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America's Top-Rated Cities
2009 Edition

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Pub. Date: April 2009
Softcover: 2,000 pages, Four Volume Set
ISBN: 1-59237-410-7/978-1-59237-410-6
Price: $225.00
Softcover: Volume 1: Southern Region
ISBN: 1-59237-411-5/978-1-59237-411-3
Price: $65.00
Softcover: Volume 2: Western Region
ISBN: 1-59237-412-3/978-1-59237-412-0
Price: $65.00
Softcover: Volume 3: Central Region
ISBN: 1-59237-413-1/978-1-59237-413-7
Price: $65.00
Softcover: Volume 4: Eastern Region
ISBN: 1-59237-414-X/978-1-59237-414-4
Price: $65.00
EBook ISBN: 978-1-59237-233-1 EBook Vendors

America’s Top-Rated Cities provides current, comprehensive statistical information and other essential data in one easy-to-use source on the top 100 cities that have been cited as the best for business and living in the United States.

• Three new cities, many new statistical tables, more rankings and an extensive update with the most current information available
  
  
• City Reports incorporate information from hundreds of sources to show, at a glance, a concise social, business, economic, demographic and environmental profile of each city
  
  
• Statistical data covers cost of living, finances, taxes, population, commercial real estate, education, major employers, media, crime, climate, housing vacancies, tax audits, bankruptcy, presidential election results and more.
  
  
• Four easy-to-use regional volumes
  
  
• Comparative Statistics for over 40 categories allow for easy comparison and trend-spotting
  
  
• Four Appendices: Chambers of Commerce, State Departments of Labor and Employment, Historical Metropolitan Area Definitions and Current Metropolitan Area Definitions
  
  
• Available in print and ebook formats

America’s Top-Rated Cities is designed for a wide range of readers: private individuals considering relocating a residence or business; professionals considering expanding their business or changing careers; government agencies; general and market researchers; real estate consultants; human resource personnel; urban planners and investors. This outstanding source of information will be widely useful in any reference collection.

There are four volumes in each set, each covering a specific region of the United States: South, West, Central, and East. Each volume can be purchased separately or as a set.

Volume 1: Southern Edition
Athens, GA
Atlanta, GA
Augusta, GA
Austin, TX
Birmingham, AL
Charleston, SC
Chattanooga, TN
Columbia, SC
Dallas, TX
El Paso, TX
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Fort Worth, TX
Houston, TX
Huntsville, AL
Jackson, MS
Jacksonville, FL
Knoxville, TN
Memphis, TN - NEW
Miami, FL
Nashville, TN
Orlando, FL
Saint Petersburg, FL
San Antonio, TX
Savannah, GA
Tallahassee, FL
Tampa, FL

Volume 2: Western Region
Albuquerque, NM
Anchorage, AK
Boise City, ID
Boulder, CO
Colorado Springs, CO
Denver, CO
Eugene, OR
Fort Collins, CO
Honolulu, HI
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
Oakland, CA
Oxnard, CA
Phoenix, AZ
Portland, OR
Provo, UT
Reno, NV
Riverside, CA
Sacramento, CA
Salt Lake City, UT
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
San Jose, CA
Santa Ana, CA
Santa Rosa, CA
Seattle, WA
Spokane, WA
Tucson, AZ

Volume 3: Central Region
Ann Arbor, MI
Cedar Rapids, IA
Chicago, IL
Des Moines, IA
Evansville, IN
Fargo, ND – NEW
Fort Wayne, IN
Green Bay, WI
Indianapolis, IN
Kansas City, MO
Lincoln, NE
Little Rock, AR
Madison, WI
Milwaukee, WI
Minneapolis, MN
Oklahoma City, OK
Omaha, NE
Saint Louis, MO
Saint Paul, MN
Springfield, MO
Tulsa, OK
Warren, MI
Wichita, KS

Volume 4: Eastern Region
Akron, OH – NEW
Baltimore, MD
Boston, MA
Charlotte, NC
Cincinnati, OH
Cleveland, OH
Columbus, OH
Durham, NC
Edison, NJ
Greensboro, NC
Lexington, KY
Louisville, KY
Manchester, NH
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Providence, RI
Raleigh, NC
Richmond, VA
Rochester, NY
Toledo, OH
Virginia Beach, VA
Washington, DC

Order Individual City Reports

Pub. Date: April 2009
Softcover: 2,000 pages, Four Volume Set
ISBN: 1-59237-410-7/978-1-59237-410-6
Price: $225.00
Softcover: Volume 1: Southern Region
ISBN: 1-59237-411-5/978-1-59237-411-3
Price: $65.00
Softcover: Volume 2: Western Region
ISBN: 1-59237-412-3/978-1-59237-412-0
Price: $65.00
Softcover: Volume 3: Central Region
ISBN: 1-59237-413-1/978-1-59237-413-7
Price: $65.00
Softcover: Volume 4: Eastern Region
ISBN: 1-59237-414-X/978-1-59237-414-4
Price: $65.00
EBook ISBN: 978-1-59237-233-1 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.