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"A quick and handy (although weighty) reference tool, this work will have a wide and grateful audience. For those considering a move or concerned with business or market expansion, or for the just plain curious, this volume should more than meet their beginning information needs regarding city profiles. This guide is recommended for public and academic libraries."
-ARBA
"The additional coverage and updated data makes the new edition of Top-Rated Smaller Cities an appealing purchase. This would be a good addition to general reference collections in academic and public libraries looking for basic information on smaller cities."
-James Galbraith, Columbia University Libraries
Pub. Date: June 2008
Softcover: 1,800 pages, Two Volumes
ISBN: 1-59237-284-8/978-1-59237-284-3
Price: $195.00
EBook ISBN: 978-1-59237-234-8 EBook Vendors
America's Top-Rated Smaller Cities provides current, comprehensive data on 110 US cities, all top-ranked by Population Growth, Median Income, Unemployment Rate and Crime Rate.
Informative CITY REPORTS reflect the most current data on a wide-range of statistics as well. This informative handbook allows readers to see, at a glance, a concise social, business, economic, demographic and environmental profile of each city, including brief evaluative comments.
America's Top-Rated Smaller Cities is arranged by state then alphabetically by city and includes important statistical details on the Business and Living Environment. Topics cover:
- Finances
- Population
- Income
- Employment
- Taxes
- Transportation
- Cost of Living
- Housing
- Health Care
- Education
- Public Safety
- Climate
- Hotels & Convention Centers
- In-Demand Occupations
- Radio & Television Stations
Each chapter has charts and tables in over 60 categories. Charts have been updated with the latest data from the 2000 census and some include projections to 2009. Each city report begins with a detailed overview, an updated economic report and, a general ranking section.
Following the individual city reports is an important COMPARATIVE RANKINGS section. These informative charts allow the user to quickly see how the cities compare with one another in over 60 different categories, making trend-spotting and market research quick and easy.
As an added bonus, buyers of the print edition get a FREE COMPANION CD-ROM that contains statistical data and ranking information for 300 top-rated cities, 200 more than the print.
America's Top-Rated Smaller Cities includes three appendices:
Appendix A
Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA): Includes the counties (in some cases, states) that combine to form each city's MSA, an official designation used to define the area.
Appendix B
Chambers of Commerce and Economic Development Organizations: Includes address, phone and fax numbers, and web sites of these additional resources.
Appendix C
State Departments of Labor and Employment: Source for specific economic and employment data for each city, with address and phone numbers for easy access.
America's Top-Rated Smaller Cities is designed for a wide range of readers: private individuals considering relocation a residence or business, professionals considering expanding their business or changing careers, corporations considering relocation, additional offices or new divisions, government agencies, general and market researchers, real estate consultants, human resource personnel, urban planners, investors, and urban government students.
Cities Covered:
- Algonquin, IL
- Allen, TX
- Ames, IA
- Andover, MA
- Apex, NC
- Bangor, ME
- Bellevue, NE
- Bend, OR
- Bentonville, AR
- Bernards, NJ
- Bethlehem, NY
- Bozeman, MT
- Brentwood, TN
- Burlington, VT
- Canton, MI
- Carlsbad, CA
- Carmel, IN
- Carmel, NY
- Casper, WY
- Castle Rock, CO
- Cedar Park, TX
- Cheshire, CT
- Chino Hills, CA
- Collierville, TN
- Conway, AR
- Cupertino, CA
- Danville, CA
- Draper, UT
- Dublin, OH
- East Fishkill, NY
- Eden Prairie, MN
- Edmond, OK
- Evesham, NJ
- Fargo, ND
- Fishers, IN
- Flower Mound, TX
- Franklin, MA
- Franklin, WI
- Frederick, MD
- Friendswood, TX
- Glastonbury, CT
- Goodyear, AZ
- Greenburgh, NY
- Greenwich, CT
- Hampden, PA
- Hilliard, OH
- Hoover, AL
- Horsham, PA
- Huntersville, NC
- Jeffersontown, KY
- Juneau, AK
- Jupiter, FL
- Keller, TX
- Kennesaw, GA
- Lake Oswego, OR
- Lakeville, MN
- League City, TX
- Lee's Summit, MO
- Leesburg, VA
- Lexington, MA
- Madison, AL
- Manalapan, NJ
- Manhattan Beach, CA
- Maple Grove, MN
- Marlboro, NJ
- Menomonee Falls, WI
- Meridian, ID
- Merrimack, NH
- Morgantown, WV
- Mount Pleasant, SC
- New Milford, CT
- Newark, DE
- Newport Beach, CA
- Noblesville, IN
- Novi, MI
- Oak Creek, WI
- O'Fallon, MO
- Oro Valley, AZ
- Oviedo, FL
- Palm Beach Gardens, FL
- Parker, CO
- Peachtree City, GA
- Randolph, NJ
- Rapid City, SD
- Redmond, WA
- Richland, WA
- Rio Rancho, NM
- Rockaway, NJ
- Rocklin, CA
- Round Rock, TX
- Sammamish, WA
- San Clemente, CA
- Santa Fe, NM
- Saratoga Springs, NY
- Savage, MN
- Shawnee, KS
- South Brunswick, NJ
- South Jordan, UT
- South Kingstown, RI
- Southaven, MS
- Sparks, NV
- Stow, OH
- Sugar Land, TX
- Waimalu, HI
- Wellesley, MA
- Wellington, FL
- West Des Moines, IA
- Weston, FL
- Westport, CT
- Yorba Linda, CA
Pub. Date: June 2008
Softcover: 1,800 pages, Two Volumes
ISBN: 1-59237-284-8/978-1-59237-284-3
Price: $195.00
EBook ISBN: 978-1-59237-234-8 EBook Vendors
Note: If you find this work does not fit your budget, please print out this page and bring it to your local library. There is a reasonable chance they either have a copy, can direct you to a library that does, or will be willing to purchase it for their reference collection.
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