Complete Ranking of Best Cities for Journalists 2019

Population: 25%

City	Population	Rank
New York City	8,601,186	1
Los Angeles	4,057,841	2
Chicago	2,679,044	3
Houston	2,359,480	4
Phoenix	1,711,356	5
Philadelphia	1,576,596	6
San Antonio	1,565,929	7
San Diego	1,453,775	8
Dallas	1,379,735	9
San Jose	1,033,519	10
Austin	1,001,104	11
Jacksonville	920,984	12
Fort Worth	913,939	13
San Francisco	897,536	14
Columbus	890,228	15
Charlotte	889,019	16
Indianapolis	863,771	17
Seattle	766,893	18
Denver	732,144	19
Washington	713,549	20
El Paso	696,610	21
Boston	694,784	22
Nashville	679,318	23
Portland	667,589	24
Las Vegas	664,304	25
Detroit	662,172	26
Oklahoma City	661,614	27
Memphis	647,506	28
Louisville	620,800	29
Baltimore	594,450	30
Milwaukee	581,949	31
Albuquerque	564,764	32
Tucson	537,501	33
Fresno	532,703	34
Sacramento	513,330	35
Mesa	503,619	36
Atlanta	501,178	37
Kansas City	501,094	38
Colorado Springs	493,799	39
Miami	491,724	40
Raleigh	485,679	41
Long Beach	466,203	42
Virginia Beach	454,846	43
Omaha	452,061	44
Oakland	426,410	45
Minneapolis	424,256	46
Arlington	405,486	47
Tampa	403,178	48
Tulsa	403,045	49
New Orleans	396,766	50
Wichita	392,428	51
Bakersfield	388,092	52
Cleveland	379,800	53
Aurora	371,922	54
Anaheim	356,308	55
Honolulu	351,024	56
Riverside	335,048	57
Santa Ana	334,811	58
Lexington	329,495	59
Corpus Christi	329,408	60
Henderson	317,248	61
Stockton	314,584	62
St. Paul	311,008	63
Pittsburgh	302,908	64
St. Louis	300,991	65
Cincinnati	299,238	66
Anchorage	297,832	67
Orlando	297,243	68
Irvine	297,019	69
Plano	294,478	70
Greensboro	292,265	71
Lincoln	291,623	72
Newark	283,756	73
Durham	279,501	74
Toledo	275,004	75
St. Petersburg	273,968	76
Chula Vista	273,565	77
Fort Wayne	269,534	78
Scottsdale	266,961	79
Jersey City	265,004	80
Laredo	264,473	81
Madison	264,365	82
Lubbock	264,029	83
Reno	259,019	84
Chandler	258,421	85
Glendale	253,956	86
Buffalo	252,555	87
North Las Vegas	252,169	88
Gilbert	251,335	89
Winston Salem	247,222	90
Chesapeake	245,467	91
Irving	245,165	92
Norfolk	242,070	93
Fremont	238,281	94
Hialeah	234,428	95
Richmond	233,796	96
Boise	231,773	97
Garland	231,160	98
Baton Rouge	225,900	99
Spokane	224,652	100

