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Best Cities for Young Professionals

Top destinations for early-career professionals — jobs, salary, and lifestyle.

Dallas, Texas Michael Barera (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #1 Best City 85

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 72

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 72

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 78

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 78

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 73

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 82

Madison

Alabama, USA

SafetyA
CostB-
Growth85
Avg. Rent$1,358
Median Income$134,655
Cost of Living96/100
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Homewood, Alabama Sweetmoose6 at English Wikipedia (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons #8 Best City 78

Homewood

Alabama, USA

SafetyB+
CostB
Growth73
Avg. Rent$1,400
Median Income$94,485
Cost of Living92/100
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Bel Air South #9 Best City 70

Bel Air South

Maryland, USA

SafetyC
CostC-
Growth75
Avg. Rent$2,187
Median Income$123,653
Cost of Living117/100
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Sitka, Alaska Gillfoto (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #10 Best City 74

Sitka

Alaska, USA

SafetyA
CostD
Growth60
Avg. Rent$1,498
Median Income$101,727
Cost of Living130/100
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Phoenix #11 Best City 70

Phoenix

Arizona, USA

SafetyC
CostC+
Growth72
Avg. Rent$1,492
Median Income$81,332
Cost of Living105/100
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Los Angeles, California Gnaphron (CC BY-SA 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons #12 Best City 68

Los Angeles

California, USA

SafetyC+
CostF
Growth65
Avg. Rent$2,184
Median Income$81,939
Cost of Living149/100
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Tampa, Florida Clément Bardot (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #13 Best City 72

Tampa

Florida, USA

SafetyD+
CostB-
Growth68
Avg. Rent$1,800
Median Income$84,114
Cost of Living100/100
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Des Moines, Iowa Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons #14 Best City 72

Des Moines

Iowa, USA

SafetyB
CostB+
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,162
Median Income$47,000
Cost of Living81/100
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Urbandale #15 Best City 78

Urbandale

Iowa, USA

SafetyA
CostB
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,021
Median Income$112,795
Cost of Living90/100
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Kansas City #16 Best City 72

Kansas City

Kansas, USA

SafetyC+
CostB
Growth65
Avg. Rent$1,231
Median Income$56,120
Cost of Living89/100
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Toledo, Ohio Jason Zhang (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #17 Best City 68

Toledo

Ohio, USA

SafetyF
CostB-
Growth60
Avg. Rent$950
Median Income$49,724
Cost of Living95/100
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Danville #18 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 #19 Best City 68

Enterprise

Alabama, USA

SafetyF
CostB-
Growth75
Avg. Rent$1,375
Median Income$73,125
Cost of Living95/100
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Montgomery, Alabama Carol M. Highsmith (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons #20 Best City 64

Montgomery

Alabama, USA

SafetyC
CostB
Growth68
Avg. Rent$1,485
Median Income$56,811
Cost of Living89/100
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Vestavia Hills, Alabama Sharon Phelan Evans (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #21 Best City 80

Vestavia Hills

Alabama, USA

SafetyA+
CostC-
Growth78
Avg. Rent$1,975
Median Income$134,369
Cost of Living124/100
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Hoover, Alabama Johntrinh06 (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #22 Best City 78

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 #23 Best City 78

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 #24 Best City 70

Cincinnati

Ohio, USA

SafetyB-
CostC+
Growth68
Avg. Rent$1,410
Median Income$52,909
Cost of Living103/100
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Houston, Texas Katie Haugland Brown (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons #25 Best City 70

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 #26 Best City 68

Smyrna

Delaware, USA

SafetyF
CostB-
Growth75
Avg. Rent$1,750
Median Income$67,048
Cost of Living99/100
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Indianapolis #27 Best City 68

Indianapolis

Indiana, USA

SafetyD+
CostB
Growth68
Avg. Rent$1,123
Median Income$66,219
Cost of Living90/100
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Collierville, Tennessee Chase Via (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #28 Best City 72

Collierville

Tennessee, USA

SafetyA
CostC+
Growth60
Avg. Rent$1,696
Median Income$138,598
Cost of Living102/100
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Tuscaloosa, Alabama RhYno12 (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons #29 Best City 68

