Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
The rankings were based on trends in the price of housing, the unemployment rate as of September 2011, the ability to rent a two-bedroom apartment with a low-wage job, and the rate of serious mortgage delinquency. There's an interactive map included with the rankings.
Economic security of the 100 largest MSAs (grouped by quintile)
1. Oklahoma City, OK
2. Omaha, NE
3. Wichita, KS
4. Tulsa, OK
5. Des Moines, IA
6. Pittsburgh, PA
7. Madison, WI
8. Austin, TX
9. Baton Rouge, LA
10. Buffalo, NY
11. Little Rock, AR
12. Lancaster, PA
13. San Antonio, TX
14. Harrisburg, PA
15. Rochester, NY
16. Greenville, SC
17. Houston, TX
18. Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
19. Albuquerque, NM
20. El Paso, TX
21. Raleigh, NC
22. Denver, CO
23. Knoxville, TN
24. Syracuse, NY
25. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA
26. Colorado Springs, CO
27. Nashville, TN
28. Augusta, GA
29. Louisville, KY
30. Albany, NY
31. Grand Rapids, MI
32. Columbia, SC
33. Columbus, OH
34. St. Louis, MO
35. Indianapolis, IN
36. Kansas City, MO
37. McAllen, TX
38. Boston, MA
39. Cincinnati, OH
40. Greensboro, NC
41. Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
42. Chattanooga, TN
43. Birmingham, AL
44. Jackson, MS
45. Hartford, CT
46. Toledo, OH
47. Portland, OR
48. Milwaukee, WI
49. Dayton, OH
50. Portland, ME
51. New Orleans, LA
52. Richmond, VA
53. Akron, OH
54. Lansing, MI
55. Springfield, MA
56. Salt Lake City, UT
57. Virginia Beach/Norfolk, VA
58. Charlotte, NC
59. Youngstown, OH
60. Worcester, MA
61. Allentown/Bethlehem, PA
62. Cleveland, OH
63. Honolulu, HI
64. Philadelphia, PA
65. Charleston, SC
66. Bridgeport/Stamford, CT
67. Baltimore, MD
68. New Haven, CT
69. Providence, RI
70. Seattle, WA
71. Atlanta, GA
72. Tucson, AZ
73. Boise, ID
74. New York, NY
75. Memphis, TN
76. Washington, DC
77. Poughkeepsie/Newburgh, NY
78. Chicago, IL
79. San Francisco/Oakland, CA
80. San Jose, CA
81. Detroit, MI
82. Santa Rosa/Petaluma, CA
83. San Diego, CA
84. Phoenix, AZ
85. Oxnard/Thousand Oaks, CA
86. Jacksonville, FL
87. Los Angeles, CA
88. Sacramento, CA
89. Fresno, CA
90. Bakersfield, CA
91. Palm Bay/Melbourne, FL
92. Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL
93. Lakeland, FL
94. Bradenton/Sarasota, FL
95. Riverside/San Bernardino, CA
96. Orlando, FL
97. Modesto, CA
98. Stockton, CA
99. Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL
100. Las Vegas, NV
Looks to me like the top quintile is dominated by Texas and the Great Plains plus Pennsylvania; the second and middle quintiles are dominated by medium to large MSAs in the South and Midwest; the fourth quintile is dominated by extra-large MSAs, and the bottom quintile is dominated by California and the desert Southwest plus Florida.
Syracuse is 24th. Sometimes a metro's "economic security" has more to do with people leaving the metro when things aren't going well.
If you're unemployed in San Diego, you still live in San Diego.
Not true about Syracuse, which gained about 12,000 people the last decade. That is a myth about the metro losing people, as the metro population has been relatively stable for decades. There are jobs in the area, if one knows what industries to look into.
US2010 (keep in mind that Cayuga County is included for some decades)
Not true about Syracuse, which gained about 12,000 people the last decade. That is a myth about the metro losing people, as the metro population has been relatively stable for decades. There are jobs in the area, if one knows what industries to look into.
US2010 (keep in mind that Cayuga County is included for some decades)
The rankings were based on trends in the price of housing, the unemployment rate as of September 2011, the ability to rent a two-bedroom apartment with a low-wage job, and the rate of serious mortgage delinquency. There's an interactive map included with the rankings.
