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America's Top-Rated Cities, 2013

Demographics:   Population Growth    Household Size   Race   Hispanic Origin   Age   Segregation   Relgious Groups by Family   Relgious Groups by Tradition   Ancestry   Foreign-Born Population   Marital Status   Male/Female Ratio  
Economy:   Gross Metropolitan Product  
Income:   Income   Household Income Distribution   Poverty Rate   Personal Bankruptcy Filing Rate  
Residental Real Estate:   Building Permits   Homeownership Rates   Housing Vacancy Rates  
Employment & Earnings:   Employment by Industry   Labor Force, Employment and Job Growth   Unemployment Rate  
Average Hourly Wages: Occupations A-C   Average Hourly Wages: Occupations C-E   Average Hourly Wages: Occupations E-I  
Average Hourly Wages: Occupations J-N   Average Hourly Wages: Occupations N-R   Average Hourly Wages: Occupations R-T  
Average Hourly Wages: Occupations T-Z   Means of Transportation to Work   Travel Time to Work   
Election Results:   2012 Presidential Election Results  
Housing:   House Price Index   Year Housing Structure Built  
Education:   Highest Level of Education   School Enrollment by Grade & Control   Educational Attainment by Race  
Cost of Living:   Cost of Living Index   Grocery Prices   Housing and Utility Costs  
Health Care:   Health Care, Transportation and Other Costs   Distribution of Physicians and Dentists   Health Insurance Coverage  
Public Safety:   Crime Rate  
Climate:   Temperature & Precipitation: Yearly Averages and Extremes   Weather Conditions  
Air Quality:   Air Quality Index   Air Quality Index Pollutants   Air Quality Index Trends  
Maximum Air Pollutant Concentrations: Particulate Matter, Ozone, CO and Lead   Maximum Air Pollutant Concentrations: Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide  

Gross Metropolitan Product

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MSA1 Top-Rated State Region 2008 2009 2010 2011 2011
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City Report
Albuquerque, NMTNMWest34.936.236.837.561.0Albuquerque_NM.pdf
Alexandria, VATVAEast398.6405.3422.2433.94.0Alexandria_VA.pdf
Anchorage, AKTAKWest27.525.226.327.978.0Anchorage_AK.pdf
Ann Arbor, MITMICentral17.317.017.818.5114.0AnnArbor_MI.pdf
Arvada, COTCOWest153.9149.5154.8161.518.0Arvada_CO.pdf
Athens, GATGASouth6.26.26.36.4235.0Athens_GA.pdf
Atlanta, GATGASouth274.2264.7272.5283.810.0Atlanta_GA.pdf
Austin, TXTTXSouth81.078.787.194.032.0Austin_TX.pdf
Bellevue, WATWAWest227.2225.6230.8242.012.0Bellevue_WA.pdf
Billings, MTTMTWest7.26.87.27.5213.0Billings_MT.pdf
Boise City, IDTIDWest25.324.725.826.785.0BoiseCity_ID.pdf
Boston, MATMAEast297.6297.2313.5326.09.0Boston_MA.pdf
Boulder, COTCOWest17.717.118.018.9111.0Boulder_CO.pdf
