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Austin Ranks Well On Many Surveys

Saturday, January 9th, 2010 at 10:58am. 1170 Views, 1 Comments.


Austin and Central Texas are at the top of many lists in terms of educational attainment, quality of life, low crime rates, economic growth potential and many other areas. Here's a look at a few of the honors that Austin and the Central Texas area have received over the past year:

  • Austin was ranked number one by the Milken Institute for creating jobs, with the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood MSA ranking second.
  • Austin was ranked #2 out of 100 metro areas for employment potential and for having the highest metropolitan growth potential (MGP) by Business Week and The Brookings Institute.
  • Austin was ranked #9 by CNN-Money as being one of the best places to start a business
  • Portfolio.com ranked Austin as #1 out of the 100 largest cities for job creation…

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