Emerging Metropolitan Areas
Below is the list of the Emerging Metropolitan Areas. See the
complete list of Best Places or profiles of the top
ten.
|
Rank |
Metro area |
|
1 |
Ithaca, NY |
|
2 |
Bend, OR |
|
3 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA |
|
4 |
Logan, UT-ID |
|
5 |
Coeur d'Alene, ID |
|
6 |
Prescott, AZ |
|
7 |
Vero Beach, FL |
|
8 |
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA |
|
9 |
Brunswick, GA |
|
10 |
Idaho Falls, ID |
|
11 |
Lewiston, ID-WA |
|
12 |
Ames, IA |
|
13 |
Bowling Green, KY |
|
14 |
Columbus, IN |
|
15 |
Ocean City, NJ |
|
16 |
Wenatchee, WA |
|
17 |
Winchester, VA-WV |
|
18 |
Harrisonburg, VA |
|
19 |
Hot Springs, AR |
|
20 |
Farmington, NM |
|
21 |
Gainesville, GA |
|
22 |
Morgantown, WV |
|
23 |
Salisbury, MD |
|
24 |
Sandusky, OH |
|
25 |
Michigan City-La Porte, IN |
|
26 |
Lebanon, PA |
|
27 |
Kingston, NY |
|
28 |
Elizabethtown, KY |
|
29 |
St. George, UT |
|
30 |
Fond du Lac, WI |
|
31 |
Fairbanks, AK |
|
32 |
Dalton, GA |
|
33 |
Cleveland, TN |
|
34 |
Monroe, MI |
|
35 |
Morristown, TN |
|
36 |
Danville, IL |
|
37 |
Jefferson City, MO |
|
38 |
Valdosta, GA |
|
39 |
Rome, GA |
|
40 |
Carson City, NV |
|
41 |
Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA |
|
42 |
Madera, CA |
|
43 |
Longview-Kelso, WA |
|
44 |
Hanford-Corcoran, CA |
|
45 |
El Centro, CA |
