Do you live in or near a top-ranked city? Click through the images to see our top 4 #BestPerformingCities large cities where strong jobs, broadband access, and low-income inequality thrive!

Facts about the top 12 large cities cities and their ranking:
#1: Raleigh, NC has an extensive and well-rounded high-tech sector also boosted a consistently strong labor market. 
#2: Ogden, UT has swift high-tech GDP growth, primarily thanks to a thriving aerospace industry.
#3: Salt Lake City, UT has a robust job market, a growing high-tech sector, and widespread access to economic opportunities.
#4: Huntsville, AL has also done an outstanding job supplying affordable housing.
#5: Colorado Springs, CO, displayed a solid labor market, a strong high-tech sector, and excellent access to economic opportunities.
#6: Austin, TX has delivered consistent and broad-based labor market growth.
#7: Fayetteville, AR achieved broad-based employment growth in most significant economic sectors, including high-tech and information.
#8: Olympia, WA had the fastest-growing high-tech sector in the country from 2018 to 2023.
#9: Palm Bay, FL has the second-highest wage growth in the country for large metros.
#10: Boise, ID has experienced broad-based growth, outpacing the national average in five-year employment growth in every major economic sector besides manufacturing. 
#11: Charleston, SC sports the country’s hottest labor market, ranking first in both one-year and short-term job growth.  
#12: Myrtle Beach, SC saw incredible gains in the labor market this year, with the fastest wage growth and second-fastest job growth among large cities.

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