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10 Best Big Cities

(CNN.MONEY.COM)
  1. Colorado Springs, CO
  2. Austin, TX
  3. Mesa, AZ
  4. Raleigh NC
  5. San Diego, CA
  6. Virginia Beach, VA
  7. Omaha, NE
  8. Columbus, OH
  9. Wichita, KS
  10. New York, NY

Top 10 Cities for Moviemakers (MovieMaker magazine)

  1. New York, NY
  2. Austin, TX
  3. Philadelphia, PA
  4. New Orleans, LA
  5. Portland, OR
  6. Chicago, IL
  7. Los Angeles, CA
  8. Miami, FL
  9. Baltimore, MD
  10. Orlando, FL

Top Healthiest Cities in America (Sperling's)

  1. San Jose, CA
  2. Washington, DC
  3. San Francisco, CA
  4. Seattle-Bellevue, WA
  5. Salt Lake City, UT
  6. Oakland, CA
  7. Sacramento, CA
  8. Orange County, CA
  9. Denver, CO
  10. Austin, TX

50 Smart Places to Live (Kiplinger.com)

  1. Nashville, TN
  2. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
  3. Albuquerque, NM
  4. Atlanta, GA
  5. Austin, TX
  6. Kansas City
  7. Asheville, NC
  8. Ithaca, NY
  9. Pittsburgh, PA
  10. Iowa City, IA

Top 10 Wireless Cities (LiveScience.com)

  1. Seattle-Bellevue-Everett-Tacoma, WA
  2. San Francisco-San Jose-Oakland, CA
  3. Austin, TX
  4. Portland, OR-Vancouver, WA
  5. Toledo, OH
  6. Atlanta, GA
  7. Denver, CO
  8. Raleigh-Durham, NC
  9. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
  10. Orange County, CA

The 50 Cleanest Cities in America (Readers Digest)

  1. Portland, OR
  2. San Jose, CA
  3. Buffalo, NY
  4. Columbus, OH
  5. San Francisco, CA
  6. Denver, CO
  7. Rochester, NY
  8. Austin, TX
  9. Orlando, FL
  10. San Diego, CA

Top 50 Smartest Cities (Austin Business Journal)

  • 1. Seattle, WA
  • 2. San Francisco, CA
  • 3. Austin, TX
  • 4. Colorado Springs, CO
  • 5. Minneapolis, MN
  • 12. Arlington, TX
  • 35. Dallas, TX
  • 38. Houston, TX

Top 10 Metros for Future Business Locations (Expansion Magazine)

  1. Austin-Round Rock, TX
  2. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIS
  3. Raleigh-Cary, NC
  4. Dallas-Ft Worth-Arlington, TX
  5. Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX
  6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-WVA
  7. Madison, WI
  8. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
  9. Pittsburgh, PA
  10. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

Top 10 Cities for Walking (Prevention Magazine)

  1. Portland, OR
  2. Colorado Springs, CO
  3. Madison, WI
  4. Boise City, ID
  5. Las Vegas, NV
  6. Austin, TX
  7. Virginia Beach, VA
  8. Anchorage, AK
  9. Fremont, CA
  10. Raleigh, NC

Top 10 Hot Cities for Entrepreneurs

  1. Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
  2. Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC
  3. Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
  4. Las Vegas, NV
  5. Indianapolis, IN
  6. Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WVA
  7. Atlanta, GA
  8. Nashville, TN
  9. Austin-San Marcos, TX
  10. Memphis, TN
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