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Media Outlet: 25%

Newspaper

City / Newspaper	Circulation	Rank
USA Today (Arlington, Va.)	2,278,022	1
Wall Street Journal (New York, N.Y.)	2,062,312	2
Times (New York, N.Y.)	1,120,420	3
Times (Los Angeles)	815,723	4
Post (New York, N.Y.)	724,748	5
Daily News (New York, N.Y.)	718,174	6
Post (Washington, DC)	699,130	7
Tribune (Chicago)	566,827	8
Chronicle (Houston)	503,114	9
Arizona Republic (Phoenix)	433,731	10
Morning News (Dallas)	411,919	11
Newsday (Melville, N.Y.)	398,231	12
Chronicle (San Francisco)	386,564	13
Globe (Boston)	382,503	14
Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.)	372,629	15
Journal-Constitution (Atlanta)	357,399	16
Inquirer (Philadelphia)	352,593	17
Star Tribune (Minneapolis)	345,252	18
Plain Dealer (Cleveland)	344,704	19
News/Free Press (Detroit)	329,989	20
Times (St. Petersburg, Fla.)	322,771	21
Oregonian (Portland)	319,625	22
Union-Tribune (San Diego)	296,331	23
Register (Orange County, Calif.)	284,613	24
Bee (Sacramento, Calif.)	279,032	25
Post-Dispatch (St. Louis)	278,999	26
Herald (Miami)	272,299	27
Star (Indianapolis)	261,405	28
Star (Kansas City, Mo.)	260,724	29
Post (Denver)	254,058	30
Rocky Mountain news (Denver)	253,834	31
Express-News (San Antonio, Tex.)	236,918	32
Sun (Baltimore)	232,138	33
Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.)	230,870	34
Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee)	230,220	35
Tribune (Tampa, Fla.)	226,990	36
Sentinel (Orlando, Fla.)	226,854	37
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)	226,591	38
Times (Seattle)	219,722	39
Dispatch (Colombus, Ohio)	218,940	40
Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.)	218,796	41
Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City)	216,441	42
Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)	215,379	43
Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pa.)	213,352	44
Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Tex.)	210,990	45
Enquirer/Post (Cincinnati)	206,320	46
News (Detroit)	202,029	47
Herald (Boston)	201,513	48
Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minn.)	191,591	49
Times-Dispatch (Richmond, Va.)	186,441	50
World-Herald (Omaha, Neb.)	184,150	51
Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Va.)	183,024	52
Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, Ark.)	182,789	53
News (Buffalo, N.Y.)	181,540	54
News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)	177,361	55
Courant (Hartford, Conn.)	175,759	56
Post (W. Palm Beach, Fla.)	175,495	57
Tennessean (Nashville)	174,073	58
American-Statesman (Austin, Tex.)	173,579	59
Press-Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.)	172,593	60
Review-Journal (Las Vegas)	172,366	61
Record (Hackensack, N.J.)	170,408	62
Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, Calif.)	168,362	63
Bee (Fresno, Calif.)	157,546	64
Times-Union (Jacksonville, Fla.)	155,590	65
Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, N.Y.)	154,599	66
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.)	151,190	67
Tribune-Review (Greensburg, Pa.)	150,253	68
Journal (Providence, R.I.)	148,700	69
Commercial Appeal (Memphis)	146,252	70
Register (Des Moines, Iowa)	146,050	71
News (Birmingham, Ala.)	145,655	72
Daily News (Los Angeles)	145,528	73
Asbury Park Press (Neptune, N.J.)	145,508	74
Advertiser (Honolulu)	141,934	75
Press (Grand Rapids, Mich.)	133,107	76
Tribune/Deseret News (Salt Lake City)	128,186	77
Times/Post-Intelligencer (Seattle)	128,012	78
Blade (Toledo, Ohio)	125,956	79
Journal News (White Plains, N.Y.)	122,479	80
Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio)	122,388	81
Daily News (Dayton, Ohio)	121,574	82
La Opinion (Los Angeles)	121,026	83
World ( Tulsa, Ok.)	120,583	84
News-Sentinel (Knoxville, Tenn.)	119,172	85
News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)	119,077	86
Herald-Tribune (Sarasota, Fla.)	118,328	87
Daily Star (Tucson, Ariz.)	116,345	88
News Journal (New Castle, Del)	114,435	89
Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.)	113,991	90
Daily News (Philadelphia)	113,951	91
Herald-Leader (Lexington, Ky.)	111,124	92
Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.)	108,886	93
State (Columbia, S.C.)	106,053	94
Journal (Albuquerque)	105,966	95
News-Journal (Daytona Beach, Fla.)	104,919	96
Times (Washington)	100,258	97
The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)	100,143	98
Press-Register (Mobile, AL)	99,742	99
East Valley Tribune (Mesa, AZ)	99,711	100

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TV

City	TVs	Rank
New York	7,100,300	1
Los Angeles	5,276,600	2
Chicago	3,251,370	3
Philadelphia	2,816,850	4
Dallas-Ft. Worth	2,622,070	5
Washington, DC (Hagrstwn)	2,482,480	6
Houston	2,423,360	7
San Francisco-Oak-San Jose	2,414,470	8
Boston (Manchester)	2,364,870	9
Atlanta	2,341,390	10
Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota)	1,875,420	11
Phoenix (Prescott)	1,864,420	12
Seattle-Tacoma	1,854,810	13
Detroit	1,777,240	14
Minneapolis-St. Paul	1,713,310	15
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale	1,697,840	16
Denver	1,585,270	17
Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn	1,565,890	18
Cleveland-Akron (Canton)	1,399,470	19
Sacramnto-Stkton-Modesto	1,357,690	20
St. Louis	1,164,400	21
Portland, OR	1,141,770	22
Charlotte	1,129,900	23
Pittsburgh	1,108,780	24
Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle)	1,108,710	25
Baltimore	1,084,180	26
Nashville	1,021,780	27
Indianapolis	999,790	28
San Diego	987,760	29
Salt Lake City	935,810	30
San Antonio	923,990	31
Kansas City	909,420	32
Hartford & New Haven	897,870	33
Columbus, OH	889,600	34
Cincinnati	850,030	35
Milwaukee	848,420	36
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce	829,880	37
Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And	805,920	38
Las Vegas	766,500	39
Austin	751,650	40
Harrisburg-Lncstr-Leb-York	705,190	41
Jacksonville	681,330	42
Birmingham (Ann and Tusc)	679,550	43
Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws	678,210	44
Oklahoma City	676,720	45
Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem	675,130	46
Albuquerque-Santa Fe	650,890	47
Louisville	647,190	48
Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk	639,410	49
New Orleans	624,020	50
Memphis	623,390	51
Buffalo	586,930	52
Providence-New Bedford	580,120	53
Fresno-Visalia	568,920	54
Ft. Myers-Naples	554,430	55
Richmond-Petersburg	551,850	56
Little Rock-Pine Bluff	527,090	57
Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt)	524,390	58
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	520,540	59
Knoxville	512,160	60
Tulsa	508,550	61
Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hztn	481,390	62
Lexington	464,340	63
Dayton	463,430	64
Flint-Saginaw-Bay City	430,660	65
Honolulu	425,800	66
Green Bay-Appleton	421,480	67
Roanoke-Lynchburg	417,200	68
Omaha	405,260	69
Charleston-Huntington	402,140	70
Toledo	401,510	71
Springfield, MO	395,870	72
Tucson (Sierra Vista)	392,920	73
Columbia, SC	389,590	74
Des Moines-Ames	383,590	75
Wichita-Hutchinson Plus	382,780	76
Spokane	382,690	77
Harlingen-Wslco-Brnsvl-McA	375,600	78
Huntsville-Decatur (Flor)	372,770	79
Rochester, NY	352,070	80
Syracuse	350,730	81
Champaign&Sprngfld-Decatur	344,500	82
Chattanooga	341,190	83
Portland-Auburn	339,980	84
El Paso (Las Cruces)	338,770	85
Madison	338,240	86
Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub	330,340	87
Paducah-Cape Girard-Harsbg	324,020	88
Waco-Temple-Bryan	322,820	89
Shreveport	322,610	90
Colorado Springs-Pueblo	319,930	91
Jackson, MS	306,770	92
Savannah	303,390	93
Charleston, SC	302,330	94
Myrtle Beach-Florence	302,040	95
Burlington-Plattsburgh	294,260	96
Baton Rouge	287,430	97
Davenport-R.Island-Moline	280,420	98
South Bend-Elkhart	274,380	99
Boise	273,500	100
Ft. Smith-Fay-Sprngdl-Rgrs	272,240	101
Tri-Cities, TN-VA	266,110	102
Evansville	265,790	103
Ft. Wayne	265,420	104
Augusta-Aiken	264,350	105
Johnstown-Altoona-St Colge	262,840	106
Greenville-N.Bern-Washngtn	261,830	107
Springfield-Holyoke	251,660	108
Reno	246,190	109
Lansing	241,940	110
Lincoln & Hastings-Krny	240,660	111
Tallahassee-Thomasville	237,940	112
Peoria-Bloomington	234,050	113
Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd)	232,180	114
Sioux Falls(Mitchell)	231,540	115
Montgomery-Selma	229,330	116
Fargo	228,740	117
Macon	224,180	118
Yakima-Pasco-Rchlnd-Knnwck	223,450	119
Traverse City-Cadillac	218,520	120
Lafayette, LA	216,420	121
Bakersfield	215,360	122
Eugene	215,070	123
SantaBarbra-SanMar-SanLuOb	213,510	124
Youngstown	213,380	125
Monterey-Salinas	206,300	126
Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL)	198,740	127
Corpus Christi	193,070	128
Wilmington	190,390	129
La Crosse-Eau Claire	186,870	130
Amarillo	175,880	131
Chico-Redding	171,220	132
Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn	168,210	133
Wausau-Rhinelander	157,180	134
Medford-Klamath Falls	156,520	135
Columbia-Jefferson City	156,430	136
Monroe-El Dorado	156,410	137
Salisbury	152,980	138
Rockford	152,800	139
Beaumont-Port Arthur	152,710	140
Topeka	151,860	141
Odessa-Midland	150,430	142
Lubbock	150,270	143
Duluth-Superior	148,870	144
Palm Springs	147,170	145
Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn)	145,200	146
Anchorage	142,000	147
Wichita Falls & Lawton	139,590	148
Sioux City	135,660	149
Panama City	135,550	150
Erie	133,260	151
Albany, GA	130,950	152
Joplin-Pittsburg	129,600	153
Rochestr-Mason City-Austin	128,700	154
Bangor	124,190	155
Biloxi-Gulfport	122,100	156
Gainesville	120,580	157
Terre Haute	120,350	158
Sherman-Ada	118,390	159
Binghamton	115,960	160
Idaho Fals-Pocatllo(Jcksn)	115,750	161
Wheeling-Steubenville	113,690	162
Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill	109,900	163
Missoula	109,440	164
Abilene-Sweetwater	104,440	165
Yuma-El Centro	101,040	166
Billings	100,330	167
Hattiesburg-Laurel	99,680	168
Utica	91,520	169
Clarksburg-Weston	90,960	170
Rapid City	90,940	171
Lake Charles	90,570	172
Dothan	90,420	173
Quincy-Hannibal-Keokuk	88,510	174
Harrisonburg	84,950	175
Elmira (Corning)	83,190	176
Jackson, TN	83,010	177
Watertown	79,690	178
Alexandria, LA	79,250	179
Jonesboro	75,220	180
Bowling Green	74,500	181
Marquette	74,070	182
Charlottesville	71,370	183
Laredo	70,220	184
Butte-Bozeman	67,190	185
Bend, OR	65,900	186
Grand Junction-Montrose	64,160	187
Lafayette, IN	63,660	188
Twin Falls	59,990	189
Lima	59,440	190
Meridian	59,030	191
Great Falls	56,270	192
Greenwood-Greenville	55,640	193
Parkersburg	53,750	194
Eureka	53,630	195
San Angelo	52,790	196
Cheyenne-Scottsbluff	51,200	197
Casper-Riverton	48,240	198
Mankato	47,370	199
Ottumwa-Kirksville	40,840	200
St. Joseph	40,200	201
Fairbanks	32,880	202
Victoria	30,540	203
Zanesville	29,180	204
Helena	26,440	205
Presque Isle	24,740	206
Juneau	22,940	207
Alpena	14,430	208
North Platte	12,830	209
Glendive	3,590	210

