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| Best Performing Cities 1 - 25 |
| 2009 Rank |
2008 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 1 |
4 |
Austin-Round Rock, TX MSA  |
| 2 |
13 |
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX MSA |
| 3 |
3 |
Salt Lake City, UT MSA |
| 4 |
7 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA |
| 5 |
16 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA |
| 6 |
21 |
Durham, NC MSA |
| 7 |
9 |
Olympia, WA MSA |
| 8 |
5 |
Huntsville, AL MSA |
| 9 |
14 |
Lafayette, LA MSA |
| 10 |
2 |
Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA |
| 11 |
15 |
San Antonio, TX MSA |
| 12 |
29 |
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MD |
| 13 |
23 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX MD |
| 14 |
37 |
El Paso, TX MSA |
| 15 |
45 |
Wichita, KS MSA |
| 16 |
88 |
Corpus Christi, TX MSA |
| 17 |
17 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA MD |
| 18 |
40 |
Baton Rouge, LA MSA |
| 19 |
72 |
Tulsa, OK MSA |
| 20 |
20 |
Greeley, CO MSA |
| 21 |
8 |
Tacoma, WA MD |
| 22 |
48 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA |
| 23 |
54 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR MSA |
| 24 |
67 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA |
| 25 |
41 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MD |
| Best Performing Cities 26 - 50 |
| 2009 Rank |
2008 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 26 |
50 |
Oklahoma City, OK MSA |
| 27 |
57 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO MSA |
| 28 |
1 |
Provo-Orem, UT MSA |
| 29 |
56 |
Lubbock, TX MSA |
| 30 |
10 |
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC MSA |
| 31 |
52 |
Fayetteville, NC MSA |
| 32 |
18 |
Ogden-Clearfield, UT MSA |
| 33 |
43 |
Peoria, IL MSA |
| 34 |
6 |
Wilmington, NC MSA |
| 35 |
49 |
Amarillo, TX MSA |
| 36 |
12 |
Bakersfield, CA MSA |
| 37 |
28 |
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA MSA |
| 38 |
85 |
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ MD |
| 39 |
24 |
Savannah, GA MSA |
| 40 |
63 |
Anchorage, AK MSA |
| 41 |
35 |
Spokane, WA MSA |
| 42 |
31 |
Albuquerque, NM MSA |
| 43 |
100 |
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA MSA |
| 44 |
95 |
Boulder, CO MSA |
| 45 |
139 |
Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA MD |
| 46 |
62 |
Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA |
| 47 |
26 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC MSA |
| 48 |
149 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA |
| 49 |
93 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA |
| 50 |
84 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA |
| Best Performing Cities 51 - 75 |
| 2009 Rank |
2008 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 51 |
123 |
Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg, MD MD |
| 52 |
77 |
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA |
| 53 |
25 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA |
| 54 |
134 |
Utica-Rome, NY MSA |
| 55 |
44 |
Denver-Aurora, CO MSA |
| 56 |
36 |
Columbia, SC MSA |
| 57 |
86 |
Cedar Rapids, IA MSA |
| 58 |
66 |
Salem, OR MSA |
| 59 |
91 |
Mobile, AL MSA |
| 60 |
71 |
Lynchburg, VA MSA |
| 61 |
118 |
Boston-Quincy, MA MD |
| 62 |
69 |
Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA |
| 63 |
90 |
Madison, WI MSA |
| 64 |
87 |
Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA |
| 65 |
125 |
Binghamton, NY MSA |
| 66 |
82 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA MSA |
| 67 |
70 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA |
| 68 |
42 |
Springfield, MO MSA |
| 69 |
96 |
Nassau-Suffolk, NY MD |
| 70 |
119 |
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA |
| 71 |
116 |
York-Hanover, PA MSA |
| 72 |
138 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA |
| 73 |
159 |
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA |
| 74 |
127 |
Syracuse, NY MSA |
| 75 |
46 |
Asheville, NC MSA |
| Best Performing Cities 76 - 100 |
| 2009 Rank |
2008 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 76 |
107 |
Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA |
| 77 |
68 |
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC MSA |
| 78 |
55 |
Tucson, AZ MSA |
| 79 |
156 |
Worcester, MA MSA |
| 80 |
148 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA |
| 81 |
76 |
Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA |
| 82 |
121 |
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA |
| 83 |
65 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA |
| 84 |
151 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA |
| 85 |
74 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA MD |
