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Why Are So Many People Choosing The Triangle Area?
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Milken Institute: A Best Performing City The Raleigh-Cary metropolitan area is ranked number two in the nation’s "Top 100 Best Performing Cities" in an annual economic performance index released by Milken Institute/Greenstreet Real Estate partners. The annual study ranks metropolitan areas by how well they are creating and sustaining jobs and economic growth. The Raleigh-Cary area rose from number 10 in 2007. -- September 2008 MSNBC: America's Best City MSNBC.com ranks Raleigh America’s best city. "Raleigh, N.C., it seems, is the best place to be in the U.S. right now. It ranks No. 1 in Forbes’ 2008 list and was also top in 2007 – consistent placement among these lists is truly rare. It ranks No. 2 in Kiplinger’s list this year. The city is also Fortune Small Business magazine’s No. 20 place to live and launch." -- June 2008 Kiplinger's: A Top Urban Area Kiplinger’s Personal Finance names the Triangle the second best urban area in the U.S. It highlighted undeniable date: population growth since 2000 of 19.9 percent; percentage of the work force in the creative class, 36.1 percent; cost of living index, 99 with 100 being the national average; median household income of $56,150; and income growth of 10.3 percent since 2000. This ranking dubbed Houston the best in America and Omaha, Neb., the third best. -- July 2008 Forbes: Recession-Proof Local Economy Forbes magazine ranks the Triangle’s economy as fifth on a list of 10 recession-proof local economies. -- May 2008 Best Place For Young Adults A study conducted by American City Business Journals ranked the Raleigh-Durham market as the best in the nation for young adults, defined as ages 20 to 34. The study examined 10 factors, including growth rates of employment and per capita income, unemployment, percentage of people holding bachelor’s degrees and median rent in the nation’s 67 largest metropolitan areas. Austin was ranked second, Washington, D.C., third. Charlotte placed seventh. -- May 2008 Fortune: A Best Place To Live And Launch Raleigh’s growing tech industry, support of entrepreneurs and the $2.5 billion renaissance downtown place the Capital City at No. 20 in Fortune’s "Best Places to Live and Launch." -- May 2008 Men's Health: Politically Engaged City Men’s Health magazine ranked Raleigh the most politically engaged city in America. The rankings were based on percentages of active registered voters, ballots counted, percentage of income donated in the current presidential election, campaign spending, votes cast in the 2008 primary and votes cast in recent elections for governor and senate. -- Men’s Health magazine, 2008 Raleigh is named The Best American City for Singles" in Every Day with Rachel Ray magazine. -- January 2008 The list goes on and on. When you do the research, the Triangle always comes out on top. Residents love our area, and it shows on our faces!
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