Business Climate Rankings

Best Cities for Business

Top cities ranked by business climate score, growth potential, and economic opportunity. Data-driven rankings from real metrics.

Michael Barera (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #1 Best City 61

Dallas

Texas, USA

SafetyC+

CostC+

Growth85

Avg. Rent$1,412

Median Income$70,518

Cost of Living101/100

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Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #2 Best City 41

Austin

Texas, USA

SafetyF

CostC+

Growth80

Avg. Rent$1,800

Median Income$93,658

Cost of Living101/100

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American Diabetio (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #3 Best City 46

Huntsville

Alabama, USA

SafetyF

CostB-

Growth70

Avg. Rent$1,522

Median Income$74,714

Cost of Living95/100

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Averette (CC BY 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #4 Best City 57

Miami

Florida, USA

SafetyB-

CostC-

Growth85

Avg. Rent$2,247

Median Income$62,462

Cost of Living120/100

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Sioux Falls #5 Best City 71

Sioux Falls

South Dakota, USA

SafetyB+

CostB

Growth78

Avg. Rent$1,327

Median Income$75,970

Cost of Living88/100

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Republic of Selmaria (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #6 Best City 74

Madison

Alabama, USA

SafetyA

CostB-

Growth85

Avg. Rent$1,358

Median Income$134,655

Cost of Living96/100

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Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #7 Best City 58

Nashville

Tennessee, USA

SafetyC-

CostB-

Growth79

Avg. Rent$2,200

Median Income$77,371

Cost of Living98/100

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Jason Zhang (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #8 Best City 45

Toledo

Ohio, USA

SafetyF

CostB-

Growth60

Avg. Rent$950

Median Income$49,724

Cost of Living95/100

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Orlando #9 Best City 63

Orlando

Florida, USA

SafetyC+

CostB-

Growth85

Avg. Rent$1,479

Median Income$72,336

Cost of Living99/100

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Coeur d’Alene #10 Best City 65

Coeur d’Alene

Idaho, USA

SafetyA-

CostC

Growth80

Avg. Rent$1,750

Median Income$72,338

Cost of Living112/100

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St. Petersburg #11 Best City 51

St. Petersburg

Florida, USA

SafetyD

CostB-

Growth70

Avg. Rent$1,799

Median Income$75,192

Cost of Living97/100

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Boston #12 Best City 47

Boston

Massachusetts, USA

SafetyB-

CostF

Growth70

Avg. Rent$2,400

Median Income$97,791

Cost of Living150/100

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Phoenix #13 Best City 55

Phoenix

Arizona, USA

SafetyC

CostC+

Growth72

Avg. Rent$1,492

Median Income$81,332

Cost of Living105/100

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Danville #14 Best City 70

Danville

Virginia, USA

SafetyB

CostB

Growth78

Avg. Rent$1,000

Median Income$44,423

Cost of Living87/100

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Urbandale #15 Best City 72

Urbandale

Iowa, USA

SafetyA

CostB

Growth70

Avg. Rent$1,021

Median Income$112,795

Cost of Living90/100

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Bel Air South #16 Best City 51

Bel Air South

Maryland, USA

SafetyC

CostC-

Growth75

Avg. Rent$2,187

Median Income$123,653

Cost of Living117/100

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Kansas City #17 Best City 61

Kansas City

Kansas, USA

SafetyC+

CostB

Growth65

Avg. Rent$1,231

Median Income$56,120

Cost of Living89/100

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Carmel #18 Best City 75

Carmel

Indiana, USA

SafetyA+

CostB-

Growth73

Avg. Rent$2,450

Median Income$141,505

Cost of Living96/100

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Johntrinh06 (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #19 Best City 67

Hoover

Alabama, USA

SafetyB-

CostB+

Growth72

Avg. Rent$2,175

Median Income$109,253

Cost of Living85/100

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Sharon Phelan Evans (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #20 Best City 66

Vestavia Hills

Alabama, USA

SafetyA+

CostC-

Growth78

Avg. Rent$1,975

Median Income$134,369

Cost of Living124/100

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Enterprise

Alabama, USA

SafetyF

CostB-

Growth75

Avg. Rent$1,375

Median Income$73,125

Cost of Living95/100

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Carol M. Highsmith (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons #22 Best City 59

Montgomery

Alabama, USA

SafetyC

CostB

Growth68

Avg. Rent$1,485

Median Income$56,811

Cost of Living89/100

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Gnaphron (CC BY-SA 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons #23 Best City 43

Los Angeles

California, USA

SafetyC+

CostF

Growth65

Avg. Rent$2,184

Median Income$81,939

Cost of Living149/100

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Gillfoto (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #24 Best City 54

Sitka

Alaska, USA

SafetyA

CostD

Growth60

Avg. Rent$1,498

Median Income$101,727

Cost of Living130/100

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Clément Bardot (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #25 Best City 52

