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Home > Listings > Hot Cities for Entrepreneurs > Hot Cities for 2006
Best Cities for Entrepreneurs
Top Midsize Cities for 2006
Large Cities Midsize Cities Small Cities States Counties
Overall Rank [?]   City/Metro Area/State Young Company
Rank [?]
Rapid Growth
Rank [?]
1Mobile, AL14
2Charleston-North Charleston, SC33
3Birmingham, AL25
4El Paso, TX42
5Tucson, AZ91
6Madison, WI108
7McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX512
8Columbia, SC611
9Knoxville, TN126
10Omaha, NE-IA139
11Flagstaff, AZ-UT167
12Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC716
13Tulsa, OK1113
14Albuquerque, NM2015
15Spokane, WA2210
16Baton Rouge, LA827
17Toledo, OH1419
18Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR1820
19Honolulu, HI1721
20Colorado Springs, CO2417
21Dayton-Springfield, OH2714
22Lafayette, LA1524
23Fort Collins-Loveland, CO2318
24Wichita, KS2522
25Fort Wayne, IN2623
26Jackson, MS1931
27Chattanooga, TN-GA2129
28Naples, FL3426
29Youngstown-Warren, OH3228
30Boise City, ID4025
31Corpus Christi, TX2832
32Provo-Orem, UT2935
33Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC3036
34Des Moines, IA3830
35Lexington, KY3143
36Reno, NV3537
37Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA3633
38Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA4138
39Stockton-Lodi, CA4242
40Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX3946
41Fresno, CA4440
42Pensacola, FL4348
43Shreveport-Bossier City, LA3355
44Bakersfield, CA4847
45Syracuse, NY5434
46Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY5245
47Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA5344
48Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL3758
49Modesto, CA4650
50Tallahassee, FL4553
51Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA5839
52Salinas, CA5149
53Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL4951
54Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI4754
55Lancaster, PA6341
56Lansing-East Lansing, MI5057
57Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL5656
58Eugene-Springfield, OR6152
59Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL5560
60Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, PA6059
61Daytona Beach, FL5761
62Springfield, MA5962
63Ocala, FL6263