Money Advice for New Grads

How Does Your City Stack Up?
Updated July 2011

Here are the 353 U.S. metropolitan areas that Kiplinger's Personal Finance considered for its list of Best Value Cities 2011. Find out where your city ranks by sorting our criteria below. The Cost of Living Index is based on 100 being the national average. Income Growth is the increase in household income from 2005 to 2009.

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= Kiplinger’s Best Value Cities 2011

Metro Area	Population	Cost-of-Living Index	Percentage of Workforce in Creative Class	Median Household Income	Income Growth
Abilene, TX	160,266	100	29.05%	$40,715	10.0%
Akron, OH	699,935	101	31.05	48,338	1.7
Albany, GA	164,238	92	27.10	38,273	-11.9
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	857,592	112	36.54	57,142	8.5
Albuquerque, NM	856,216	93	32.92	47,042	4.3
Alexandria, LA	154,101	100	28.48	39,441	3.3
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	816,012	100	29.80	56,982	2.6
Altoona, PA	126,122	100	24.60	40,673	20.7
Amarillo, TX	245,712	92	28.23	43,735	1.9
Anchorage, AK	374,553	131	33.82	69,317	10.7
Anderson, IN	131,417	100	23.65	43,372	-4.2
Anderson, SC	184,901	91	25.31	43,109	4.1
Ann Arbor, MI	347,563	100	41.26	58,807	-4.0
Anniston-Oxford, AL	114,081	91	23.31	38,382	-3.3
Appleton, WI	221,894	94	25.43	56,869	8.2
Asheville, NC	412,671	104	28.14	43,216	0.5
Athens-Clarke County, GA	192,222	100	36.69	39,776	-1.0
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA	5,476,664	95	36.31	58,390	-1.5
Atlantic City, NJ	271,712	100	24.40	54,934	3.9
Auburn-Opelika, AL	135,883	97	29.06	38,588	10.8
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	539,652	94	31.34	43,850	2.6
Austin-Round Rock, TX	1,705,075	93	34.40	57,109	3.0
Bakersfield, CA	807,407	98	28.29	46,216	3.8
Baltimore-Towson, MD	2,690,886	120	37.68	65,266	11.2
Bangor, ME	149,419	100	29.87	42,366	3.5
Barnstable Town, MA	221,151	100	27.71	60,096	12.6
Baton Rouge, LA	786,947	94	29.75	46,456	13.4
Battle Creek, MI	135,616	100	28.35	42,003	4.5
Bay City, MI	107,434	100	25.01	44,844	3.7
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	378,477	94	25.93	43,744	20.0
Bellingham, WA	200,434	114	26.58	47,812	-3.0
Bend, OR	158,629	100	28.61	53,913	8.4
Billings, MT	153,854	100	29.15	47,145	5.3
Binghamton, NY	244,694	102	32.34	45,068	9.3
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	1,131,070	90	33.12	47,260	6.8
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	161,615	94	31.84	39,843	-1.8
Bloomington, IN	185,398	100	30.78	39,423	-0.1
Bloomington-Normal, IL	167,699	100	28.39	55,812	6.7
Boise City-Nampa, ID	600,973	97	34.99	50,961	-0.4
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH	4,588,680	100	41.21	69,854	8.3
Boulder, CO	303,482	100	44.41	65,040	4.1
Bowling Green, KY	121,919	93	28.56	43,133	-4.8
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	240,862	100	31.56	59,358	13.7
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT	901,208	147	39.35	81,114	3.8
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	396,371	86	26.46	30,034	21.2
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	1,123,804	99	31.26	46,427	10.2
Burlington, NC	150,358	94	28.70	44,172	6.0
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	207,688	122	36.35	57,622	-0.7
Canton-Massillon, OH	407,897	100	26.75	44,799	5.6
