MagnifyMoney’s Top 35 Cities in the US for Influx of people, work opportunities and business growth is out – #4 Charleston, S.C.
The 35 cities in the US with the biggest influx of people, the most work opportunities, and the hottest business growth has been announced. MagnifyMoney looked at the 100 largest US metros to determine the “biggest boomtowns” in America.
Our hometown of Charleston, South Carolina has come in within the Top 5 at #4.
Here is how the results were compiled:
- People and housing: How many people are flocking to the area and is the metro keeping up, considering total population and housing units.
- Workforce and employment opportunities: Unemployment rates, civilian labor force, and median earnings.
- Growing industry: Rate of business and industry growth, including number of establishments and paid employees per paid period.
Top 15 Results
- #15 – Des Moines, Iowa
- #14 – Orlando, Florida
- #13 – Charlotte, North Carolina
- #12 – Ogden, Utah
- #11 – Houston, Texas
- #10 – McAllen, Texas
- #9 – San Antonio, Texas
- #8 – Boise, Idaho
- #7 – Dallas, Texas
- #6 – Denver, Colorado
- #5 – Nashville, Tennessee (Population and housing score – 54.5 / Workforce and earning score – 54.6 / Business growth score – 72.9)
- #4 – Charleston, South Carolina (Population and housing score – 66.9 / Workforce and earning score – 60.6 / Business growth score – 71.7)
- #3 – Raleigh, North Carolina (Population and housing score – 84.1 / Workforce and earning score – 48.3 / Business growth score – 70,8)
- #2 – Provo, Utah (Population and housing score – 79.9 / Workforce and earning score – 52.2 / Business growth score – 95.1)
- #1 – Austin, Texas (Population and housing score – 100 / Workforce and earning score – 70.3 / Business growth score – 93)
Here is the Top 10
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