| 86 |
180 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA |
| 87 |
89 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA |
| 88 |
184 |
New Haven-Milford, CT MSA |
| 89 |
181 |
Rochester, NY MSA |
| 90 |
34 |
Gainesville, FL MSA |
| 91 |
113 |
Rockingham County-Strafford County, NH MD |
| 92 |
99 |
Winston-Salem, NC MSA |
| 93 |
32 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA |
| 94 |
176 |
Norwich-New London, CT MSA |
| 95 |
108 |
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI MD |
| 96 |
130 |
Philadelphia, PA MD |
| 97 |
146 |
Lincoln, NE MSA |
| 98 |
22 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MSA |
| 99 |
11 |
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL MSA |
| 100 |
94 |
Honolulu, HI MSA |
| Best Performing Cities 101 - 125 |
| 2009 Rank |
2008 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 101 |
111 |
Colorado Springs, CO MSA |
| 102 |
38 |
Montgomery, AL MSA |
| 103 |
53 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA |
| 104 |
30 |
Ocala, FL MSA |
| 105 |
129 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA |
| 106 |
59 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA |
| 107 |
75 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA |
| 108 |
135 |
Columbus, OH MSA |
| 109 |
136 |
Pittsburgh, PA MSA |
| 110 |
124 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA |
| 111 |
171 |
Peabody, MA MD |
| 112 |
166 |
Columbus, GA-AL MSA |
| 113 |
154 |
Jackson, MS MSA |
| 114 |
27 |
Boise City-Nampa, ID MSA |
| 115 |
47 |
Fresno, CA MSA |
| 116 |
104 |
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA |
| 117 |
58 |
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA MSA |
| 118 |
102 |
Richmond, VA MSA |
| 119 |
60 |
Knoxville, TN MSA |
| 120 |
19 |
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC MSA |
| 121 |
109 |
Camden, NJ MD |
| 122 |
106 |
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA MD |
| 123 |
137 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA |
| 124 |
64 |
Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA |
| 125 |
81 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN MSA |
| Best Performing Cities 126 - 150 |
| 2009 Rank |
2008 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 126 |
168 |
Roanoke, VA MSA |
| 127 |
182 |
Springfield, MA MSA |
| 128 |
152 |
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA |
| 129 |
115 |
Tallahassee, FL MSA |
| 130 |
79 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA |
| 131 |
61 |
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL MD |
| 132 |
161 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA |
| 133 |
128 |
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA |
| 134 |
132 |
Salinas, CA MSA |
| 135 |
164 |
Reading, PA MSA |
| 136 |
51 |
Clarksville, TN-KY MSA |
| 137 |
98 |
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA |
| 138 |
173 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA |
| 139 |
126 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA MD |
| 140 |
158 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME MSA |
| 141 |
39 |
Jacksonville, FL MSA |
| 142 |
163 |
Newark-Union, NJ-PA MD |
| 143 |
133 |
Reno-Sparks, NV MSA |
| 144 |
177 |
Charleston, WV MSA |
| 145 |
147 |
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA MD |
| 146 |
112 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA |
| 147 |
114 |
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ MD |
| 148 |
160 |
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL MD |
| 149 |
153 |
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA |
| 150 |
78 |
Port St. Lucie, FL MSA |
| Best Performing Cities 151 - 175 |
| 2009 Rank |
2008 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 151 |
157 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA |
| 152 |
169 |
Fort Wayne, IN MSA |
| 153 |
131 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA |
| 154 |
141 |
Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA |
| 155 |
83 |
Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA |
| 156 |
175 |
Lancaster, PA MSA |
| 157 |
33 |
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA |
| 158 |
140 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA |
| 159 |
162 |
Modesto, CA MSA |
| 160 |
101 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA |
| 161 |
122 |
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA |
| 162 |
92 |
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA |
| 163 |
167 |
Duluth, MN-WI MSA |
| 164 |
179 |
Erie, PA MSA |
| 165 |
143 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA |
| 166 |
103 |
Stockton, CA MSA |
| 167 |
172 |
Akron, OH MSA |
| 168 |