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	586,908	97	22.83	50,362	-4.7
Cedar Rapids, IA	256,324	93	33.09	52,298	7.5
Champaign-Urbana, IL	224,193	96	34.39	43,884	0.5
Charleston, WV	304,298	93	28.48	41,483	17.4
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	659,191	100	30.45	49,312	5.5
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC	1,745,524	93	33.56	53,168	8.3
Charlottesville, VA	198,217	100	39.72	54,701	4.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA	524,221	93	29.19	43,664	1.9
Cheyenne, WY	88,854	98	32.16	51,465	-1.9
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI	9,580,609	115	35.12	60,289	5.6
Chico, CA	220,577	100	29.10	42,002	1.7
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN	2,170,828	89	31.80	53,329	7.3
Clarksville, TN-KY	268,717	98	27.15	44,153	6.3
Cleveland, TN	113,193	93	24.53	39,173	4.2
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH	2,091,286	104	32.21	48,023	3.3
Coeur d'Alene, ID	139,390	100	26.13	45,446	14.8
College Station-Bryan, TX	213,601	100	37.41	35,417	3.1
Colorado Springs, CO	627,491	92	36.95	56,576	6.2
Columbia, MO	166,481	91	34.69	44,547	5.8
Columbia, SC	745,381	97	33.18	48,309	4.7
Columbus, GA-AL	288,135	100	29.29	40,120	9.7
Columbus, OH	1,801,848	90	34.04	52,766	2.1
Corpus Christi, TX	416,095	90	26.53	42,471	9.7
Corvallis, OR	82,605	100	41.66	46,652	-4.2
Cumberland, MD-WV	99,736	100	27.38	37,090	6.0
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	6,447,228	96	34.31	55,459	5.5
Dalton, GA	134,319	100	21.07	41,116	-0.7
Danville, IL	80,067	91	27.38	39,249	1.4
Danville, VA	105,814	91	24.55	34,993	9.6
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	380,588	100	29.91	48,483	10.6
Dayton, OH	835,063	93	34.21	47,145	3.1
Decatur, AL	151,399	91	23.29	42,504	-0.4
Decatur, IL	108,204	89	27.97	44,107	10.9
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	495,890	100	26.08	43,326	1.6
Denver-Aurora, CO	2,554,474	106	37.55	59,932	6.7
Des Moines, IA	562,993	92	35.17	57,185	7.4
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI	4,403,437	91	34.46	52,954	-5.1
Dothan, AL	142,693	90	27.18	38,144	-0.2
Dover, DE	157,741	102	29.18	52,016	2.1
Dubuque, IA	93,072	97	27.59	48,012	5.0
Duluth, MN-WI	277,637	100	29.21	44,730	8.6
Durham, NC	501,228	95	48.42	50,106	-0.5
Eau Claire, WI	160,018	90	28.83	46,666	-3.2
El Centro, CA	166,874	100	24.66	37,595	15.6
El Paso, TX	751,296	91	28.63	35,249	16.3
Elizabethtown, KY	113,363	100	30.14	45,271	9.0
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	200,502	94	21.77	47,840	-7.4
Elmira, NY	88,331	100	27.19	42,420	8.0
Erie, PA	280,291	91	28.04	43,456	9.8
Eugene-Springfield, OR	351,109	108	31.13	42,852	4.2
Evansville, IN-KY	351,589	93	25.85	46,076	9.9
Fairbanks, AK	98,660	138	27.28	65,121	13.2
Fargo, ND-MN	199,989	92	28.71	46,485	1.8
Fayetteville, NC	360,355	100	29.86	42,648	6.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	460,769	87	31.27	45,757	7.4
Flagstaff, AZ	129,849	115	31.48	48,259	3.2
Flint, MI	424,043	100	29.87	44,376	-1.1
Florence, SC	200,653	100	29.57	40,264	3.0
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	144,238	90	24.35	38,407	6.2
Fond du Lac, WI	100,070	100	25.96	51,768	4.1
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	298,382	100	36.51	54,755	4.0
Fort Smith, AR-OK	293,053	85	23.34	37,363	4.8
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL	178,473	100	27.57	53,741	0.1
Fort Wayne, IN	415,969	97	29.78	48,081	-2.0
