The Rankings

Overall Scores

100th-76th Percentile

75th-51st Percentile

50th-26th Percentile

25th-1st Percentile

Scores are out of a possible 100 points, with 100 the result of having the highest score in all five subcategories. Based on the scores, the metros break into percentiles as indicated on the map. See Methodology for further explanation.

METRO AREAS BY RANK
Rank	Metro Area	Score
1	San Francisco	95.6
2	Austin	77.9
3	Seattle	68.0
4	Raleigh-Durham	61.4
5	San Diego	61.4
6	Washington	60.6
7	Denver	58.1
8	Boston	54.0
9	Salt Lake City	49.8
10	Minneapolis	49.0
11	Atlanta	48.6
12	Dallas	46.0
13	Miami	45.6
14	Houston	45.3
15	Portland	42.7
16	Phoenix	41.6
17	New York	39.5
18	Philadelphia	38.3
19	Chicago	37.7
20	Los Angeles	37.4
21	Rochester	36.1
22	Hartford	35.6
23	Sacramento	35.5
24	Kansas City	35.0
25	Orlando	34.3
26	Richmond	32.3
27	St. Louis	31.9
28	Detroit	31.8
29	Indianapolis	31.0
30	Charlotte	31.0
31	Buffalo	30.9
32	Nashville	30.6
33	Cleveland	29.5
34	Cincinnati	28.9
35	Las Vegas	28.8
36	Columbus	28.5
37	Pittsburgh	27.1
38	New Orleans	27.0
39	Oklahoma City	27.0
40	Milwaukee	26.5
41	West Palm Beach	25.8
42	Dayton	25.7
43	Tampa	22.8
44	Norfolk	22.4
45	Greensboro	21.0
46	Louisville	19.8
47	Memphis	19.2
48	Jacksonville	18.7
49	San Antonio	15.0
50	Grand Rapids	13.6
	Top 50 Metro Average	37.6

ALPHABETICALLY
Metro Area	Rank	Score
Atlanta	11	48.6
Austin	2	77.9
Boston	8	54.0
Buffalo	31	30.9
Charlotte	30	31.0
Chicago	19	37.7
Cincinnati	34	28.9
Cleveland	33	29.5
Columbus	36	28.5
Dallas	12	46.0
Dayton	42	25.7
Denver	7	58.1
Detroit	28	31.8
Grand Rapids	50	13.6
Greensboro	45	21.0
Hartford	22	35.6
Houston	14	45.3
Indianapolis	29	31.0
Jacksonville	48	18.7
Kansas City	24	35.0
Las Vegas	35	28.8
Los Angeles	20	37.4
Louisville	46	19.8
Memphis	47	19.2
Miami	13	45.6
Milwaukee	40	26.5
Minneapolis	10	49.0
Nashville	32	30.6
New Orleans	38	27.0
New York	17	39.5
Norfolk	44	22.4
Oklahoma City	39	27.0
Orlando	25	34.3
Philadelphia	18	38.3
Phoenix	16	41.6
Pittsburgh	37	27.1
Portland	15	42.7
Raleigh-Durham	4	61.4
Richmond	26	32.3
Rochester	21	36.1
Sacramento	23	35.5
Salt Lake City	9	49.8
San Antonio	49	15.0
San Diego	5	61.4
San Francisco	1	95.6
Seattle	3	68.0
St. Louis	27	31.9
Tampa	43	22.8
Washington	6	60.6
West Palm Beach	41	25.8

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