The Milken Institute, an economic think tank out of California, has published their 2017 Best Performing Cities report, and Raleigh comes in #2 in the nation. Other North Carolina cities also make the list, with Charlotte at #12, Wilmington at #35, and Asheville at #65.
The report is limited in it’s scope. It really only looks at economic factors like job, wage, and technology growth. In their own words, “Best-Performing Cities is solely an outcomes-based index. It does not incorporate input measures (business costs, cost-of-living components, and quality-of-life conditions such as commute times or crime rates).”
But it’s still significant. Clearly North Carolina is making real strides in building a dynamic, growing economy.
