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| Best Performing Cities 1 - 25 |
| 2009 Rank |
2008 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 1 |
1 |
Midland, TX MSA  |
| 2 |
7 |
Longview, TX MSA |
| 3 |
5 |
Grand Junction, CO MSA |
| 4 |
26 |
Tyler, TX MSA |
| 5 |
10 |
Odessa, TX MSA |
| 6 |
29 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA MSA |
| 7 |
15 |
Bismarck, ND MSA |
| 8 |
6 |
Warner Robins, GA MSA |
| 9 |
11 |
Las Cruces, NM MSA |
| 10 |
17 |
Fargo, ND-MN MSA |
| 11 |
45 |
Pascagoula, MS MSA |
| 12 |
23 |
Sioux Falls, SD MSA |
| 13 |
8 |
Bellingham, WA MSA |
| 14 |
38 |
College Station-Bryan, TX MSA |
| 15 |
2 |
Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA |
| 16 |
12 |
Cheyenne, WY MSA |
| 17 |
81 |
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA |
| 18 |
27 |
Waco, TX MSA |
| 19 |
16 |
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA |
| 20 |
44 |
Laredo, TX MSA |
| 21 |
40 |
Abilene, TX MSA |
| 22 |
25 |
Iowa City, IA MSA |
| 23 |
72 |
Glens Falls, NY MSA |
| 24 |
24 |
Billings, MT MSA |
| 25 |
64 |
Ithaca, NY MSA |
| Best Performing Cities 26 - 50 |
| 2009 Rank |
2008 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 26 |
18 |
Charlottesville, VA MSA |
| 27 |
28 |
Morgantown, WV MSA |
| 28 |
3 |
Bend, OR MSA |
| 29 |
66 |
Rapid City, SD MSA |
| 30 |
4 |
St. George, UT MSA |
| 31 |
78 |
Alexandria, LA MSA |
| 32 |
47 |
State College, PA MSA |
| 33 |
43 |
Pueblo, CO MSA |
| 34 |
19 |
Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA |
| 35 |
14 |
Santa Fe, NM MSA |
| 36 |
80 |
Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA |
| 37 |
106 |
Topeka, KS MSA |
| 38 |
60 |
Joplin, MO MSA |
| 39 |
35 |
St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA |
| 40 |
13 |
Yuma, AZ MSA |
| 41 |
22 |
Greenville, NC MSA |
| 42 |
50 |
Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA |
| 43 |
41 |
Salisbury, MD MSA |
| 44 |
54 |
Dubuque, IA MSA |
| 45 |
48 |
Johnson City, TN MSA |
| 46 |
46 |
Rochester, MN MSA |
| 47 |
31 |
Hattiesburg, MS MSA |
| 48 |
42 |
Tuscaloosa, AL MSA |
| 49 |
92 |
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MSA |
| 50 |
9 |
Prescott, AZ MSA |
| Best Performing Cities 51 - 75 |
| 2009 Rank |
2008 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 51 |
65 |
Columbia, MO MSA |
| 52 |
74 |
Lake Charles, LA MSA |
| 53 |
87 |
Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA |
| 54 |
39 |
Medford, OR MSA |
| 55 |
58 |
St. Cloud, MN MSA |
| 56 |
20 |
Gainesville, GA MSA |
| 57 |
55 |
Bloomington, IN MSA |
| 58 |
53 |
Valdosta, GA MSA |
| 59 |
56 |
Eau Claire, WI MSA |
| 60 |
37 |
Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA |
| 61 |
86 |
Pittsfield, MA MSA |
| 62 |
107 |
Lafayette, IN MSA |
| 63 |
67 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA MSA |
| 64 |
51 |
Florence, SC MSA |
| 65 |
99 |
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA |
| 66 |
108 |
Springfield, IL MSA |
| 67 |
33 |
Bowling Green, KY MSA |
| 68 |
21 |
Winchester, VA-WV MSA |
| 69 |
62 |
Missoula, MT MSA |
| 70 |
30 |
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL MSA |
| 71 |
104 |
Decatur, IL MSA |
| 72 |
32 |
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL MSA |
| 73 |
61 |
Wichita Falls, TX MSA |
| 74 |
83 |
Appleton, WI MSA |
| 75 |
57 |
Burlington, NC MSA |
| Best Performing Cities 76 - 100 |
| 2009 Rank |
2008 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 76 |
71 |
Napa, CA MSA |
| 77 |
91 |
Johnstown, PA MSA |
| 78 |
