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Rank

Colleges ¹

158

Cost of Doing Business ²

60

Cost of Living ³

71

Crime Rate ⁴

48

Culture and Leisure ⁵

135

Educational Attainment ⁶

6

Income Growth*

9

Job Growth*

45

Job Growth Projected ⁷

13

Net Migration*

54

Subprime Mortgages ⁸

10

Education

College Attainment ⁶

40.3%

High School Attainment

92.6%

Income

Median Household Income

$65,272

Income Growth*

5.6%

Employment

Job Growth*

1.9%

Job Growth Projected ⁷

1.6%

Unemployment (2008)

4.4%

Housing

Subprime Mortgages ⁸

12.2%

Median Home Price

$172,100

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§  Rank

§  Metro Area

§  Cost Of Doing Business

§  Job Growth Projected

§  Educational Attainment

§  Metro Area Population

¹Measure of 4-year colleges in area with extra credit for highly rated schools. ²Index based on cost of labor, energy, taxes and office space. ³Index based on cost of housing, utilities, transportation and other expenditures. ⁴Crimes per 100,000 residents. ⁵Index based on museums, theaters, golf course, sports teams and other activities. ⁶Share of Population over age 25 with a bachelor's degree or higher. ⁷3-year annualized figure. ⁸As a percent of total originations between 2005 and 2007. * 5-year annualized figures. Sources: Moody's Economy.com; Sperling's BestPlaces.

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