Broken Arrow, OKTOKCentral47.843.444.846.453.0BrokenArrow_OK.pdf
Cambridge, MATMAEast297.6297.2313.5326.09.0Cambridge_MA.pdf
Cape Coral, FLTFLSouth21.019.920.020.7100.0CapeCoral_FL.pdf
Carlsbad, CATCAWest170.2167.3169.4175.017.0Carlsbad_CA.pdf
Cary, NCTNCEast53.954.757.259.848.0Cary_NC.pdf
Cedar Rapids, IATIACentral12.713.214.214.9135.0CedarRapids_IA.pdf
Charleston, SCTSCSouth26.826.527.328.577.0Charleston_SC.pdf
Charlotte, NCTNCEast112.1110.9113.3117.823.0Charlotte_NC.pdf
Chicago, ILTILCentral521.6509.1527.9546.83.0Chicago_IL.pdf
Clarksville, TNTTNSouth9.69.710.210.8168.0Clarksville_TN.pdf
Colorado Springs, COTCOWest24.524.726.027.282.0ColoradoSprings_CO.pdf
Columbia, MDTMDEast137.0138.4143.8148.019.0Columbia_MD.pdf
Columbia, MOTMOCentral6.36.56.87.1219.0Columbia_MO.pdf
Columbus, OHTOHEast88.888.291.294.731.0Columbus_OH.pdf
Coral Springs, FLTFLSouth261.0251.0253.5260.011.0CoralSprings_FL.pdf
Dallas, TXTTXSouth374.9353.4378.8401.36.0Dallas_TX.pdf
Denver, COTCOWest153.9149.5154.8161.518.0Denver_CO.pdf
Durham, NCTNCEast34.335.838.039.659.0Durham_NC.pdf
Edison, NJTNJEast1,219.71,197.31,256.51,287.71.0Edison_NJ.pdf
El Paso, TXTTXSouth25.625.527.428.876.0ElPaso_TX.pdf
Eugene, ORTORWest12.011.512.012.2155.0Eugene_OR.pdf
Fargo, NDTNDCentral10.510.611.312.2156.0Fargo_ND.pdf
Fort Collins, COTCOWest11.110.911.311.8160.0FortCollins_CO.pdf
Fort Wayne, INTINCentral17.016.717.918.7112.0FortWayne_IN.pdf
Fort Worth, TXTTXSouth374.9353.4378.8401.36.0FortWorth_TX.pdf
Fremont, CATCAWest334.1315.5321.9335.38.0Fremont_CA.pdf
Frisco, TXTTXSouth374.9353.4378.8401.36.0Frisco_TX.pdf
Gilbert, AZTAZWest196.8185.1187.8194.415.0Gilbert_AZ.pdf
Greensboro, NCTNCEast33.433.434.635.964.0Greensboro_NC.pdf
Henderson, NVTNVWest96.890.990.291.834.0Henderson_NV.pdf
Honolulu, HITHIWest49.849.150.451.651.0Honolulu_HI.pdf
Houston, TXTTXSouth397.2358.8389.6420.45.0Houston_TX.pdf
Huntsville, ALTALSouth19.219.520.621.197.0Huntsville_AL.pdf
Indianapolis, INTINCentral98.196.9102.0105.328.0Indianapolis_IN.pdf
Irvine, CATCAWest741.3710.1726.6755.02.0Irvine_CA.pdf
Jackson, MSTMSSouth23.623.123.924.689.0Jackson_MS.pdf
Jacksonville, FLTFLSouth59.258.159.460.947.0Jacksonville_FL.pdf
Kansas City, MOTMOCentral103.9103.0105.4108.826.0KansasCity_MO.pdf
Kenosha, WITWICentral521.6509.1527.9546.83.0Kenosha_WI.pdf
Las Vegas, NVTNVWest96.890.990.291.834.0LasVegas_NV.pdf
Lexington, KYTKYEast21.921.722.723.491.0Lexington_KY.pdf
Lincoln, NETNECentral13.614.014.514.9134.0Lincoln_NE.pdf
Little Rock, ARTARSouth32.032.732.934.066.0LittleRock_AR.pdf
Los Angeles, CATCAWest741.3710.1726.6755.02.0LosAngeles_CA.pdf
Madison, WITWICentral33.033.935.236.562.0Madison_WI.pdf
Manchester, NHTNHEast21.021.021.522.096.0Manchester_NH.pdf