Fresno, CA	915,267	109	28.25	46,230	2.8
Gadsden, AL	103,645	100	25.10	36,378	15.3
Gainesville, FL	259,587	100	39.30	39,526	-1.6
Gainesville, GA	187,743	100	28.46	51,222	0.0
Glens Falls, NY	128,774	100	27.32	48,539	13.3
Goldsboro, NC	113,811	100	30.09	40,325	15.0
Grand Forks, ND-MN	96,578	100	27.85	43,336	2.6
Grand Junction, CO	146,093	101	26.75	50,611	24.8
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	778,009	89	29.95	49,446	1.1
Great Falls, MT	82,178	100	26.65	41,964	-2.7
Greeley, CO	254,759	100	29.40	55,795	9.1
Green Bay, WI	304,783	95	28.65	52,060	7.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC	714,765	100	28.21	43,629	4.9
Greenville, NC	179,715	98	32.27	36,908	6.6
Greenville, SC	639,617	92	29.01	44,689	3.3
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	243,780	100	27.82	44,379	5.5
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	263,816	100	26.73	51,116	-3.6
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	148,764	100	25.23	46,595	0.5
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	536,919	103	32.37	55,098	5.6
Harrisonburg, VA	120,271	97	25.19	45,551	-6.0
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	1,195,998	125	39.36	66,367	5.5
Hattiesburg, MS	143,931	93	29.37	37,054	4.4
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	365,364	100	22.93	40,181	-0.9
Holland-Grand Haven, MI	261,957	100	26.71	57,126	-3.6
Honolulu, HI	907,574	171	32.43	67,066	11.9
Hot Springs, AR	98,479	98	28.01	36,454	5.5
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	202,973	100	22.07	46,738	18.5
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX	5,865,086	91	33.04	53,871	10.6
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	285,624	100	28.53	35,473	3.7
Huntsville, AL	406,316	93	42.65	53,123	5.8
Idaho Falls, ID	126,851	90	30.64	49,912	7.6
Indianapolis, IN	1,744,680	100	33.04	53,059	4.0
Iowa City, IA	152,263	99	33.85	49,535	7.1
Ithaca, NY	101,779	101	44.64	46,506	4.9
Jackson, MI	159,828	100	29.82	47,406	-2.9
Jackson, MS	540,866	95	33.03	44,257	0.0
Jackson, TN	114,153	91	28.06	39,501	1.2
Jacksonville, FL	1,327,812	94	30.40	52,550	2.8
Jacksonville, NC	173,064	97	27.13	41,725	21.8
Janesville, WI	160,155	98	26.40	49,894	-5.2
Jefferson City, MO	146,544	96	33.96	50,216	7.1
Johnson City, TN	197,381	88	30.27	38,054	-0.4
Johnstown, PA	143,998	93	28.16	38,381	5.5
Jonesboro, AR	120,139	87	27.95	37,162	10.1
Joplin, MO	174,300	91	24.75	38,421	3.9
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	326,634	89	30.36	44,363	-3.8
Kankakee-Bradley, IL	113,215	100	30.22	50,911	8.9
Kansas City, MO-KS	2,066,732	99	34.76	55,409	6.4
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA	245,649	93	35.51	52,605	2.2
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX	379,231	85	30.87	46,183	7.1
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	302,887	100	27.72	37,227	6.9
Kingston, NY	181,440	100	28.34	57,485	9.9
Knoxville, TN	699,247	90	31.06	45,727	5.4
Kokomo, IN	97,133	100	34.48	47,523	5.3
La Crosse, WI-MN	132,923	100	31.72	49,053	-0.7
Lafayette, IN	194,992	96	31.81	42,806	-1.7
Lafayette, LA	263,171	97	26.59	45,194	19.9
Lake Charles, LA	192,640	94	24.69	43,653	17.3
Lakeland, FL	583,403	100	27.20	44,043	0.2
Lancaster, PA	507,766	106	24.42	54,893	4.1
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	453,603	100	34.63	50,130	1.1
Laredo, TX	241,438	100	24.32	35,964	11.2
