Vegas Named On ‘Best Cities for Fresh Start’ List
May 22, 2009
By Steve Green
Job openings aren’t plentiful in Las Vegas and the city certainly isn’t known for having a high volunteerism rate. Yet Las Vegas made the top 12 in a Relocation.com list of the “Best Cities for a Fresh Start.”
The top nine are Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Charlotte, Denver, Columbus, Indianapolis, Washington-Baltimore, Atlanta, and Oklahoma City.
Las Vegas is tied at No. 10 with Houston and Seattle.
Besides jobs and the volunteerism rate, another criteria is affordable housing — and Las Vegas seems to be getting more affordable by the day.
“With the unemployment rate climbing as the national economy sags, more people are searching for communities that offer greater economic opportunity and a better standard of living,” Relocation.com said this week.
The company said it took a wide-ranging look at factors that would appeal to someone looking for a fresh start.
The factors include city “popularity” based on consumer requests for moving quotes to move to that city; economic-growth prospects; home affordability and the strength of a community as reflected by volunteerism rates.
Relocation.com said it looked at communities with more than 1 million people.
“Although many midsized cities are flourishing, they tend to be tied to a single industry or a government agency, while larger cities generally have more diverse economic bases,” the company said.
Source: lasvegassun.com