Economic security of the 100 largest MSAs (grouped by quintile)
1. Oklahoma City, OK
2. Omaha, NE
3. Wichita, KS
4. Tulsa, OK
5. Des Moines, IA
6. Pittsburgh, PA
7. Madison, WI
8. Austin, TX
9. Baton Rouge, LA
10. Buffalo, NY
11. Little Rock, AR
12. Lancaster, PA
13. San Antonio, TX
14. Harrisburg, PA
15. Rochester, NY
16. Greenville, SC
17. Houston, TX
18. Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
19. Albuquerque, NM
20. El Paso, TX
21. Raleigh, NC
22. Denver, CO
23. Knoxville, TN
24. Syracuse, NY
25. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA
26. Colorado Springs, CO
27. Nashville, TN
28. Augusta, GA
29. Louisville, KY
30. Albany, NY
31. Grand Rapids, MI
32. Columbia, SC
33. Columbus, OH
34. St. Louis, MO
35. Indianapolis, IN
36. Kansas City, MO
37. McAllen, TX
38. Boston, MA
39. Cincinnati, OH
40. Greensboro, NC
41. Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
42. Chattanooga, TN
43. Birmingham, AL
44. Jackson, MS
45. Hartford, CT
46. Toledo, OH
47. Portland, OR
48. Milwaukee, WI
49. Dayton, OH
50. Portland, ME
51. New Orleans, LA
52. Richmond, VA
53. Akron, OH
54. Lansing, MI
55. Springfield, MA
56. Salt Lake City, UT
57. Virginia Beach/Norfolk, VA
58. Charlotte, NC
59. Youngstown, OH
60. Worcester, MA
61. Allentown/Bethlehem, PA
62. Cleveland, OH
63. Honolulu, HI
64. Philadelphia, PA
65. Charleston, SC
66. Bridgeport/Stamford, CT
67. Baltimore, MD
68. New Haven, CT
69. Providence, RI
70. Seattle, WA
71. Atlanta, GA
72. Tucson, AZ
73. Boise, ID
74. New York, NY
75. Memphis, TN
76. Washington, DC
77. Poughkeepsie/Newburgh, NY
78. Chicago, IL
79. San Francisco/Oakland, CA
80. San Jose, CA
81. Detroit, MI
82. Santa Rosa/Petaluma, CA
83. San Diego, CA
84. Phoenix, AZ
85. Oxnard/Thousand Oaks, CA
86. Jacksonville, FL
87. Los Angeles, CA
88. Sacramento, CA
89. Fresno, CA
90. Bakersfield, CA
91. Palm Bay/Melbourne, FL
92. Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL
93. Lakeland, FL
94. Bradenton/Sarasota, FL
95. Riverside/San Bernardino, CA
96. Orlando, FL
97. Modesto, CA
98. Stockton, CA
99. Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL
100. Las Vegas, NV
Looks to me like the top quintile is dominated by Texas and the Great Plains plus Pennsylvania; the second and middle quintiles are dominated by medium to large MSAs in the South and Midwest; the fourth quintile is dominated by extra-large MSAs, and the bottom quintile is dominated by California and the desert Southwest plus Florida.
You shorted Raleigh in a thread that related cities to stocks. Yet, their economic security is 21st out of a hundred. Perhaps you'd like to revise your grading?
You shorted Raleigh in a thread that related cities to stocks. Yet, their economic security is 21st out of a hundred. Perhaps you'd like to revise your grading?
Raleigh grew too damn fast during the 2000's. It will not duplicate that performance during the 2010's.
Location: northern Vermont - previously NM, WA, & MA
10,749 posts, read 23,813,296 times
Reputation: 14660
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gnutella
The rankings were based on trends in the price of housing, the unemployment rate as of September 2011, the ability to rent a two-bedroom apartment with a low-wage job, and the rate of serious mortgage delinquency. There's an interactive map included with the rankings.
Economic security of the 100 largest MSAs (grouped by quintile)
[indent]1. Oklahoma City, OK
2. Omaha, NE
3. Wichita, KS
4. Tulsa, OK
5. Des Moines, IA
6. Pittsburgh, PA
7. Madison, WI
8. Austin, TX
9. Baton Rouge, LA
10. Buffalo, NY
11. Little Rock, AR
12. Lancaster, PA
13. San Antonio, TX
14. Harrisburg, PA
15. Rochester, NY
16. Greenville, SC
17. Houston, TX
18. Dallas/Fort Worth, TX 19. Albuquerque, NM
20. El Paso, TX
Well that's reassuring and makes me a tad more confident in my move in the next couple months.
Yet they can't compete with the West & East Coasts...right?
Right.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