Las Cruces, NM	206,419	99	33.80	35,544	12.1
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV	1,902,834	101	22.69	56,080	3.8
Lawton, OK	113,228	99	29.31	43,024	15.0
Lebanon, PA	130,506	100	24.93	51,547	10.1
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	106,539	100	26.70	43,714	-2.0
Lexington-Fayette, KY	470,849	89	32.40	48,158	5.3
Lima, OH	104,357	94	27.84	43,433	-5.0
Lincoln, NE	297,783	93	31.38	50,446	3.6
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR	686,212	94	32.19	46,120	5.2
Logan, UT-ID	125,909	100	29.13	45,948	0.3
Longview, TX	206,874	100	25.72	42,812	8.4
Longview, WA	101,966	100	22.69	46,379	6.6
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA	12,874,797	134	34.13	58,987	5.4
Louisville, KY-IN	1,259,031	91	29.50	47,797	6.2
Lubbock, TX	277,791	88	29.66	40,236	8.2
Lynchburg, VA	243,898	94	27.79	44,568	5.0
Macon, GA	230,940	100	30.64	40,246	-2.6
Madera, CA	148,632	100	27.40	46,083	-4.6
Madison, WI	570,025	109	38.34	58,775	4.8
Manchester-Nashua, NH	405,906	121	36.00	68,513	9.0
Mansfield, OH	124,490	100	25.43	42,233	-5.9
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	741,152	86	27.60	30,076	21.1
Medford, OR	201,286	100	27.97	44,640	6.8
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1,304,905	87	28.55	45,310	-2.0
Merced, CA	245,321	100	24.16	43,848	-2.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL	5,547,051	108	30.43	48,580	1.3
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	111,063	100	22.68	47,090	-2.8
Midland, TX	132,316	92	27.74	52,611	31.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	1,559,667	98	32.99	53,517	4.0
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	3,269,814	112	37.65	65,109	4.9
Missoula, MT	108,623	100	27.04	41,220	-1.2
Mobile, AL	411,721	92	27.99	40,476	5.4
Modesto, CA	510,385	100	27.55	51,529	0.4
Monroe, LA	174,086	93	27.40	38,217	9.5
Monroe, MI	152,721	100	26.88	56,855	0.6
Montgomery, AL	367,475	98	29.47	45,480	-3.4
Morgantown, WV	120,327	104	32.07	37,416	5.9
Morristown, TN	137,612	93	23.19	37,764	2.8
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	119,534	100	26.85	53,094	4.4
Muncie, IN	115,192	91	31.48	37,386	4.4
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	173,951	100	26.57	41,800	-11.4
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	263,868	97	17.12	42,642	10.1
Napa, CA	134,650	100	27.39	68,416	3.9
Naples-Marco Island, FL	318,537	100	22.14	58,133	0.0
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN	1,581,908	91	31.81	51,352	2.5
New Haven-Milford, CT	848,006	100	35.75	61,234	6.7
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA	1,189,981	97	30.85	47,188	11.1
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA	19,069,796	218	35.85	63,553	8.9
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	160,472	100	29.62	42,481	1.7
Norwich-New London, CT	266,830	100	30.33	65,120	8.0
Ocala, FL	328,547	100	21.15	40,306	3.8
Ocean City, NJ	96,092	100	21.76	54,441	9.7
Odessa, TX	134,625	91	23.81	44,322	21.4
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	542,642	100	30.27	59,965	10.6
Oklahoma City, OK	1,227,278	89	33.02	45,374	6.8
Olympia, WA	250,979	105	38.93	59,453	5.1
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	849,491	90	32.08	53,457	6.8
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL	2,082,421	97	29.63	50,391	2.4
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	163,370	100	27.26	50,554	6.7
