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Complete Ranking of Best Cities for Journalists 2019 – Complete Data

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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