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Here is a list of metropolitan areas to compare to your current area. These areas were selected based on the preferences selected in the survey and the occupation entered. For information on how each place is scored and ranked, see the methodology page.

1. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA

   better equal equal better
2. Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME

   better equal equal equal
3. Denver-Aurora, CO

   better worse worse worse
4. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

   better better worse worse
5. Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA

   better equal worse worse
6. Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR

   equal better better better
7. Charleston, WV

   equal better equal better
8. Kansas City, MO-KS

   equal better better better
9. St. Louis, MO-IL

   equal better better better
10. Birmingham-Hoover, AL

    equal better better equal
11. Montgomery, AL

    equal better better equal
12. Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg, MD

    better worse worse worse
13. Warren-Farmington Hills-Troy, MI

    better equal equal worse
14. Topeka, KS

    equal equal better better
15. Des Moines, IA

    equal equal better better
16. Cedar Rapids, IA

    equal equal better better
17. Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

    equal equal better better
18. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

    equal equal better equal
19. New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA

    equal equal better equal
20. Baton Rouge, LA

    equal equal better equal
21. Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ

    better equal worse worse
22. Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN

    equal equal equal better
23. Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH

    equal equal equal better
24. Columbus, OH

    equal equal equal better
25. Toledo, OH

    equal equal equal better
26. Newark-Union, NJ-PA

    better worse worse worse
27. Dayton, OH

    equal equal equal better
28. Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA

    equal equal equal better
29. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA

    equal equal equal better
30. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL

    better equal worse worse