The 2016 Distressed Communities Index: An Analysis of Community Well-Being Across the United States. (Economic Innovation Group)
1. Flower Mound, Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex)
Source: Wikipedia
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
Median household income:
- Flower Mound | $122,999
- Texas | $53,207
- U.S. | $53,889
% of population 25 and older with bacherlor's degree
- Flower Mound | 58.6%
- Texas | 27.6%
- U.S. | 29.8%
2. Allen, Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex)
Source: Wikipedia
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
Median household income:
- Allen | $103,051
- Texas | $53,207
- U.S. | $53,889
% of population 25 and older with bacherlor's degree
- Allen | 53.0%
- Texas | 27.6%
- U.S. | 29.8%
Source: Wikipedia
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
Other numbers:
Median household income:
- Frisco | $114,098
- Texas | $53,207
- U.S. | $53,889
% of population 25 and older with bacherlor's degree
- Frisco | 59.2%
- Texas | 27.6%
- U.S. | 29.8%
Related reading:
They made it big: How key Frisco figures put Texas town of 5,000 on the map for global giants to find. (Dallas News, 12/12/2016)
The once-tiny town on the northern prairie now has nearly 160,000 residents. Students in Frisco ISD outnumber the city's total population back then by a factor of 11 -- and recently surpassed Plano ISD to become the largest school district in Collin County.
The city's $5 billion mile, which includes the Dallas Cowboys' mega-complex, The Star, is well underway along the Dallas North Tollway. Once built, its four mixed-use developments are expected to generate more than 44,700 jobs.
And you can shop till you drop in Frisco like nowhere else in Texas.
4. Woodbury, Minnesota (southeast suburb of St. Paul)
Source: Wikipedia
Source: U.S. Census QuickFacts
Other numbers:
Median household income:
- Woodbury | $99,698
- Minnesota | $61,492
- U.S. | $53,889
% of population 25 and older with bacherlor's degree
- Woodbury | 57.9%
- Minnesota | 33.7%
- U.S. | 29.8%
Related reading
Woodbury: At 40, a city still growing strong. (St. Paul Pioneer Press, 2/13/2007)
5. Highlands Ranch, Colorado (Denver metro area)
Source: Wikipedia
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
Median household income:
- Highlands Ranch | $108,570
- Colorado | $60,629
- U.S. | $53,889
% of population 25 and older with bacherlor's degree
- Highlands Ranch | 62.0%
- Colorado | 38.1%
- U.S. | 29.8%
Highlands Ranch makes big leap to completion after 35 years of growth. (Denver Post, 6/13/2016)
6. Fishers Indiana (Indianapolis metro area)
Source: Wikipedia
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
Median household income:
- Fishers | $95,487
- Indiana | $49,255
- U.S. | $53,889
% of population 25 and older with bacherlor's degree
- Fishers | 62.4%
- Indiana | 24/1%
- U.S. | 29.8%
How Fishers is bringing people out of cul-de-sacs. (Indianapolis Star, 2/18/2017)
The result, for now, is a city on the make, one speeding so fast it's outpacing its master plan. At the same time, the city is eager to cling to its history. Officials even gave the downtown a name — the Nickel Plate District — to acknowledge a shuttered railroad that used to stop there.
7. Cedar Park, Texas (Austin metro area)
Source: Wikipedia
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
Median household income:
- Cedar Park | $82,311
- Texas | $53,207
- U.S. | $53,889
% of population 25 and older with bacherlor's degree
- Cedar Park | 44.4%
- Texas | 27.6%
- U.S. | 29.8%
8. San Ramon, California (34 miles east of San Francisco)
Source: Wikipedia
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
Median household income:
- San Ramon | $128,916
- Calilfornia | $61,818
- U.S. | $53,889
% of population 25 and older with bacherlor's degree
- San Ramon | 66.1%
- California | 31.4%
- U.S. | 29.8%
9. League City, Texas (Houston metro area)
Source: Wikipedia
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
Other numbers:
Median household income:
- League City | $93,675
- Texas | $53.207
- U.S. | $53,889
% of population 25 and older with bacherlor's degree
- League 43.0%
- Texas | 27.6%
- U.S. | 29.8%
Source (both graphs): Wikipedia
Other numbers:
Median household income:
- Jones Creek | $109,576
- Georgia | $49,620
- U.S. | $53,889
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