Most Expensive ZIP Codes |
Best Metros
| Rank |
Metro Area |
Cost Of Doing Business (Rank)1 |
Job Growth Projected2 |
Educational Attainment (Rank)3 |
Metro Area Population (thou) |
| 1 |
Raleigh NC |
16 |
4 |
11 |
1,086 |
| 2 |
Fort Collins CO |
60 |
45 |
6 |
292 |
| 3 |
Durham NC |
36 |
30 |
8 |
487 |
| 4 |
Fayetteville AR |
11 |
19 |
143 |
442 |
| 5 |
Lincoln NE |
21 |
100 |
24 |
296 |
| 6 |
Asheville NC |
2 |
39 |
125 |
411 |
| 7 |
Des Moines IA |
49 |
41 |
44 |
553 |
| 8 |
Austin TX |
143 |
8 |
14 |
1,645 |
| 9 |
Boise ID |
17 |
13 |
87 |
601 |
| 10 |
Colorado Springs CO |
89 |
85 |
25 |
614 |
| 11 |
Albuquerque NM |
34 |
63 |
55 |
847 |
| 12 |
Oklahoma City OK |
23 |
70 |
97 |
1,203 |
| 13 |
Wilmington NC |
3 |
2 |
107 |
348 |
| 14 |
Denver CO |
130 |
76 |
20 |
2,506 |
| 15 |
Huntsville AL |
88 |
25 |
27 |
393 |
| 16 |
San Antonio TX |
15 |
27 |
120 |
2,032 |
| 17 |
Seattle WA |
158 |
33 |
15 |
2,566 |
| 18 |
Winston-Salem NC |
7 |
56 |
112 |
469 |
| 19 |
Charlotte NC |
57 |
21 |
51 |
1,688 |
| 20 |
Boulder CO |
126 |
77 |
1 |
294 |
| 21 |
Eugene OR |
20 |
54 |
81 |
346 |
| 22 |
Little Rock AR |
31 |
84 |
104 |
674 |
| 23 |
Olympia WA |
100 |
22 |
41 |
241 |
| 24 |
Atlanta GA |
114 |
50 |
34 |
5,363 |
| 25 |
Nashville TN |
42 |
49 |
79 |
1,547 |
| 26 |
Portland OR |
133 |
35 |
52 |
2,202 |
| 27 |
Charleston SC |
92 |
23 |
84 |
640 |
| 28 |
Houston TX |
121 |
20 |
69 |
5,748 |
| 29 |
Spokane WA |
35 |
47 |
85 |
460 |
| 30 |
Fort Worth-Arlington TX |
95 |
28 |
85 |
2,076 |
| 31 |
Indianapolis IN |
71 |
94 |
63 |
1,715 |
| 32 |
Dallas TX |
165 |
29 |
31 |
4,196 |
| 33 |
Lexington KY |
41 |
101 |
37 |
453 |
| 34 |
Columbia SC |
59 |
62 |
71 |
727 |
| 35 |
Omaha NE |
78 |
112 |
57 |
847 |
| 36 |
Springfield MO |
10 |
32 |
140 |
427 |
| 37 |
Greeley CO |
111 |
15 |
127 |
251 |
| 38 |
Columbus OH |
96 |
129 |
48 |
1,767 |
| 39 |
Richmond VA |
45 |
74 |
62 |
1,227 |
| 40 |
Provo UT |
75 |
5 |
30 |
507 |
| 41 |
Greensboro NC |
1 |
103 |
115 |
707 |
| 42 |
Cedar Rapids IA |
22 |
89 |
83 |
255 |
| 43 |
Knoxville TN |
19 |
92 |
95 |
691 |
| 44 |
Lake County IL |
138 |
121 |
21 |
883 |
| 45 |
Washington DC-Northern VA |
181 |
52 |
7 |
4,200 |
| 46 |
Greenville SC |
77 |
44 |
113 |
621 |
| 47 |
Tulsa OK |
65 |
61 |
128 |
910 |
| 48 |
Bethesda MD |
164 |
125 |
2 |
1,171 |
| 49 |
Montgomery AL |
53 |
64 |
88 |
371 |
| 50 |
Gainesville FL |
63 |
83 |
