Large Cities
1. Portland/Vancouver, OR/WA
2. St. Louis, MO/IL
3. Seattle/Bellevue/Everett, WA
4. Greensboro/Winston-Salem/ High Point, NC
5. Charlotte/Gastonia, NC/ Rock Hill, SC
6. Denver, CO
7. Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN/WI
8. Las Vegas, NV/AZ
9. Salt Lake City/Ogden, UT
10. Kansas City, MO/KS
11. Detroit, MI
12. Atlanta, GA
13. Milwaukee/Waukesha, WI
14. Ft. Worth/Arlington, TX
15. Nashville, TN
Midsized Cities
1. Richmond/Petersburg, VA
2. Tacoma, WA
3. Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, NC 4. Rockford, IL
5. Omaha, NE/IA
Top West Cities
1. Portland/Vancouver, OR/WA
2. Seattle/Bellevue/Everett, WA
3. San Jose, CA
4. Sacramento, CA
5. San Francisco, CA
Top Southeast Cities
1. Greensboro/Winston-Salem/ High Point, NC
2. Charlotte/Gastonia/Rock
Hill, NC/SC
3. Atlanta, GA
4. Nashville, TN
5. Memphis, TN/AR/MS
Top Mountain Cities
1. Denver, CO
2. Las Vegas, NV/AZ
3. Salt Lake City/Ogden, UT
4. Phoenix/Mesa, AZ
Top Midwest Cities
1. St. Louis, MO/IL
2. Minneapolis/St. Paul,MN/WI
3. Kansas City, MO/KS
4. Detroit, MI
5. Milwaukee/Waukesha, WI
Top Northeast Cities
1. Pittsburgh, PA
2. Rochester, NY
3. Boston/Worcester/Lawrence/Lowell/Brockton, MA/NH
4. Buffalo/Niagara Falls, NY
5. Hartford, CT
Like this article? Get this issue right now on iPad, Nook or Kindle Fire.
This article was originally published in the October 1997 print edition of Entrepreneur with the headline: 20 Best Cities For Small Business.
Life insurance as low as $14/mo for $250,000 or $21/mo for $500,000 of coverage. Contact MetLife®
Comments: