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Overall index
and rank |
Subindexes, Rank in 2006 |
|
Govt
& fiscal policy |
Security |
Infrastr. |
HR |
Tech |
Biz
Incubation |
Openness |
Environ. policy |
|
METRO AREA* |
Overall |
Rank |
I |
R |
I |
R |
I |
R |
I |
R |
I |
R |
I |
R |
I |
R |
I |
R |
|
Albany, NY |
5.22 |
18 |
3.78 |
42 |
6.07 |
7 |
4.65 |
35 |
6.43 |
4 |
5.2 |
17 |
4.45 |
37 |
4.33 |
36 |
5.8 |
10 |
|
Atlanta, GA |
5.18 |
19 |
6.07 |
5 |
5.2 |
23 |
5.21 |
27 |
4.2 |
40 |
4.5 |
37 |
5.75 |
9 |
4.64 |
29 |
5 |
27 |
|
Austin, TX |
6.21 |
7 |
5.48 |
20 |
5.75 |
13 |
4.34 |
38 |
5.08 |
24 |
5.9 |
6 |
4.6 |
32 |
6.72 |
7 |
6.2 |
4 |
|
Boston, MA |
7.40 |
2 |
4.85 |
29 |
6.59 |
2 |
2.9 |
49 |
6.89 |
2 |
8.60 |
1 |
6.89 |
2 |
5.43 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
|
Buffalo, NY |
4.59 |
35 |
3.05 |
50 |
5.2 |
22 |
5.6 |
14 |
5.35 |
19 |
5.2 |
19 |
4.37 |
38 |
4.26 |
40 |
5.6 |
18 |
|
Charlotte, NC |
5.15 |
20 |
6.05 |
6 |
3.93 |
46 |
6.19 |
5 |
4.56 |
36 |
4.4 |
40 |
5.71 |
10 |
5.07 |
19 |
4.6 |
36 |
|
Chicago, IL |
3.43 |
48 |
4.66 |
33 |
3.27 |
48 |
4.16 |
41 |
4.57 |
34 |
4.8 |
25 |
3.81 |
46 |
5.44 |
11 |
3.9 |
42 |
|
Cincinnati, OH |
4.43 |
37 |
4.53 |
34 |
5.4 |
20 |
6.26 |
3 |
4.49 |
37 |
5.8 |
7 |
3.96 |
45 |
4.47 |
31 |
3.1 |
47 |
|
Cleveland, OH |
4.13 |
42 |
4.11 |
39 |
6.01 |
8 |
5.48 |
18 |
4.08 |
42 |
4.8 |
29 |
3.37 |
48 |
4.45 |
32 |
4.8 |
32 |
|
Columbus, OH |
4.02 |
44 |
4.73 |
32 |
5.46 |
18 |
5.6 |
13 |
5.17 |
21 |
4.6 |
33 |
3.06 |
50 |
4.61 |
30 |
3.4 |
46 |
|
Dallas-Ft Worth |
5.01 |
25 |
5.42 |
23 |
4.98 |
26 |
3.67 |
44 |
3.66 |
46 |
4.9 |
24 |
5.23 |
19 |
7.02 |
4 |
5.1 |
25 |
|
Denver, CO |
6.26 |
6 |
5.08 |
27 |
4.59 |
36 |
6.2 |
4 |
5.83 |
11 |
5.8 |
8 |
6.24 |
4 |
4.15 |
43 |
6.4 |
2 |
|
Detroit, MI |
3.48 |
47 |
4.26 |
38 |
4.3 |
41 |
5.21 |
28 |
2.52 |
50 |
4.9 |
23 |
3.56 |
47 |
5.21 |
16 |
4.8 |
31 |
|
Grand Rapids, MI |
5.08 |
23 |
5.25 |
26 |
5.92 |
9 |
5.42 |
21 |
4.95 |
25 |
4.6 |
36 |
3.27 |
49 |
5.09 |
17 |
5.8 |
9 |
|
Greensboro, NC |
4.88 |
28 |
5.83 |
11 |
4.62 |
35 |
5.55 |
15 |
3.98 |
43 |
4.7 |
31 |
5.57 |
13 |
4.28 |
38 |
5 |
28 |
|
Hartford, CT |
5.69 |
10 |
4.41 |
36 |
5.89 |
10 |
5.17 |
29 |
6.39 |
6 |
5.3 |
15 |
5.08 |
22 |
4.82 |
20 |
5.3 |
23 |
|
Houston, TX |
4.72 |
31 |
5.42 |
23 |
4.53 |
37 |
4.4 |
37 |
3.67 |
45 |
5.6 |
13 |
5.32 |
17 |
7.29 |
2 |
2.8 |
49 |
|
Indianapolis, IN |
4.12 |
43 |
5.74 |
15 |
4.2 |
42 |
5.11 |
31 |
4.87 |
30 |
4.5 |
38 |
4.07 |
44 |
4.76 |
23 |
3.8 |
44 |
|
Jacksonville, FL |
4.58 |
36 |
5.74 |
14 |
4.02 |
43 |
4.88 |
32 |
5.29 |
20 |
3.5 |
48 |
5.46 |
16 |
3.96 |
47 |
5.7 |
15 |
|
Kansas City, MO |
4.98 |
27 |
6 |
9 |
4.37 |
40 |
5.65 |
10 |
5.12 |
23 |
4.7 |
32 |
4.33 |
40 |
3.98 |
46 |
5.8 |
12 |
|
Las Vegas, NV |
4.69 |
32 |
5.73 |
16 |
3.91 |
47 |
7.22 |
1 |
3.76 |
44 |
3 |
50 |
4.91 |
25 |
4.79 |
21 |
5.6 |
17 |
|
Los Angeles, CA |
3.88 |
46 |
3.45 |
46 |
5.67 |
14 |
3.22 |
47 |
4.74 |
31 |
4.7 |
30 |
5.1 |
21 |
6.86 |
6 |
2.4 |
50 |
|
Louisville, KY |
4.15 |
40 |
4.8 |
30 |
4.94 |
28 |
4.87 |
33 |
4.57 |
35 |
3.9 |
45 |
4.91 |
26 |
4.72 |
24 |
4.4 |
40 |
|
Memphis, TX |
3.17 |
49 |
5.83 |
12 |
1.52 |
50 |
5.51 |
17 |
3.28 |
48 |
4.1 |
42 |
4.47 |
36 |
4.35 |
35 |
4.7 |
35 |
|
Miami, FL |
5.27 |
17 |
5.5 |
19 |
4.85 |
30 |
4.13 |
43 |
3.34 |
47 |
3.4 |
49 |
5.7 |
11 |
7.21 |
3 |
6.8 |
1 |
|
Milwaukee, WI |
4.85 |
29 |
4.75 |
31 |
5.04 |
25 |
5.62 |
12 |
4.91 |
28 |
5.3 |
16 |
4.08 |
43 |
4.42 |
33 |
5.4 |
21 |
|
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN |
5.82 |
9 |
4.49 |
35 |
5.83 |
11 |
5.82 |
7 |
6.98 |
1 |
5.1 |
21 |
4.31 |
41 |
4.7 |
26 |
5.6 |
19 |
|
Nashville,TN |
5.00 |
26 |
6.25 |
4 |
3.96 |
44 |
5.21 |
26 |
4.89 |
29 |
4.6 |
34 |
4.92 |
24 |
4.71 |
25 |
5.4 |
22 |
|
New Orleans, LA |
2.75 |
50 |
3.24 |
48 |
2.72 |
49 |
4.3 |
39 |
3.14 |
49 |
4.3 |
41 |
4.84 |
28 |
5.26 |
14 |
4.6 |
38 |
|
New York, NY (N. NJ-LI) |
4.14 |
41 |
3.56 |
44 |
6.43 |
4 |
2.18 |
50 |
5.14 |
22 |
4.8 |
26 |
4.5 |
35 |
5.96 |
9 |
4.5 |
39 |
|
Oklahoma City, OK |
4.62 |
33 |
5.41 |
25 |
5.05 |
24 |
5.79 |
9 |
4.45 |
38 |
4 |
44 |
4.23 |
42 |
3.81 |
49 |
5.9 |
8 |
|
Orlando, FL |
4.83 |
30 |
5.87 |
10 |
3.94 |
45 |
5.82 |
8 |
4.93 |
27 |
3.6 |
46 |
6 |
6 |
4.26 |
41 |
5 |
29 |
|
Philadelphia, PA |
4.19 |
39 |
3.87 |
41 |
4.95 |
27 |
4.26 |
40 |
4.37 |
39 |
5.2 |
18 |
5.61 |
12 |
4.15 |
42 |
4.8 |
30 |
|
Phoenix, AZ |
5.08 |
24 |
6.37 |
3 |
4.66 |
33 |
5.54 |
16 |
5.71 |
14 |
4.1 |
43 |
4.53 |
34 |
4.76 |
22 |
4.6 |
37 |
|
Pittsburgh, PA |
5.28 |
16 |
3.95 |
40 |
5.78 |
12 |
5.46 |
19 |
5.36 |
18 |
5.7 |
9 |
4.55 |
33 |
4.05 |
45 |
6.1 |
5 |
|
Portland-OR |
5.88 |
8 |
5.44 |
22 |
6.48 |
3 |
6.1 |
6 |
5.43 |
17 |
5 |
22 |
5.5 |