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Radio

Market	Population	Rank
New York NY	16,285,500	1
Los Angeles CA	11,465,400	2
Chicago IL	7,945,800	3
San Francisco CA	6,710,000	4
Dallas-Ft. Worth TX	6,063,100	5
Houston-Galveston TX	5,822,000	6
Washington DC	4,921,100	7
Atlanta GA	4,823,200	8
Philadelphia PA	4,593,500	9
Boston MA	4,294,800	10
Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL	4,070,400	11
Seattle-Tacoma WA	3,863,400	12
Detroit MI	3,813,700	13
Phoenix AZ	3,662,700	14
Minneapolis-St. Paul MN	2,957,900	15
Puerto Rico	2,922,100	16
San Diego CA	2,853,400	17
Denver-Boulder CO	2,720,200	18
Tampa-St. Petersburg FL	2,704,100	19
Nassau-Suffolk NY	2,470,900	20
Baltimore MD	2,406,400	21
Portland OR	2,354,100	22
St. Louis MO	2,341,600	23
Charlotte-Gastonia NC	2,304,300	24
Riverside-San Bernardino CA	2,092,600	25
San Antonio TX	2,084,000	26
Sacramento CA	2,012,900	27
Pittsburgh PA	1,987,200	28
Salt Lake City UT	1,930,900	29
Las Vegas NV	1,878,600	30
Orlando FL	1,859,100	31
Cincinnati OH	1,830,200	32
Austin TX	1,786,400	33
Cleveland OH	1,769,200	34
Kansas City MOColumbus OH	1,739,300	35
Columbus OH	1,662,500	36
San Jose CA	1,654,900	37
Raleigh-Durham NC	1,582,600	38
Indianapolis IN	1,542,800	39
Hudson Valley	1,517,300	40
Milwaukee-Racine WI	1,498,300	41
Middlesex-Somerset-Union	1,484,800	42
Nashville TN	1,465,700	43
Providence RI	1,412,300	44
Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News VA	1,408,300	45
Jacksonville FL	1,296,100	46
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point NC	1,286,200	47
West Palm Beach FL	1,285,700	48
New Orleans LA	1,263,000	49
Oklahoma City OK	1,261,000	50
Memphis TN	1,118,500	51
Hartford-New Britain CT	1,076,300	52
Richmond VA	1,047,400	53
Monmouth-Ocean NJ	1,044,100	54
Louisville KY	1,041,300	55
McAllen-Brownsville TX	1,017,400	56
Fort Myers-Naples-Marco Island FL	984,300	57
Buffalo-Niagara Falls NY	983,500	58
Greenville-Spartanburg SC	971,300	59
Rochester NY	962,700	60
Birmingham AL	921,700	61
Tucson AZ	880,100	62
Honolulu HI	847,900	63
Dayton OH	835,500	64
Tulsa OK	822,700	65
Albany-Schenectady-Troy NY	813,000	66
Fresno CA	803,600	67
Grand Rapids MI	785,600	68
Albuquerque NM	765,700	69
Des Moines IA	733,900	70
Allentown-Bethlehem PA	728,100	71
Knoxville TN	724,800	72
Sarasota-Bradenton FL	721,800	73
Omaha-Council Bluffs NE	712,000	74
Baton Rouge LA	702,200	75
El Paso TX	689,100	76
Wilkes Barre-Scranton PA	687,900	77
Charleston SC	668,300	78
Bakersfield CA	649,100	79
Wilmington DE	623,200	80
Stockton	616,400	81
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle PA	612,100	82
Akron OH	608,700	83
Columbia SC	605,300	84
Monterey-Salinas CA	603,800	85
Little Rock AR	600,200	86
Gainesville-Ocala FL	598,500	87
Chattanooga TN	596,000	88
Madison WI	590,400	89
Colorado Springs CO	589,600	90
Greenville-New Bern NC	587,000	91
Lakeland-Winter Haven FL	585,000	92
Daytona Beach FL	578,700	93
Spokane WA	569,400	94
Syracuse	564,900	95
Boise ID	562,800	96
Portland ME	560,100	97
Reno NV	555,800	98