Tuscaloosa

Alabama, USA

SafetyC-
CostB
Growth75
Avg. Rent$1,450
Median Income$51,464
Cost of Living87/100
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Harrisburg #30 Best City 75

Harrisburg

South Dakota, USA

SafetyA
CostC+
Growth90
Avg. Rent$1,265
Median Income$108,724
Cost of Living101/100
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Bossier City, Louisiana TheLionHasSeen (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #31 Best City 68

Bossier City

Louisiana, USA

SafetyF
CostB-
Growth60
Avg. Rent$964
Median Income$55,819
Cost of Living94/100
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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 #32 Best City 72

Gaithersburg

Maryland, USA

SafetyB
CostF
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,784
Median Income$112,467
Cost of Living143/100
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Auburn, Alabama Rivers Langley SaveRivers (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #33 Best City 72

Auburn

Alabama, USA

SafetyA-
CostB-
Growth80
Avg. Rent$2,032
Median Income$63,668
Cost of Living96/100
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Grand Rapids, Michigan WMrapids (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons #34 Best City 72

Grand Rapids

Michigan, USA

SafetyB-
CostB-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,500
Median Income$69,108
Cost of Living95/100
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Sterling Heights, Michigan Project for Public Sources (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons #35 Best City 78

Sterling Heights

Michigan, USA

SafetyA
CostB-
Growth68
Avg. Rent$870
Median Income$79,909
Cost of Living95/100
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Omaha, Nebraska Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons #36 Best City 72

Omaha

Nebraska, USA

SafetyB
CostB
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,450
Median Income$73,201
Cost of Living92/100
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Las Cruces, New Mexico Terry Umbenhaur (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #37 Best City 72

Las Cruces

New Mexico, USA

SafetyC
CostB
Growth75
Avg. Rent$1,068
Median Income$55,422
Cost of Living91/100
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Syracuse #38 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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Kapolei, Hawaii Travis.Thurston (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #39 Best City 71

Kapolei

Hawaii, USA

SafetyB+
CostF
Growth75
Avg. Rent$3,420
Median Income$128,324
Cost of Living151/100
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Juneau, Alaska Ifly6 (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #40 Best City 75

Juneau

Alaska, USA

SafetyB
CostD
Growth65
Avg. Rent$1,860
Median Income$101,661
Cost of Living133/100
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Olympia, Washington OceanLoop (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #41 Best City 75

Olympia

Washington, USA

SafetyB-
CostC
Growth75
Avg. Rent$1,800
Median Income$81,302
Cost of Living113/100
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Benton #42 Best City 68

Benton

Arkansas, USA

SafetyC
CostB
Growth75
Avg. Rent$917
Median Income$72,876
Cost of Living92/100
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Anaheim, California CrispyCream27 (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #43 Best City 68

Anaheim

California, USA

SafetyD
CostF
Growth60
Avg. Rent$2,487
Median Income$95,227
Cost of Living149/100
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Moreno Valley #44 Best City 68

Moreno Valley

California, USA

SafetyC
CostC-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,881
Median Income$93,222
Cost of Living117/100
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Mobile, Alabama Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #45 Best City 70

Mobile

Alabama, USA

SafetyF
CostB
Growth80
Avg. Rent$1,132
Median Income$53,558
Cost of Living88/100
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Bloomington, Illinois Daniel Schwen (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #46 Best City 72

Bloomington

Illinois, USA

SafetyB-
CostB
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,100
Median Income$77,384
Cost of Living89/100
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Albuquerque, New Mexico Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #47 Best City 72

Albuquerque

New Mexico, USA

SafetyF
CostB-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,178
Median Income$71,494
Cost of Living97/100
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Tigard, Oregon M.O. Stevens (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons #48 Best City 72

Tigard

Oregon, USA

SafetyC-
CostC-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,800
Median Income$108,823
Cost of Living121/100
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Anchorage, Alaska Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #49 Best City 70

Anchorage

Alaska, USA

SafetyD
CostC-
Growth60
Avg. Rent$1,583
Median Income$103,284
Cost of Living125/100
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Grand Blanc #50 Best City 70

Grand Blanc

Michigan, USA

SafetyA
CostB-
Growth60
Avg. Rent$983
Median Income$70,518
Cost of Living95/100
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