Owensboro, KY	112,750	100	25.91	42,324	7.0
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	802,983	100	32.59	74,828	3.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	536,357	100	35.45	49,114	3.0
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL	164,767	100	23.97	46,240	2.0
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH	159,754	100	26.77	39,860	10.9
Pascagoula, MS	155,603	92	23.41	47,627	9.5
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	455,102	100	30.15	46,560	2.4
Peoria, IL	375,779	93	31.26	51,455	13.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	5,968,252	126	34.56	60,068	8.9
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	4,364,094	96	32.69	54,713	0.8
Pine Bluff, AR	101,134	100	27.89	35,182	-3.2
Pittsburgh, PA	2,354,957	94	31.68	46,381	10.8
Pittsfield, MA	129,288	107	23.32	49,907	-5.8
Pocatello, ID	91,343	100	28.69	43,609	7.3
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL	406,296	100	26.20	48,586	-0.3
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME	516,826	113	33.13	54,431	5.6
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA	2,241,913	111	34.15	56,049	5.8
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY	677,094	121	31.58	68,916	7.3
Prescott, AZ	215,686	108	28.85	43,965	10.3
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA	1,600,642	127	30.42	55,652	5.8
Provo-Orem, UT	554,965	100	33.22	56,510	6.5
Pueblo, CO	157,224	84	27.59	40,805	4.7
Punta Gorda, FL	156,952	91	24.99	44,639	2.6
Racine, WI	200,601	100	24.76	54,203	-0.4
Raleigh-Cary, NC	1,125,827	95	37.56	60,110	2.1
Rapid City, SD	124,766	100	27.04	45,318	3.0
Reading, PA	407,125	100	27.50	54,139	4.4
Redding, CA	181,099	100	29.52	44,755	0.6
Reno-Sparks, NV	418,551	96	28.34	55,578	5.2
Richmond, VA	1,235,458	103	34.93	57,382	3.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	4,143,113	113	27.42	56,857	0.2
Roanoke, VA	299,521	92	28.47	47,232	7.3
Rochester, MN	185,618	103	39.95	62,701	7.9
Rochester, NY	1,035,566	99	35.15	51,434	6.3
Rockford, IL	353,722	90	28.26	48,530	5.0
Rocky Mount, NC	146,596	100	25.29	38,541	-0.1
Rome, GA	96,250	100	31.04	41,952	6.5
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA	2,127,355	116	36.55	60,256	3.8
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI	200,050	100	27.79	42,244	3.4
Salem, OR	396,103	100	31.25	47,202	-2.7
Salinas, CA	410,370	100	25.78	59,693	1.7
Salisbury, MD	120,181	100	29.83	49,099	-5.4
Salt Lake City, UT	1,130,293	95	33.68	57,682	7.0
San Angelo, TX	110,409	91	27.71	40,791	17.7
San Antonio, TX	2,073,092	92	31.18	47,728	3.3
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA	3,053,793	131	35.55	62,901	3.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	4,317,853	164	39.39	74,876	7.0
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	1,839,883	150	46.93	85,020	1.8
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	266,971	100	30.13	55,555	5.8
Sandusky, OH	76,963	100	22.58	46,403	13.6
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA	407,057	100	31.55	59,350	-0.9
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	256,218	100	32.06	64,349	-8.4
Santa Fe, NM	147,532	100	34.31	52,923	-4.1
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	472,102	100	32.94	63,848	7.8
Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL	688,126	100	26.76		-0.3
Savannah, GA	343,092	92	28.51	47,402	1.1