Fort Pierce-Stuart FL	554,800	99
Springfield MA	550,400	100
Mobile AL	535,800	101
Melbourne-Titusville-Cocoa FL	523,700	102
Lexington-Fayette KY	518,000	103
Toledo OH	515,100	104
Wichita KS	510,900	105
Huntsville AL	493,200	106
Visalia-Tulare-Hanford CA	491,100	107
Fort Collins-Greeley CO	490,200	108
Augusta GA	484,500	109
Lafayette LA	483,300	110
Corpus Christi TX	479,200	111
York PA	472,300	112
Johnson City-Kingsport TN	469,900	113
Victor Valley	468,900	114
Fort Wayne IN	457,800	115
Lancaster PA	456,700	116
Modesto CA	453,000	117
Worcester MA	449,900	118
Roanoke-Lynchburg VA	446,800	119
Oxnard-Ventura CA	439,200	120
Morristown NJ	433,900	121
Portsmouth-Dover NH	432,300	122
Fayetteville (North West Arkansas) AR	430,200	123
New Haven CT	428,900	124
Pensacola FL	426,700	125
Bridgeport CT	420,500	126
Jackson MS	419,300	127
Lansing-East Lansing MI	414,600	128
Fayetteville NC	381,000	129
Macon GA	372,400	130
Youngstown-Warren OH	372,100	131
Palm Springs CA	365,400	132
Reading PA	355,400	133
Salisbury-Ocean City MD	355,000	134
Springfield MO	354,000	135
Myrtle Beach SC	350,700	136
Appleton-Oshkosh WI	346,900	137
Flint MI	345,600	138
Canton OH	345,400	139
Shreveport LA	345,400	140
Killeen-Temple TX	343,200	141
Tyler-Longview TX	337,600	142
Fredericksburg VA	337,300	143
Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula MS	333,900	144
Beaumont-Port Arthur TX	333,100	145
Savannah GA	330,400	146
Eugene-Springfield OR	329,800	147
Burlington-Plattsburgh VT-NY	329,400	148
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland MI	326,800	149
Ann Arbor MI	324,000	150
Stamford-Norwalk CT	322,400	151
Trenton NJ	319,800	152
Newburgh-Middletown NY	319,700	153
Atlantic City NJ	313,600	154
Quad Cities IL	310,500	155
Montgomery AL	307,500	156
Asheville NC	302,300	157
Peoria IL	301,200	158
Traverse City-Petoskey-Cadillac, MI	298,100	159
Rockford IL	286,500	160
Ft. Smith AR	284,900	161
Tallahassee FL	284,800	162
Evansville IN	269,900	163
Odessa-Midland TX	266,200	164
Lincoln NE	266,000	165
Huntington-Ashland WV	263,900	166
Hagerstown-Chambersburg MD	261,200	167
Lubbock TX	258,900	168
Poughkeepsie NY	258,600	169
Amarillo TX	256,500	170
Utica-Rome NY	251,600	171
San Luis Obispo CA	250,400	172
Bowling Green KY	248,700	173
Anchorage AK	248,200	174
Morgantown-Clarksburg-Fairmont WV	245,700	175
Concord (Lakes Region)	241,400	176
Wausau-Stevens Point WI (Central Wiscons)	240,100	177
Erie PA	235,800	178
Tri-Cities WA	235,400	179
Merced CA	235,300	180
New London CT	234,700	181
New Bedford-Fall River MA	232,500	182
Fort Walton Beach FL	231,700	183
South Bend IN	228,000	184
Kalamazoo MI	226,200	185
Bryan-College Station TX	225,700	186
St. Cloud MN	223,500	187
Green Bay WI	221,300	188
Sioux Falls SD	221,000	189
Columbus GA	219,200	190
Laredo TX	215,500	191
Frederick MD	213,900	192
Dothan AL	211,700	193
Waco TX	211,500	194
Binghamton NY	211,200	195
Cape Cod MA	208,700	196
Charleston WV	208,200	197
Fargo-Moorhead ND-MN	206,000	198
Yakima WA	203,000	199
Bend OR	202,000	200

