Rank Metro Area Cost of Doing Business1 Job Growth2 Educational Attainment3 Population
1 Albuquerque NM 1 60 54 793,100
2 Raleigh NC 43 52 11 934,200
3 Houston TX 21 77 70 5,257,100
4 Boise ID 51 22 91 534,100
5 Knoxville TN 26 35 93 654,200
6 Phoenix AZ 55 16 88 3,813,000
7 Nashville TN 28 64 79 1,414,000
8 Durham NC 24 117 6 457,600
9 Fayetteville AR 23 7 141 399,700
10 Indianapolis IN 47 80 64 1,637,300
11 Des Moines IA 45 62 43 516,000
12 Rockingham County NH 93 106 37 414,200
13 Oklahoma City OK 4 98 102 1,152,500
14 Huntsville AL 14 45 28 364,800
15 Atlanta GA 37 104 35 4,806,700
16 Fort Collins CO 70 53 7 274,400
17 Washington DC-Northern VA 159 30 8 4,054,900
18 Albany NY 134 108 42 846,500
19 Poughkeepsie NY 110 55 100 671,400
20 Portland OR 8 115 49 2,089,100
21 Lexington KY 2 145 36 430,900
22 Little Rock AR 38 85 106 643,600
23 Mercer NJ 169 32 21 368,500
24 Asheville NC 19 84 121 391,500
25 Dallas TX 60 141 32 3,885,400
Houston Metro 3rd best for business
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mrchris386
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Posted 08 March 2007 - 04:02 PM
interesting, what do you think they need to become the top city?
Edited by dgreco, 08 March 2007 - 04:03 PM.
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Posted 23 March 2007 - 07:33 AM
Dallas coming in at the bottom is highly surprising, especially with all the Fortune 500 companies there.
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Posted 23 March 2007 - 05:58 PM
UptownNewOrleans, on Mar 23 2007, 09:33 AM, said:
Dallas coming in at the bottom is highly surprising, especially with all the Fortune 500 companies there.
twentyfive still isn't bad though.
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Posted 24 March 2007 - 06:08 PM
I read that a main reason Houston is all the way at three is due to the high gas prices and all of the routes it has to the oil industry.
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Posted 14 April 2007 - 10:28 PM
dgreco, on Mar 8 2007, 05:02 PM, said:
interesting, what do you think they need to become the top city?
The city really cannot do much. If the State reduced property taxation on businesses and repeals the de-facto corporate income tax, then Houston would be at the top, and Dallas would move up a hella lot.
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Posted 15 April 2007 - 07:09 AM
austin356, on Apr 15 2007, 12:28 AM, said:
The city really cannot do much. If the State reduced property taxation on businesses and repeals the de-facto corporate income tax, then Houston would be at the top, and Dallas would move up a hella lot.
do any of those things happen? or is houston in a state of limbo with its mobility?
