Most Expensive ZIP Codes

Places

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

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