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Salary: 20%

City	Average Salary	Rank
New York, NY	$71,580	1
Washington, DC	$70,760	2
Atlanta, GA	$65,870	3
Las Vegas, NV	$61,780	4
Boston, MA	$60,700	5
Baltimore, MD	$57,700	6
Providence, RI	$57,140	7
San Francisco, CA	$56,230	8
Orlando, FL	$55,870	9
Durham, NC	$54,910	10
Indianapolis, IN	$54,870	11
San Jose, CA	$53,400	12
Arlington, VA	$53,240	13
Denver, CO	$53,020	14
Charlotte, NC	$52,390	15
Richmond, VA	$52,240	16
Houston, TX	$52,080	17
Fresno, CA	$52,070	18
Detroit, MI	$51,880	19
San Antonio, TX	$51,740	20
Trenton, NJ	$51,610	21
Chicago, IL	$51,320	22
Oakland, CA	$51,310	23
West Palm Beach, FL	$51,160	24
Santa Ana, CA	$51,050	25
Anchorage, AK	$50,950	26
Springfield, MA	$50,560	27
San Diego, CA	$50,160	28
Worcester, MA	$50,120	29
Louisville, KY	$49,970	30
Cincinnati, OH	$49,790	31
Salt Lake City, UT	$49,470	32
Sacramento, CA	$49,330	33
Wichita, KS	$49,230	34
Cleveland, OH	$48,680	35
Santa Barbara, CA	$48,390	36
Utica, NY	$48,110	37
Philadephia, PA	$47,990	38
Rochester, NY	$47,950	39
Miami, FL	$47,440	40
Winston-Salem, NC	$47,440	41
Columbus OH	$47,200	42
Dallas, TX	$47,200	43
Portland, OR	$46,730	44
Los Angeles, CA	$46,250	45
Albuquerque, NM	$46,130	46
Tucson, AZ	$46,080	47
Deltona, FL	$45,660	48
Greenville, SC	$45,570	49
Phoenix, AZ	$45,330	50
Minneapolis, MN	$45,300	51
Seattle, WA	$44,700	52
Kansas City, MO	$44,670	53
Raleigh, NC	$44,420	54
Edison, NJ	$44,290	55
Camden, NJ	$44,010	56
Austin, TX	$43,810	57
Albany, NY	$43,700	58
Roanoke, VA	$43,200	59
Corpus, TX	$42,860	60
Baton Rouge, LA	$42,590	61
Killeen, TX	$42,590	62
Santa, NM	$42,470	63
Nassau, NY	$42,430	64
Spokane, WA	$42,400	65
Akron, OH	$42,270	66
Oklahoma, OK	$42,220	67
San Juan, PR	$41,890	68
Burlington, VT	$41,670	69
Nashville, TN	$41,450	70
Boise City, ID	$41,400	71
Birmingham, AL	$40,810	72
Omaha, NE	$40,640	73
Pittsburgh, PA	$40,590	74
Milwaukee, WI	$39,955	75
Jacksonville, FL	$39,690	76
Tampa, FL	$39,010	77
Memphis, TN	$38,660	78
Asheville, NC	$37,950	79
El Paso, TX	$37,545	80
Salisbury, MD	$37,080	81
Burlington, NC	$37,070	82
Bismarck, ND	$37,030	83
Cheyenne, WY	$36,650	84
Gulfport, MS	$36,420	85
Virgina Beach, VA	$36,310	86
North Port, FL	$36,240	87
Kennewick, WA	$36,200	88
Myrtle Beach, SC	$35,840	89
New Orleans, LA	$34,870	90
Toledo, OH	$33,950	91
Colorado Springs, CO	$33,630	92
Portland, ME	$33,480	93
Fayetteville, AR	$33,410	94
Charleston, WV	$32,990	95
Scranton, PA	$32,300	96
Fort Worth Tx	$31,360	97
Mesa, AZ	$30,100	98
Lima, OH	$29,950	99
Long Beach, CA	$26,310	100
Tulsa, OK	$26,270	101

