Casa by Alba Blog » Market Snapshot http://www.casabyalba.com/blog Let's talk about Real Estate, Selling and Buying Houses, Home Automations and Renovations, Gardening... Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:51:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Dallas, best U.S. city to earn a living http://www.casabyalba.com/blog/2009/09/17/dallas-best-us-city-to-earn-a-living/ http://www.casabyalba.com/blog/2009/09/17/dallas-best-us-city-to-earn-a-living/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:36:40 +0000 Administrator http://www.casabyalba.com/blog/?p=312 According to a recent article published by Forbes we are the best city in the USA to earn a living.
The Forbes’ 400 best big companies and 200 best small companies located in each area were taking into account as well as salary, strength of industry, cost of living and the predictions of the economist for the future state of employment in the 40 largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas. I am glad to live in Dallas.

The low cost of living, high-paying jobs, growth industries and a concentration of top companies are some of the factors that make Dallas the number 1 city in the US to earn a living.

We all know that everything is big in Texas! Yes, Houston and Austin also made the list. Here are the rankings for the 10 top cities.

1. Dallas, Texas

Number of Forbes’ 400 Best Big Companies: 7
Number of Forbes’ 200 Best Small Companies: 8
Median Income: 27,841
ACCRA Cost of Living Index # (100 Median): 92.3
Five-Year forecasted Annual Job Growth: 1.8%

2. Houston, Texas

Number of Forbes’ 400 Best Big Companies: 16
Number of Forbes’ 200 Best Small Companies: 22
Median Income: 26,561
ACCRA Cost of Living Index # (100 Median): 90.0
Five-Year forecasted Annual Job Growth: 1.73%

3. Minneapolis, Minn.
Number of Forbes’ 400 Best Big Companies: 4
Number of Forbes’ 200 Best Small Companies: 6
Median Income: 32,509
ACCRA Cost of Living Index # (100 Median): 112.1
Five-Year forecasted Annual Job Growth: 0.83%

4. Austin, Texas

Number of Forbes’ 400 Best Big Companies: 1
Number of Forbes’ 200 Best Small Companies: 1
Median Income: 28,826
ACCRA Cost of Living Index # (100 Median): 95.9
Five-Year forecasted Annual Job Growth: 2.4%

5. Washington, D.C.
Number of Forbes’ 400 Best Big Companies: 2
Number of Forbes’ 200 Best Small Companies: 1
Median Income: 40,377
ACCRA Cost of Living Index # (100 Median): 138.4
Five-Year forecasted Annual Job Growth: 1.26%

6. St. Louis, Mo.
Number of Forbes’ 400 Best Big Companies: 1
Number of Forbes’ 200 Best Small Companies: 8
Median Income: 26,475
ACCRA Cost of Living Index # (100 Median): 89.9
Five-Year forecasted Annual Job Growth: 0.94%

7. Seattle, Wash.
Number of Forbes’ Best Big Companies: 0
Number of Forbes’ Best Small Companies: 1
Median Income: 32,836
ACCRA Cost of Living Index # (100 Median): 123.8
Five-Year forecasted Annual Job Growth: 1.09%

8. Atlanta, Ga.
Number of Forbes’ Best Big Companies: 3
Number of Forbes’ Best Small Companies: 7
Median Income: 29,543
ACCRA Cost of Living Index # (100 Median): 95.2
Five-Year forecasted Annual Job Growth: 0.62%

9. Kansas City, Mo.
Number of Forbes’ Best Big Companies: 2
Number of Forbes’ Best Small Companies: 0
Median Income: 28,165
ACCRA Cost of Living Index # (100 Median): 96.4
Five-Year forecasted Annual Job Growth: 1.12%

10. Denver, Co.

Number of Forbes’ Best Big Companies: 0
Number of Forbes’ Best Small Companies: 3
Median Income: 31,467
ACCRA Cost of Living Index # (100 Median): 104
Five-Year forecasted Annual Job Growth: .75%

Source: Forbes

]]> http://www.casabyalba.com/blog/2009/09/17/dallas-best-us-city-to-earn-a-living/feed/ 5 America’s Most Expensive ZIP Codes http://www.casabyalba.com/blog/2009/09/06/americas-most-expensive-zip-codes/ http://www.casabyalba.com/blog/2009/09/06/americas-most-expensive-zip-codes/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:27:44 +0000 Administrator http://www.casabyalba.com/blog/?p=198 Even in the most expensive zip codes, home prices took major hits this year.
Forbes reported that California, being the estate that accounted for 96% of America’s 50 most expensive ZIP codes, dropped to less than 50%.

Take a look at the median home price for the most expensive ZIP codes in America:

No. 1: 07620 Alpine, N.J.
Median Home Price: $4,139,041

No. 2: 94027 Atherton, Calif.
Median Home Price: $3,849,133

No. 3: 10014 New York, N.Y.
Median Home Price: $3,521,514

No. 4: 91008 Duarte, Calif.
Median Home Price: $3,444,773

No. 5: 90210 Beverly Hills, Calif.
Median Home Price: $3,367,167

Source: Forbes

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