Denver, the Springs among best cities for relocating
Denver Business Journal
Colorado has two metro areas on the recently released 2007 "Best Cities for Relocating Families" lists.
The Denver-Aurora area ranked No. 21 of 50 on the big-city list, or metro areas with populations of 1.25 million or more.
Colorado Springs was No. 4 on the list of small metro areas, with populations of 350,000 to 575,000.
The Fort Worth-Arlington area of Texas ranked No. 1 among large cities. Other top 10 big cities included Kansas City, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Austin, Texas.
Knoxville, Tenn., was first among mid-sized cities of 575,000 to 1.25 million population. Other top mid-sized markets included Wichita, Kan.; Salt Lake City; Oklahoma City; and El Paso, Texas.
The Provo-Orem area of Utah came in first for small metro areas. Also ranked high on that list were Durham, N.C.; Corpus Christi, Texas; Spokane, Wash.; and Madison, Wis.
The lists were produced by Worldwide ERC of Washington, D.C., a relocation industry trade group, and Primacy Relocation of Memphis, Tenn. Primacy is a third-party relocation firm.
Metro areas were rated based on factors such as crime rate, cost of living, education, climate and housing market. Housing data evaluated ranged from affordability to property tax and rate of appreciation.
"Without a doubt, the state of the housing market is having a huge impact on relocation decisions of both employers and the families who are being transferred," Michelle Vallejo, president of Primacy, The Americas, said in a statement. "The cities on [these lists] represent some of the stronger real estate markets ..."
The rankings are published every spring, and this is the third year Worldwide ERC and Primacy have teamed up to produce them.
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