93 |
Rocky Mount, NC MSA |
| 79 |
34 |
Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA |
| 80 |
77 |
Kingston, NY MSA |
| 81 |
102 |
Macon, GA MSA |
| 82 |
111 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA |
| 83 |
68 |
Yakima, WA MSA |
| 84 |
69 |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA |
| 85 |
36 |
Harrisonburg, VA MSA |
| 86 |
101 |
Barnstable Town, MA MSA |
| 87 |
103 |
La Crosse, WI-MN MSA |
| 88 |
82 |
Bangor, ME MSA |
| 89 |
76 |
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA |
| 90 |
90 |
Jefferson City, MO MSA |
| 91 |
89 |
Wausau, WI MSA |
| 92 |
88 |
Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA |
| 93 |
73 |
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA |
| 94 |
52 |
Chico, CA MSA |
| 95 |
118 |
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA |
| 96 |
109 |
Monroe, LA MSA |
| 97 |
49 |
Dover, DE MSA |
| 98 |
98 |
Albany, GA MSA |
| 99 |
79 |
Decatur, AL MSA |
| 100 |
110 |
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ MSA |
| Best Performing Cities 101 - 124 |
| 2009 Rank |
2008 Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
| 101 |
94 |
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH MSA |
| 102 |
114 |
Williamsport, PA MSA |
| 103 |
117 |
Mansfield, OH MSA |
| 104 |
85 |
Jackson, TN MSA |
| 105 |
115 |
Muncie, IN MSA |
| 106 |
63 |
Flagstaff, AZ MSA |
| 107 |
112 |
Racine, WI MSA |
| 108 |
70 |
Dothan, AL MSA |
| 109 |
105 |
Sheboygan, WI MSA |
| 110 |
97 |
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI MSA |
| 111 |
100 |
Altoona, PA MSA |
| 112 |
95 |
Terre Haute, IN MSA |
| 113 |
59 |
Redding, CA MSA |
| 114 |
122 |
Lima, OH MSA |
| 115 |
75 |
Janesville, WI MSA |
| 116 |
96 |
Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA |
| 117 |
119 |
Anderson, SC MSA |
| 118 |
113 |
Dalton, GA MSA |
| 119 |
120 |
Springfield, OH MSA |
| 120 |
84 |
Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA |
| 121 |
116 |
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA |
| 122 |
121 |
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI MSA |
| 123 |
123 |
Battle Creek, MI MSA |
| 124 |
124 |
Jackson, MI MSA |
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The 2009 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.
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| Biggest Gainers |
| Spots Climbed |
2009 Rank |
2008 Rank |
Smallest Metros |
| 69 |
37 |
106 |
Topeka, KS MSA |
| 64 |
17 |
81 |
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA |
| 49 |
23 |
72 |
Glens Falls, NY MSA |
| 47 |
31 |
78 |
Alexandria, LA MSA |
| 45 |
62 |
107 |
Lafayette, IN MSA |
| 44 |
36 |
80 |
Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA |
| 43 |
49 |
92 |
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MSA |
| 42 |
66 |
108 |
Springfield, IL MSA |
| 39 |
25 |
64 |
Ithaca, NY MSA |
| 37 |
29 |
66 |
Rapid City, SD MSA |
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| Spots Declined |
2009 Rank |
2008 Rank |
Smallest Metros |
| -54 |
113 |
59 |
Redding, CA MSA |
| -49 |
85 |
36 |
Harrisonburg, VA MSA |
| -48 |
97 |
49 |
Dover, DE MSA |
| -47 |
68 |
21 |
Winchester, VA-WV MSA |
| -45 |
79 |
34 |
Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA |
| -43 |
106 |
63 |
Flagstaff, AZ MSA |
| -42 |
94 |
52 |
Chico, CA MSA |
| -41 |
50 |
9 |
Prescott, AZ MSA |
| -40 |
72 |
32 |
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL MSA |
| -40 |
115 |
75 |
Janesville, WI MSA |
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