagoula, MS MSA |
| 46 |
75 |
Rochester, MN MSA |
| 47 |
88 |
State College, PA MSA |
| 48 |
70 |
Johnson City, TN MSA |
| 49 |
45 |
Dover, DE MSA |
| 50 |
90 |
Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA |
| Best Performing Cities 51 - 75 |
| 2008 Rank |
2007 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 51 |
126 |
Florence, SC MSA |
| 52 |
52 |
Chico, CA MSA |
| 53 |
73 |
Valdosta, GA MSA |
| 54 |
39 |
Dubuque, IA MSA |
| 55 |
98 |
Bloomington, IN MSA |
| 56 |
93 |
Eau Claire, WI MSA |
| 57 |
140 |
Burlington, NC MSA |
| 58 |
95 |
St. Cloud, MN MSA |
| 59 |
64 |
Redding, CA MSA |
| 60 |
91 |
Joplin, MO MSA |
| 61 |
108 |
Wichita Falls, TX MSA |
| 62 |
40 |
Missoula, MT MSA |
| 63 |
21 |
Flagstaff, AZ MSA |
| 64 |
97 |
Ithaca, NY MSA |
| 65 |
72 |
Columbia, MO MSA |
| 66 |
92 |
Rapid City, SD MSA |
| 67 |
78 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA** MSA |
| 68 |
76 |
Yakima, WA MSA |
| 69 |
134 |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA |
| 70 |
86 |
Dothan, AL MSA |
| 71 |
60 |
Napa, CA MSA |
| 72 |
77 |
Glens Falls, NY MSA |
| 73 |
119 |
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA |
| 74 |
112 |
Lake Charles, LA MSA |
| 75 |
152 |
Janesville, WI MSA |
| Best Performing Cities 76 - 100 |
| 2008 Rank |
2007 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 76 |
85 |
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA |
| 77 |
128 |
Kingston, NY MSA |
| 78 |
84 |
Alexandria, LA MSA |
| 79 |
150 |
Decatur, AL MSA |
| 80 |
142 |
Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA |
| 81 |
104 |
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA |
| 82 |
149 |
Bangor, ME MSA |
| 83 |
87 |
Appleton, WI MSA |
| 84 |
127 |
Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA |
| 85 |
113 |
Jackson, TN MSA |
| 86 |
83 |
Pittsfield, MA MSA |
| 87 |
122 |
Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA |
| 88 |
125 |
Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA |
| 89 |
99 |
Wausau, WI MSA |
| 90 |
136 |
Jefferson City, MO MSA |
| 91 |
94 |
Johnstown, PA MSA |
| 92 |
100 |
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MSA |
| 93 |
106 |
Rocky Mount, NC MSA |
| 94 |
143 |
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH MSA |
| 95 |
133 |
Terre Haute, IN MSA |
| 96 |
132 |
Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA |
| 97 |
177 |
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI MSA |
| 98 |
105 |
Albany, GA MSA |
| 99 |
145 |
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA |
| 100 |
131 |
Altoona, PA MSA |
| Best Performing Cities 101 - 124 |
| 2008 Rank |
2007 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 101 |
137 |
Barnstable Town, MA MSA |
| 102 |
154 |
Macon, GA MSA |
| 103 |
138 |
La Crosse, WI-MN MSA |
| 104 |
107 |
Decatur, IL MSA |
| 105 |
155 |
Sheboygan, WI MSA |
| 106 |
158 |
Topeka, KS MSA |
| 107 |
121 |
Lafayette, IN MSA |
| 108 |
146 |
Springfield, IL MSA |
| 109 |
120 |
Monroe, LA MSA |
| 110 |
118 |
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ MSA |
| 111 |
166 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA |
| 112 |
159 |
Racine, WI MSA |
| 113 |
117 |
Dalton, GA MSA |
| 114 |
163 |
Williamsport, PA MSA |
| 115 |
151 |
Muncie, IN MSA |
| 116 |
165 |
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA |
| 117 |
164 |
Mansfield, OH MSA |
| 118 |
111 |
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA |
| 119 |
173 |
Anderson, SC MSA |
| 120 |
179 |
Springfield, OH MSA |
| 121 |
168 |
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI MSA |
| 122 |
167 |
Lima, OH MSA |
| 123 |
178 |
Battle Creek, MI MSA |
| 124 |
174 |
Jackson, MI MSA |
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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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| Footnotes - (**)Indicates this city's position on the 2007 largest metro list. |
MSA = metropolitan statistical area
MD = metropolitan division
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| Biggest Gainers |
| Spots Climbed |
2008 Rank |
2007 Rank |
Smallest Metros |
| 87 |
43 |
130 |
Pueblo, CO MSA |
| 83 |
57 |
140 |
Burlington, NC MSA |
| 80 |
97 |
177 |
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI MSA |
| 77 |
75 |
152 |
Janesville, WI MSA |
| 75 |
51 |
126 |
Florence, SC MSA |
| 71 |
79 |
150 |
Decatur, AL MSA |
| 67 |
82 |
149 |
Bangor, ME MSA |
| 67 |
14 |
81 |
Santa Fe, NM MSA |
| 65 |
69 |
134 |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA |
| 64 |
45 |
109 |
Pascagoula, MS MSA |
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| Spots Declined |
2008 Rank |
2007 Rank |
Smallest Metros |
| -42 |
63 |
21 |
Flagstaff, AZ MSA |
| -22 |
62 |
40 |
Missoula, MT MSA |
| -20 |
36 |
16 |
Harrisonburg, VA MSA |
| -18 |
41 |
23 |
Salisbury, MD MSA |
| -17 |
30 |
13 |
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL MSA |
| -16 |
21 |
5 |
Winchester, VA-WV MSA |
| -16 |
44 |
28 |
Laredo, TX MSA |
| -15 |
54 |
39 |
Dubuque, IA MSA |
| -13 |
39 |
26 |
Medford, OR MSA |
| -12 |
32 |
20 |
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL MSA |
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