Top 5 Midsized Cities
1. Wilmington/Newark, DE/MD
2. Tacoma, WA
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3. Louisville, KY/IN
4. Charleston/North Charleston, SC
5. Pensacola, FL
Top 20 Large Cities
1. West Palm Beach/Boca Raton, FL
2. Salt Lake City/Ogden, UT
3. Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, NC
4. Atlanta, GA
5. Orlando, FL
6. Las Vegas, NV/AZ
7. Phoenix/Mesa, AZ
8. Norfolk/Virginia Beach/Newport News, VA/NC
9. Middlesex/Somerset/Hunterdon, NJ
10. Washington, DC/MD/VA/WV
11. Indianapolis, IN
12. Jacksonville, FL
13. Dallas, TX
14. Houston, TX
15. Fort Lauderdale, FL
16. Cincinnati, OH/KY/IN
17. San Jose, CA
18. Charlotte/Gastonia/Rock Hill, NC/SC
19. Austin/San Marcos, TX
20. Seattle/Bellevue/Everett, WA
Top 5 Southeast
1. West Palm Beach/Boca Raton, FL (1*)
2. Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, NC (3)
3. Atlanta, GA (4)
4. Orlando, FL (5)
5. Norfolk/Virginia Beach/Newport News, VA/NC (8)
*overall ranking
Top 5 Central
1. Indianapolis, IN (11*)
2. Dallas, TX (13)
3. Houston, TX (14)
4. Cincinnati, OH/KY/IN (16)
5. Austin/San Marcos, TX (19)
*overall ranking
Top 5 Northeast
1. Middlesex/Somerset/Hunterdon, NJ (9*)
2. New York, NY (23)
3. Boston, MA/NH (28)
4. Monmouth/Ocean, NJ (31)
5. Bergen/Passaic, NJ (33)
*overall ranking
Top 4 Mountain
1. Salt Lake City/Ogden, UT (2*)
2. Las Vegas, NV/AZ (6)
3. Phoenix/Mesa, AZ (7)
4. Denver, CO (21)
*overall ranking
Top 5 West
1. San Jose, CA (17*)
2. Seattle/Bellevue/Everett, WA (20)
3. Orange County, CA (22)
4. Portland/Vancouver, OR/WA (26)
5. San Diego, CA (30)
*overall ranking
Best Bets Entrepreneurial Activity
1. Las Vegas, NV/AZ (6*)
2. Orlando, FL (5)
2. Salt Lake City/Ogden, UT (2)
4. Monmouth/Ocean, NJ (31)
5. Austin/San Marcos, TX (19)
*overall ranking
Best Bets Lowest Failure Rates
1. Cincinnati, OH/KY/IN (16*)
2. Indianapolis, IN (11)
2. New Orleans, LA (41)
4. West Palm Beach/
Boca Raton, FL (1)
5. Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point, NC (38)
*overall ranking
Best Bets Economic Growth
1. Las Vegas, NV/AZ (6*)
1. New York, NY (23)
3. Phoenix/Mesa, AZ (7)
4. Orlando, FL (5)
5. West Palm Beach/Boca Raton, FL (1)
*overall ranking
Best Bets Small Business Growth
1. Charlotte/Gastonia/Rock Hill, NC/SC (18*)
2. Las Vegas, NV/AZ (6)
3. Salt Lake City/Ogden, UT (2)
4. Washington, DC/MD/VA/WV (10)
5. Dallas, TX (13)
*overall ranking