174 |
Gary, IN MD |
| 169 |
80 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA |
| 170 |
142 |
Evansville, IN-KY MSA |
| 171 |
165 |
Green Bay, WI MSA |
| 172 |
110 |
Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA |
| 173 |
145 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA |
| 174 |
155 |
Rockford, IL MSA |
| 175 |
105 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL MD |
| Best Performing Cities 176 - 175 |
| 2009 Rank |
2008 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 176 |
97 |
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL MSA |
| 177 |
150 |
Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA |
| 178 |
144 |
Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA |
| 179 |
117 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL MD |
| 180 |
120 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA |
| 181 |
183 |
Spartanburg, SC MSA |
| 182 |
178 |
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ MD |
| 183 |
189 |
Dayton, OH MSA |
| 184 |
73 |
Merced, CA MSA |
| 185 |
191 |
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA |
| 186 |
193 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA |
| 187 |
170 |
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA MSA |
| 188 |
186 |
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI MSA |
| 189 |
185 |
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA |
| 190 |
197 |
Canton-Massillon, OH MSA |
| 191 |
192 |
Ann Arbor, MI MSA |
| 192 |
187 |
Atlantic City, NJ MSA |
| 193 |
188 |
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA MSA |
| 194 |
190 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI MSA |
| 195 |
196 |
Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA |
| 196 |
199 |
Holland-Grand Haven, MI MSA |
| 197 |
198 |
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI MD |
| 198 |
194 |
Toledo, OH MSA |
| 199 |
200 |
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI MD |
| 200 |
195 |
Flint, MI MSA |
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| Biggest Gainers |
| Spots Climbed |
2009 Rank |
2008 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 101 |
48 |
149 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA |
| 96 |
88 |
184 |
New Haven-Milford, CT MSA |
| 94 |
45 |
139 |
Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA MD |
| 94 |
86 |
180 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA |
| 92 |
89 |
181 |
Rochester, NY MSA |
| 86 |
73 |
159 |
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA |
| 82 |
94 |
176 |
Norwich-New London, CT MSA |
| 80 |
54 |
134 |
Utica-Rome, NY MSA |
| 77 |
79 |
156 |
Worcester, MA MSA |
| 72 |
16 |
88 |
Corpus Christi, TX MSA |
| 72 |
51 |
123 |
Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg, MD MD |
| 68 |
80 |
148 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA |
| 67 |
84 |
151 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA |
| 66 |
72 |
138 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA |
| 60 |
65 |
125 |
Binghamton, NY MSA |
| 60 |
111 |
171 |
Peabody, MA MD |
| 57 |
61 |
118 |
Boston-Quincy, MA MD |
| 57 |
43 |
100 |
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA MSA |
| 55 |
127 |
182 |
Springfield, MA MSA |
| 54 |
112 |
166 |
Columbus, GA-AL MSA |
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| Biggest Decliners |
| Spots Declined |
2009 Rank |
2008 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| -124 |
157 |
33 |
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA |
| -111 |
184 |
73 |
Merced, CA MSA |
| -102 |
141 |
39 |
Jacksonville, FL MSA |
| -101 |
120 |
19 |
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC MSA |
| -89 |
169 |
80 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA |
| -88 |
99 |
11 |
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL MSA |
| -87 |
114 |
27 |
Boise City-Nampa, ID MSA |
| -85 |
136 |
51 |
Clarksville, TN-KY MSA |
| -79 |
176 |
97 |
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL MSA |
| -76 |
98 |
22 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MSA |
| -74 |
104 |
30 |
Ocala, FL MSA |
| -72 |
150 |
78 |
Port St. Lucie, FL MSA |
| -72 |
155 |
83 |
Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA |
| -70 |
162 |
92 |
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA |
| -70 |
175 |
105 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL MD |
| -70 |
131 |
61 |
Ft. Lauderdale-Pompano-Deerfield Beach, FL MD |
| -68 |
115 |
47 |
Fresno, CA MSA |
| -64 |
102 |
38 |
Montgomery, AL MSA |
| -63 |
166 |
103 |
Stockton, CA MSA |
| -62 |
179 |
117 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL MD |
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