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Cost of Living: 15%

City	Cost of Living Ranking	Rank
Greensboro, North Carolina	126	1
Mesa, Arizona	128	2
Birmingham, Alabama	130	3
Memphis, Tennessee	130	3
Albuquerque, New Mexico	131	4
Wichita, Kansas	132	5
Detroit, Michigan	134	6
Montreal (Canada)	135	7
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	136	8
Boise, Idaho	137	9
Tucson, Arizona	137	9
London, Ontario (Canada)	138	10
Indianapolis, Indiana	138	10
San Antonio, Texas	138	10
Greenville, South Carolina	139	11
Cincinnati, Ohio	139	11
Omaha, Nebraska	139	11
Jacksonville, Florida	140	12
Louisville, Kentucky	141	13
Kansas City, Missouri	141	13
Tulsa, Oklahoma	142	14
Saskatoon (Canada)	143	15
Winnipeg (Canada)	143	15
Hamilton (Canada)	144	16
Milwaukee, Wisconsin	144	16
Halifax (Canada)	145	17
Richmond, Virginia	146	18
Buffalo, New York	146	18
Kelowna (Canada)	147	19
Spokane, Washington	147	19
Houston, Texas	148	20
St. Louis, Missouri	148	20
Edmonton (Canada)	149	21
Madison, Wisconsin	150	22
Las Vegas, Nevada	150	22
Orlando, Florida	151	23
Riverside, California	151	23
Ottawa (Canada)	152	24
Reno, Nevada	153	24
Colorado Springs, Colorado	153	24
Raleigh, North Carolina	153	24
Calgary (Canada)	153	24
Cleveland, Ohio	154	25
Austin, Texas	154	25
Columbus, Ohio	154	25
Victoria (Canada)	155	26
Tampa, Florida	155	26
St. John's, NL (Canada)	156	27
Nashville, Tennessee	157	28
Mississauga (Canada)	157	28
Baltimore, Maryland	158	29
New Orleans, Louisiana	158	29
Charlotte, North Carolina	159	30
Salt Lake City, Utah	159	30
Scottsdale, Arizona	159	30
Phoenix, Arizona	159	30
Fort Worth, Texas	163	31
Hartford, Connecticut	163	31
Bozeman, Montana	164	32
Minneapolis - St. Paul, Minnesota	164	32
Dallas, Texas	164	32
Charleston, South Carolina	164	32
Tacoma, Washington	165	33
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	165	33
Atlanta, Georgia	170	34
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	173	35
Vancouver (Canada)	174	36
Fort Lauderdale, Florida	174	36
Anchorage, Alaska	175	37
Toronto (Canada)	175	37
San Diego, California	182	38
Sacramento, California	185	39
Portland, Oregon	185	39
Boulder, Colorado	186	40
Chicago, Illinois	187	41
Miami, Florida	189	42
Arlington, VA	193	43
Denver, Colorado	194	44
Seattle, Washington	199	45
Los Angeles, California	200	46
Boston, Massachusetts	203	47
Washington D.C.	206	8
San Jose, California	210	49
Honolulu, Hawaii	210	50
Oakland, California	213	51
San Francisco, California	238	52
New York City	247	53
Fresno, California	260	54

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Colleges & Universities: 15%