McAllen, TXTTXSouth13.413.214.015.0133.0McAllen_TX.pdf
Miami, FLTFLSouth261.0251.0253.5260.011.0Miami_FL.pdf
Murfreesboro, TNTTNSouth77.977.181.385.138.0Murfreesboro_TN.pdf
Murrieta, CATCAWest112.9108.4108.5111.325.0Murrieta_CA.pdf
Naperville, ILTILCentral521.6509.1527.9546.83.0Naperville_IL.pdf
Nashville, TNTTNSouth77.977.181.385.138.0Nashville_TN.pdf
New Orleans, LATLASouth70.265.975.980.341.0NewOrleans_LA.pdf
New York, NYTNYEast1,219.71,197.31,256.51,287.71.0NewYork_NY.pdf
Norman, OKTOKCentral60.255.258.461.846.0Norman_OK.pdf
Olathe, KSTKSCentral103.9103.0105.4108.826.0Olathe_KS.pdf
Omaha, NETNECentral45.646.547.649.352.0Omaha_NE.pdf
Orlando, FLTFLSouth104.0100.5102.5105.029.0Orlando_FL.pdf
Overland Park, KSTKSCentral103.9103.0105.4108.826.0OverlandPark_KS.pdf
Oyster Bay, NYTNYEast1,219.71,197.31,256.51,287.71.0OysterBay_NY.pdf
Philadelphia, PATPAEast332.3331.3343.8352.77.0Philadelphia_PA.pdf
Pittsburgh, PATPAEast111.1107.9113.6118.822.0Pittsburgh_PA.pdf
Portland, ORTORWest124.0121.4131.6139.420.0Portland_OR.pdf
Providence, RITRIEast64.464.266.368.243.0Providence_RI.pdf
Provo, UTTUTWest14.714.615.516.3124.0Provo_UT.pdf
Raleigh, NCTNCEast53.954.757.259.848.0Raleigh_NC.pdf
Roseville, CATCAWest94.492.191.793.333.0Roseville_CA.pdf
Round Rock, TXTTXSouth81.078.787.194.032.0RoundRock_TX.pdf
Saint Paul, MNTMNCentral193.3190.4200.1208.513.0SaintPaul_MN.pdf
San Antonio, TXTTXSouth78.877.083.187.635.0SanAntonio_TX.pdf
San Diego, CATCAWest170.2167.3169.4175.017.0SanDiego_CA.pdf
San Francisco, CATCAWest334.1315.5321.9335.38.0SanFrancisco_CA.pdf
San Jose, CATCAWest150.4147.2166.4182.816.0SanJose_CA.pdf
Savannah, GATGASouth12.912.712.913.2149.0Savannah_GA.pdf
Scottsdale, AZTAZWest196.8185.1187.8194.415.0Scottsdale_AZ.pdf
Seattle, WATWAWest227.2225.6230.8242.012.0Seattle_WA.pdf
Sioux Falls, SDTSDCentral14.915.215.516.1125.0SiouxFalls_SD.pdf
Smithtown, NYTNYEast1,219.71,197.31,256.51,287.71.0Smithtown_NY.pdf
Stamford, CTTCTEast80.876.379.282.139.0Stamford_CT.pdf
Sterling Heights, MITMICentral193.8181.1189.6198.814.0SterlingHeights_MI.pdf
Sunnyvale, CATCAWest150.4147.2166.4182.816.0Sunnyvale_CA.pdf
Tampa, FLTFLSouth112.4110.8111.9115.224.0Tampa_FL.pdf
Thousand Oaks, CATCAWest34.234.235.336.563.0ThousandOaks_CA.pdf
Virginia Beach, VATVAEast77.778.579.780.440.0VirginiaBeach_VA.pdf
Washington, DCTDCEast398.6405.3422.2433.94.0Washington_DC.pdf
West Jordan, UTTUTWest65.665.169.272.242.0WestJordan_UT.pdf
Woodbridge, NJTNJEast1,219.71,197.31,256.51,287.71.0Woodbridge_NJ.pdf

Note: Figures are in billions of dollars; (1) Metropolitan Statistical Area; (2) Rank ranges from 1 to 363.
Source: The United States Conference of Mayors, U.S. Metro Economies: Outlook-Gross Metropolitan Product and Critical Role of Transportation Infrastructure, July 2012