{"id":424,"date":"2006-11-07T15:02:38","date_gmt":"2006-11-07T21:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/?p=424"},"modified":"2006-11-07T15:02:47","modified_gmt":"2006-11-07T21:02:47","slug":"best-cities-for-relocating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2006\/11\/best-cities-for-relocating\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Cities for Relocating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Through some of my sourcing efforts this past week I came across several lists for the top cities for relocating. The Employee Relocation Council (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.erc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">ERC<\/a>) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.primacy.com\" target=\"_blank\">Primacy Relocation<\/a> have been conducting these survey&#8217;s for a few years. From what I found, they publish a yearly list of the top 50 cities for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.primacy.com\/news\/BestCitiesReloFam06PR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Families by market size <\/a>and the top 100 cities for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.primacy.com\/news\/Best%20Singles%2005%20PR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">singles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our home state of Minnesota did not place any cities in the top 50 for families, but Minneapolis\/St. Paul came in at 77 on the list of top 100 cities for singles. Here is the criteria used for each of the lists:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Families<\/strong><br \/>\nTax Rates<br \/>\nAverage House Prices &#038; Appreciation<br \/>\nCost of Living<br \/>\nAbility to Qualify for In-State Tuition<br \/>\nService Quality of Local Utilities<br \/>\nAuto Taxes<br \/>\nPer-Capita Volunteerism<br \/>\nQuantity of Fun<br \/>\nFamily-Friendly Events and Venues<br \/>\nFee and Occupancy Rates for Temporary Housing and Mini-Storage<br \/>\nQuality and Availability of Elder-Care<br \/>\nCommute Times<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Singles<\/strong><br \/>\nLocal Percentage and Growth Trends of Unmarried Residents Aged 25-34<br \/>\nMale-Female Ratios<br \/>\nThe Number of Newcomers to the Area<br \/>\nDiversity and Density of Population<br \/>\nJob Growth vs. Unemployment Rates<br \/>\nApartment Rental Costs<br \/>\nFee and Occupancy Rates for Temporary Housing and Mini-Storage<br \/>\nHigher Education Costs<br \/>\nService Quality of Local Utilities<br \/>\nAuto Taxes<br \/>\nPer-Capita Volunteerism<br \/>\nQuality and Quantity of Collegiate and Professional Sports with Fun, Fan-Friendly Venues<br \/>\nNumber of Starbucks and Other Coffee Shops<br \/>\nQuality or Popularity of Restaurants, Nightspots, Health Clubs, and Online Dating<br \/>\nModerate Climates<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It suprised me that the list of criteria for singles was larger than that of families. For anyone that has kids (especially teenagers), you know that there are many items missing off this list. In observing my twin teenage boys, malls and movie theaters come to mind. Perhaps for the purpose of the survey those two were lumped into the category of &#8220;family-friendly events and venues.&#8221; (try hanging out with your teenager at the mall &#8211; they would rather die)<\/p>\n<p>In all seriousness, the Twin Cities are extremely family friendly. Our burdensome tax rate must be dragging us down in the rankings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through some of my sourcing efforts this past week I came across several lists for the top cities for relocating. The Employee Relocation Council (ERC) and Primacy Relocation have been conducting these survey&#8217;s for a few years. From what I found, they publish a yearly list of the top 50 cities for Families by market size and the top 100 cities for singles. Our home state of Minnesota did not place any cities in the top 50 for families, but Minneapolis\/St. Paul came in at 77 on the list of top 100 cities for singles. Here is the criteria used for each of the lists: Families Tax Rates Average House&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2006\/11\/best-cities-for-relocating\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-trends"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5Oho-6Q","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1482,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/03\/the-cleanest-cities-in-america\/","url_meta":{"origin":424,"position":0},"title":"The Cleanest Cities In America","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"March 25, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Maybe the list from Forbes.com (via ABCNews.com) provides some assistance in recruiting candidates for relocation?\u00a0 The Twin Cities is ranked no. 9 on the list.\u00a0 A definite advantage until weather (i.e. winter) is discussed. \u00a0 Miami, FL Seattle, WA Jacksonville, FL Orlando, FL Portland, OR San Francisco, CA Oklahoma City,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sourcing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sourcing","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/sourcing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1380,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/01\/best-cities-for-jobs-in-2008\/","url_meta":{"origin":424,"position":1},"title":"Best Cities For Jobs In 2008","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"January 16, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"I always question how these lists are compiled, but they are interesting nonetheless.\u00a0 Forbes.com recently released their list.\u00a0 A quick preview of the top 5 cities: Salt Lake City, UT Wichita, KS Austin, TX Atlanta, GA Forth Worth, TX My sister and her family lived in Wichita for a couple\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Hiring&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Hiring","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":20,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2006\/05\/top-10-cities-for-career-advancement\/","url_meta":{"origin":424,"position":2},"title":"Top 10 Cities for Career Advancement","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"May 11, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Readers of this blog know that we are suckers for lists. This one popped up today and had to be shared. One thought, the author mentions that the government's OMB office has split up towns like Raleigh-Durham in to two separate towns. This seems strange - especially living in the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1318,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/12\/worklife-balance-and-relocation\/","url_meta":{"origin":424,"position":3},"title":"Work\/Life Balance And Relocation","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"December 4, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Work\/life balance is a hot topic as the younger generations flood into the work world and Baby Boomers start checking out.\u00a0 One are that I haven't considered is the effect this balance will have on relocation.\u00a0 Forbes.com's Travel Sick? article does take up this topic (my editing): Throughout the country\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Hiring&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Hiring","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":171,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2006\/07\/not-thinking-about-winter\/","url_meta":{"origin":424,"position":4},"title":"Not Thinking About Winter","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"July 15, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"I literally read this Selling Power article - Twin Cities Bring Twice the Fun - this morning while the temperature skyrocketed up into the 90s. The Twin Cities are a wonderful area and the winter does get a bad rap. It's cold, but people know how to handle it well.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1727,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/09\/best-cities-to-build-wealth\/","url_meta":{"origin":424,"position":5},"title":"Best Cities To Build Wealth","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"September 5, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"From Justsell.com's daily newsletter: Looking to build long-term wealth? 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