Tampa

Florida, USA

SafetyD+

CostB-

Growth68

Avg. Rent$1,800

Median Income$84,114

Cost of Living100/100

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Fayetteville #26 Best City 59

Fayetteville

Arkansas, USA

SafetyD+

CostB

Growth80

Avg. Rent$1,402

Median Income$66,237

Cost of Living91/100

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Sweetmoose6 at English Wikipedia (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons #27 Best City 68

Homewood

Alabama, USA

SafetyB+

CostB

Growth73

Avg. Rent$1,400

Median Income$94,485

Cost of Living92/100

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Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons #28 Best City 69

Des Moines

Iowa, USA

SafetyB

CostB+

Growth70

Avg. Rent$1,162

Median Income$47,000

Cost of Living81/100

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TulGuy (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons #29 Best City 75

Owasso

Oklahoma, USA

SafetyA+

CostB-

Growth72

Avg. Rent$1,214

Median Income$79,036

Cost of Living94/100

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EEJCC (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #30 Best City 58

Cincinnati

Ohio, USA

SafetyB-

CostC+

Growth68

Avg. Rent$1,410

Median Income$52,909

Cost of Living103/100

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Salt Lake City #31 Best City 61

Salt Lake City

Utah, USA

SafetyB

CostC+

Growth75

Avg. Rent$1,606

Median Income$75,090

Cost of Living105/100

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Dough4872 (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #32 Best City 48

Smyrna

Delaware, USA

SafetyF

CostB-

Growth75

Avg. Rent$1,750

Median Income$67,048

Cost of Living99/100

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Katie Haugland Brown (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons #33 Best City 59

Houston

Texas, USA

SafetyC

CostB-

Growth70

Avg. Rent$1,800

Median Income$97,458

Cost of Living93/100

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Detroit #34 Best City 62

Detroit

Michigan, USA

Safety—

CostB-

Growth75

Avg. Rent$1,225

Median Income$39,938

Cost of Living100/100

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Suffolk #35 Best City 63

Suffolk

Virginia, USA

SafetyB

CostB-

Growth72

Avg. Rent$1,697

Median Income$92,666

Cost of Living98/100

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Travis.Thurston (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #36 Best City 52

Kapolei

Hawaii, USA

SafetyB+

CostF

Growth75

Avg. Rent$3,420

Median Income$128,324

Cost of Living151/100

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Chase Via (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #37 Best City 64

Collierville

Tennessee, USA

SafetyA

CostC+

Growth60

Avg. Rent$1,696

Median Income$138,598

Cost of Living102/100

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Project for Public Sources (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons #38 Best City 71

Sterling Heights

Michigan, USA

SafetyA

CostB-

Growth68

Avg. Rent$870

Median Income$79,909

Cost of Living95/100

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Syracuse #39 Best City 70

Syracuse

New York, USA

SafetyA+

CostC+

Growth65

Avg. Rent$1,546

Median Income$47,819

Cost of Living103/100

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Newport #40 Best City 54

Newport

Rhode Island, USA

SafetyA-

CostD

Growth68

Avg. Rent$2,500

Median Income$86,313

Cost of Living130/100

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WMrapids (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons #41 Best City 62

Grand Rapids

Michigan, USA

SafetyB-

CostB-

Growth70

Avg. Rent$1,500

Median Income$69,108

Cost of Living95/100

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OceanLoop (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #42 Best City 57

Olympia

Washington, USA

SafetyB-

CostC

Growth75

Avg. Rent$1,800

Median Income$81,302

Cost of Living113/100

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Columbia #43 Best City 52

Columbia

Maryland, USA

SafetyB+

CostD

Growth68

Avg. Rent$2,069

Median Income$131,490

Cost of Living130/100

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Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #44 Best City 56

Mobile

Alabama, USA

SafetyF

CostB

Growth80

Avg. Rent$1,132

Median Income$53,558

Cost of Living88/100

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Derry #45 Best City 63

Derry

New Hampshire, USA

SafetyA+

CostC

Growth60

Avg. Rent$2,366

Median Income$108,944

Cost of Living112/100

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West Linn #46 Best City 56

West Linn

Oregon, USA

SafetyA+

CostD

Growth60

Avg. Rent$2,300

Median Income$146,507

Cost of Living135/100

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Portland #47 Best City 50

Portland

Maine, USA

SafetyC

CostC

Growth70

Avg. Rent$2,088

Median Income$79,540

Cost of Living114/100

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Greenwich #48 Best City 52

Greenwich

Connecticut, USA

SafetyA

CostF

Growth60

Avg. Rent$4,075

Avg. Salary$85,000

Cost of Living178/100

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Acroterion (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #49 Best City 70

Buffalo

Wyoming, USA

SafetyA+

CostC+

Growth65

Avg. Rent$919

Median Income$62,629

Cost of Living103/100

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Indianapolis #50 Best City 55

Indianapolis

Indiana, USA

SafetyD+

CostB

Growth68

Avg. Rent$1,123

Median Income$66,219

Cost of Living90/100

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