13 |
257 |
Best Smaller Metros
| Rank |
Metro Area |
Cost Of Doing Business (Rank)1 |
Job Growth Projected (Rank)2 |
Educational Attainment (Rank)3 |
Metro Area Population (thou) |
| 1 |
Sioux Falls SD |
3 |
11 |
30 |
232 |
| 2 |
Greenville NC |
4 |
49 |
35 |
175 |
| 3 |
Morgantown WV |
37 |
46 |
28 |
119 |
| 4 |
Bloomington IN |
11 |
41 |
23 |
185 |
| 5 |
Columbia MO |
13 |
74 |
6 |
163 |
| 6 |
Bismarck ND |
18 |
10 |
32 |
104 |
| 7 |
Fargo ND |
62 |
29 |
22 |
193 |
| 8 |
Lafayette IN |
17 |
58 |
20 |
195 |
| 9 |
Iowa City IA |
21 |
124 |
5 |
149 |
| 10 |
Auburn AL |
70 |
1 |
19 |
135 |
| 11 |
Charlottesville VA |
31 |
45 |
7 |
195 |
| 12 |
Bloomington IL |
25 |
38 |
9 |
165 |
| 13 |
Rapid City SD |
1 |
54 |
49 |
121 |
| 14 |
College Station TX |
89 |
4 |
15 |
204 |
| 15 |
Billings MT |
95 |
6 |
27 |
151 |
| 16 |
Las Cruces NM |
39 |
2 |
54 |
203 |
| 17 |
Santa Fe NM |
100 |
35 |
10 |
145 |
| 18 |
Bend OR |
90 |
7 |
36 |
158 |
| 19 |
Bowling Green KY |
48 |
51 |
48 |
118 |
| 20 |
Ames IA |
40 |
161 |
3 |
85 |
| 21 |
State College PA |
106 |
75 |
8 |
145 |
| 22 |
Ithaca NY |
167 |
33 |
1 |
102 |
| 23 |
Athens GA |
94 |
65 |
16 |
189 |
| 24 |
Grand Junction CO |
101 |
18 |
62 |
142 |
| 25 |
Corvallis OR |
93 |
80 |
2 |
82 |
| 26 |
Tuscaloosa AL |
75 |
16 |
51 |
208 |
| 27 |
Rochester MN |
121 |
31 |
17 |
183 |
| 28 |
Lawrence KS |
92 |
131 |
4 |
115 |
| 29 |
Jonesboro AR |
14 |
15 |
102 |
117 |
| 30 |
Grand Forks ND |
81 |
36 |
41 |
98 |
| 31 |
Blacksburg VA |
33 |
97 |
29 |
158 |
| 32 |
Waterloo IA |
49 |
176 |
53 |
163 |
| 33 |
Coeur d'Alene ID |
29 |
24 |
91 |
138 |
| 34 |
Missoula MT |
87 |
89 |
14 |
107 |
| 35 |
Bellingham WA |
141 |
47 |
25 |
196 |
| 36 |
Wenatchee WA |
58 |
39 |
75 |
109 |
| 37 |
Winchester VA |
44 |
23 |
99 |
122 |
| 38 |
Dover DE |
6 |
60 |
98 |
154 |
| 39 |
Columbus IN |
41 |
135 |
60 |
75 |
| 40 |
Dubuque IA |
68 |
157 |
61 |
93 |
| 41 |
Champaign IL |
113 |
117 |
11 |
222 |
| 42 |
Prescott AZ |
74 |
30 |
70 |
219 |
| 43 |
Hattiesburg MS |
35 |
142 |
47 |
139 |
| 44 |
Johnson City TN |
30 |
96 |
93 |
195 |
| 45 |
Medford OR |
112 |
34 |
58 |
202 |
| 46 |
Harrisonburg VA |
83 |
5 |
65 |
119 |
| 47 |
Abilene TX |
38 |
76 |
82 |
160 |
| 48 |
Gainesville GA |
86 |
22 |
97 |
184 |
| 49 |
Jefferson City MO |
10 |
72 |
67 |
146 |
| 50 |
Wheeling WV |
45 |
150 |
148 |
146 |
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