14 |
4.32 |
37 |
4.7 |
33 |
|
Providence, RI |
6.28 |
5 |
4.37 |
37 |
6.09 |
6 |
4.66 |
34 |
6.23 |
7 |
5.6 |
12 |
5.97 |
7 |
5.63 |
10 |
5.8 |
11 |
|
Raleigh-Durham, NC |
6.87 |
3 |
6.01 |
8 |
6.21 |
5 |
5.42 |
20 |
5.78 |
13 |
6.7 |
4 |
6.44 |
3 |
4.27 |
39 |
5.5 |
20 |
|
Richmond, VA |
5.12 |
22 |
6.76 |
1 |
4.90 |
29 |
5.31 |
23 |
5.79 |
12 |
4.8 |
28 |
5.31 |
18 |
4.11 |
44 |
3.5 |
45 |
|
Rochester, NY |
5.68 |
11 |
3.6 |
43 |
6.72 |
1 |
5.12 |
30 |
6.49 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
4.37 |
39 |
3.76 |
50 |
5.3 |
24 |
|
Sacramento, CA |
4.21 |
38 |
3.5 |
45 |
5.51 |
15 |
4.14 |
42 |
4.95 |
26 |
4.8 |
27 |
4.77 |
30 |
5.22 |
15 |
4.4 |
41 |
|
Salt Lake City, UT |
7.80 |
1 |
6.05 |
7 |
5.49 |
17 |
6.48 |
2 |
6.39 |
5 |
5.6 |
14 |
8.87 |
1 |
5.08 |
18 |
5.6 |
16 |
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San Antonio, TX |
3.97 |
45 |
5.48 |
20 |
4.7 |
32 |
4.58 |
36 |
4.08 |
41 |
4.5 |
39 |
5.5 |
15 |
4.66 |
28 |
3 |
48 |
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San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA |
5.14 |
21 |
3.21 |
49 |
5.5 |
16 |
3.6 |
45 |
5.61 |
15 |
5.7 |
11 |
4.75 |
31 |
7.44 |
1 |
4.7 |
34 |
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San Francisco- San Jose, CA |
5.34 |
15 |
3.45 |
46 |
4.43 |
38 |
3.52 |
46 |
5.95 |
9 |
6.2 |
5 |
4.96 |
23 |
6.92 |
5 |
5.7 |
13 |
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Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
6.30 |
4 |
5 |
28 |
4.39 |
39 |
5.63 |
11 |
5.88 |
10 |
5.7 |
10 |
6.11 |
5 |
5.41 |
13 |
6.3 |
3 |
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St. Louis, MO-IL |
5.68 |
12 |
5.59 |
18 |
4.75 |
31 |
5.25 |
25 |
4.72 |
32 |
5.1 |
20 |
4.9 |
27 |
6.23 |
8 |
5.7 |
14 |
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Tampa, FL |
4.61 |
34 |
5.62 |
17 |
5.45 |
19 |
5.3 |
24 |
4.64 |
33 |
3.6 |
47 |
5.85 |
8 |
4.42 |
34 |
3.8 |
43 |
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Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA |
5.46 |
13 |
6.58 |
2 |
4.63 |
34 |
5.37 |
22 |
5.43 |
16 |
4.6 |
35 |
5.15 |
20 |
3.85 |
48 |
6 |
7 |
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Washington, DC |
5.39 |
14 |
5.8 |
13 |
5.21 |
21 |
2.95 |
48 |
5.98 |
8 |
6.8 |
3 |
4.8 |
29 |
4.67 |
27 |
5.1 |
26 |
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