City	Colleges & Degrees	Rank
Boston, Massachusetts	Emerson College	1
Evanston, Illinois	Northwestern University	2
Syracuse, New York	Syracuse University	3
Austin, Texas	The University of Texas	4
Ithaca, New York	Ithaca College	5
Los Angeles, California	University of Southern California	6
Boston, Massachusetts	Boston University	7
Malibu, California	Pepperdine University	8
Hempstead, New York	Hofstra University	9
Washington, DC	American University	10
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Temple University	11
Fort Worth, Texas	Texas Christian University	12
New York, New York	New York University	13
Boulder, Colorado	University of Colorado Boulder	14
Coral Gables, Florida	University of Miami	15
University Park, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania State University	16
Chapel Hill, North Carolina	University of North Carolina	17
Champaign, Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana	18
Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Marquette University	19
Athens, Georgia	University of Georgia	20
Washington, DC	George Washington University	21
Norman, Oklahoma	University of Oklahoma Norman Campus	22
College Park, Maryland	University of Maryland - College Park	23
Dallas, Texas	Southern Methodist University	24
Savannah, Georgia	Savannah College of Art and Design	25
Lexington, Virginia	Washington and Lee University	26
Chicago, Illinois	DePaul University	27
East Lansing, Michigan	Michigan State University	28
Bloomington, Indiana	Indiana University - Bloomington	29
Columbia, Missouri	University of Missouri - Columbia	30
Elon, North Carolina	Elon University	31
Hamden, Connecticut	Quinnipiac University	32
Boston, Massachusetts	Northeastern University	33
Washington, DC	Howard University	34
Tuscaloosa, Alabama	The University of Alabama	35
Gainesville, Florida	University of Florida	36
Madison, Wisconsin	University of Wisconsin - Madison	37
Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Wake Forest University	38
Orange, California	Chapman University	39
San Diego, California	San Diego State University	40
Storrs, Connecticut	University of Connecticut	41
Lexington, Kentucky	University of Kentucky	42
Stanford, California	Stanford University	43
Oxford, Ohio	Miami University - Oxford	44
San Luis Obispo, California	California Polytechnic State University	45
San Jose, California	San Jose State University	46
Columbia, South Carolina	University of South Carolina	47
Seattle, Washington	University of Washington	48
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania	Susquehanna University	49
South Orange, New Jersey	Seton Hall University	50
Minneapolis, Minnesota	University of Minnesota	51
New Orleans, Louisiana	Tulane University of Louisiana	52
Lawrence, Kansas	University of Kansas	53
Eugene, Oregon	University of Oregon	54
Muncie, Indiana	Ball State University	55
Saint Bonaventure, New York	St. Bonaventure University	56
Poughkeepsie, New York	Marist College	57
Denver, Colorado	University of Denver	58
Iowa City, Iowa	University of Iowa	59
Chicago, Illinois	Loyola University Chicago	60
Morgantown, West Virginia	West Virginia University	61
Hampton, Virginia	Hampton University	62
Des Moines, Iowa	Drake University	63
Spokane, Washington	Gonzaga University	64
La Mirada, California	Biola University	65
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania	66
Houston, Texas	University of Houston	67
Waco, Texas	Baylor University	68
Columbus, Ohio	Ohio State University - Main Campus	69
Granville, Ohio	Denison University	70
Amherst, Massachusetts	University of Massachusetts Amherst	71
Lubbock, Texas	Texas Tech University	72
Santa Barbara, California	University of California	73
Atlanta, Georgia	Georgia Institute of Technology	74
Ithaca, New York	Cornell University	75
New Brunswick, New Jersey	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	76
Baltimore, Maryland	Loyola University Maryland	77
Queens, New York	St John's University	78
La Jolla, California	University of California	79
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Duquesne University	80
Pullman, Washington	Washington State University	81
Knoxville, Tennessee	The University of Tennessee	82
Lawrenceville, New Jersey	Rider University	83
Lincoln, Nebraska	University of Nebraska	84
Greencastle, Indiana	DePauw University	85
Orlando, Florida	University of Central Florida	86
San Francisco, California	University of San Francisco	87
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Lehigh University	88
Provo, Utah	Brigham Young University - Provo	89
West Lafayette, Indiana	Purdue University - Main Campus	90
Fairfield, Connecticut	Fairfield University	91
Villanova, Pennsylvania	Villanova University	92
Fort Collins, Colorado	Colorado State University	93
Seattle, Washington	Seattle University	94
Normal, Illinois	Illinois State University	95
College Station, Texas	Texas A&M University	96
Winter Park, Florida	Rollins College	97
Athens, Ohio	Ohio University	98
Detroit, Michigan	Wayne State University	99
Allendale, Michigan	Grand Valley State University	100

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