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	550,274	100	25.94	42,357	11.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	3,407,848	120	37.68	64,219	9.2
Sheboygan, WI	114,560	100	24.40	52,848	-3.5
Sherman-Denison, TX	120,030	86	29.12	45,171	5.0
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	391,516	96	27.49	40,146	16.4
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	142,903	100	23.51	45,741	8.9
Sioux Falls, SD	238,827	100	29.36	52,118	3.8
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	317,538	91	30.75	44,693	-2.8
Spartanburg, SC	286,822	100	26.48	42,349	-6.5
Spokane, WA	468,684	93	30.08	46,207	9.0
Springfield, IL	207,775	86	36.79	51,001	4.7
Springfield, MA	698,903	100	30.52	50,417	5.8
Springfield, MO	431,768	87	29.71	41,632	1.0
Springfield, OH	139,671	100	24.59	43,870	0.6
St. Cloud, MN	189,148	96	27.69	51,230	0.2
St. George, UT	137,473	95	24.93	48,728	-11.2
St. Joseph, MO-KS	123,645	93	25.13	42,890	1.7
St. Louis, MO-IL	2,825,769	91	33.58	52,952	4.7
State College, PA	146,212	100	31.76	45,959	6.7
Stockton, CA	674,860	100	25.62	54,540	2.1
Sumter, SC	104,495	94	24.78	37,752	3.2
Syracuse, NY	646,084	100	32.91	49,300	8.7
Tallahassee, FL	360,403	100	40.51	42,727	-6.7
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	2,747,272	92	33.00	46,315	0.1
Terre Haute, IN	169,495	100	26.38	39,515	-5.1
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR	137,486	93	26.12	40,147	8.7
Toledo, OH	672,220	100	28.88	45,657	-1.2
Topeka, KS	232,222	94	33.55	48,170	8.0
Trenton-Ewing, NJ	366,222		42.92	71,767	12.0
Tucson, AZ	1,020,200	94	33.89	45,885	0.3
Tulsa, OK	930,246	90	30.75	45,701	11.7
Tuscaloosa, AL	209,956	95	25.32	37,740	8.1
Tyler, TX	204,665	96	30.16	45,447	10.6
Utica-Rome, NY	293,280	100	28.99	44,635	7.5
Valdosta, GA	135,623	95	24.65	39,120	-2.5
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	407,234	100	27.68	67,920	7.3
Vero Beach, FL	135,167	100	25.43		-6.3
Victoria, TX	114,993	100	26.80	45,758	16.4
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ	157,745	100	24.98	50,035	-4.8
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	1,675,792	107	31.94	56,222	7.3
Visalia-Porterville, CA	429,668	100	24.57	43,164	6.6
Waco, TX	233,378	86	29.17	40,038	4.2
Warner Robins, GA	135,715	100	35.76	54,037	4.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	5,476,241	141	46.82	84,424	9.5
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	166,511	95	29.11	45,285	9.2
Wausau, WI	131,612	96	27.34	53,150	6.2
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	120,929	100	23.25	38,279	4.0
Wenatchee, WA	109,937	100	26.76	47,144	8.1
Wheeling, WV-OH	144,637	100	25.12	36,952	9.8
Wichita Falls, TX	148,995	90	27.67	44,027	6.3
Wichita, KS	613,568	93	30.37	48,508	8.4
Williamsport, PA	116,840	98	23.86	41,856	4.6
Wilmington, NC	354,525	99	29.26	45,682	7.9
Winchester, VA-WV	123,989	104	28.57	51,722	-3.2
Winston-Salem, NC	484,921	93	33.01	46,258	-0.2
Worcester, MA	803,701	105	34.94	63,720	7.9
Yakima, WA	239,054	93	25.83	41,854	7.0
York-Hanover, PA	428,937	104	25.33	56,271	13.8
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	562,963	92	24.93	41,040	5.8
Yuba City, CA	165,539	100	28.78	49,708	1.0
Yuma, AZ	196,972	101	24.10	38,854	5.1

Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, The Martin Prosperity Institute.

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