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Best Cities for Startups

Top startup ecosystems by business climate, talent, and growth.

An exceptional startup ecosystem demands more than a good idea — it needs access to venture capital, a collaborative founder community, and a local economy eager to adopt new technology. Our startup index tracks venture funding rounds, the presence of incubators and accelerators, university research partnerships, and the general cost of doing business.

Dallas, Texas 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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Austin, Texas 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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Huntsville, Alabama 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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Sioux Falls #4 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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Miami, Florida Averette (CC BY 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #5 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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Nashville, Tennessee Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #6 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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Madison, Alabama Republic of Selmaria (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #7 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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Urbandale #8 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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Toledo, Ohio Jason Zhang (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #9 Best City 45

Toledo

Ohio, USA

SafetyF
CostB-
Growth60
Avg. Rent$950
Median Income$49,724
Cost of Living95/100
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Boston #10 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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Bel Air South #11 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 #12 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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Des Moines, Iowa Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons #13 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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Carmel #14 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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St. Petersburg #15 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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Orlando #16 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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Tampa, Florida Clément Bardot (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #17 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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Los Angeles, California Gnaphron (CC BY-SA 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons #18 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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Fayetteville #19 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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Phoenix #20 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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Sitka, Alaska Gillfoto (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #21 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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Montgomery, Alabama 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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Homewood, Alabama Sweetmoose6 at English Wikipedia (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons #23 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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Danville #24 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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Enterprise, Alabama derivative work, Enterprise Hospital.jpg, Coffee County AL, Courthouse.jpg, Enterprise Ala (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #25 Best City 45

Enterprise

Alabama, USA

SafetyF
CostB-
Growth75
Avg. Rent$1,375
Median Income$73,125
Cost of Living95/100
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Vestavia Hills, Alabama Sharon Phelan Evans (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #26 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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Coeur d’Alene #27 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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Hoover, Alabama Johntrinh06 (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #28 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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Owasso, Oklahoma 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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Cincinnati, Ohio 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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Houston, Texas Katie Haugland Brown (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons #32 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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Smyrna, Delaware Dough4872 (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #33 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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Omaha, Nebraska Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons #34 Best City 65

Omaha

Nebraska, USA

SafetyB
CostB
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,450
Median Income$73,201
Cost of Living92/100
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Bloomington, Illinois Daniel Schwen (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #35 Best City 64

Bloomington

Illinois, USA

SafetyB-
CostB
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,100
Median Income$77,384
Cost of Living89/100
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Indianapolis #36 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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Buffalo, Wyoming Acroterion (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #37 Best City 70

Buffalo

Wyoming, USA

SafetyA+
CostC+
Growth65
Avg. Rent$919
Median Income$62,629
Cost of Living103/100
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Auburn, Alabama Rivers Langley SaveRivers (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #38 Best City 70

Auburn

Alabama, USA

SafetyA-
CostB-
Growth80
Avg. Rent$2,032
Median Income$63,668
Cost of Living96/100
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Bossier City, Louisiana TheLionHasSeen (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #39 Best City 47

Bossier City

Louisiana, USA

SafetyF
CostB-
Growth60
Avg. Rent$964
Median Income$55,819
Cost of Living94/100
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Portland #40 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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Columbia #41 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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Gaithersburg, Maryland Illegitimate Barrister Gail Porter - File:NIST AML building.jpg SuperMoving - File:Gaither (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #42 Best City 48

Gaithersburg

Maryland, USA

SafetyB
CostF
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,784
Median Income$112,467
Cost of Living143/100
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Derry #43 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 #44 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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Mobile, Alabama Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #45 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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Syracuse #46 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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Los Lunas #47 Best City 55

Los Lunas

New Mexico, USA

SafetyF
CostB
Growth75
Avg. Rent$2,071
Median Income$62,330
Cost of Living86/100
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Harrisburg #48 Best City 74

Harrisburg

South Dakota, USA

SafetyA
CostC+
Growth90
Avg. Rent$1,265
Median Income$108,724
Cost of Living101/100
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Las Cruces, New Mexico Terry Umbenhaur (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #49 Best City 61

Las Cruces

New Mexico, USA

SafetyC
CostB
Growth75
Avg. Rent$1,068
Median Income$55,422
Cost of Living91/100
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Sterling Heights, Michigan Project for Public Sources (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons #50 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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