Springfield ranks first in Missouri as "Best Performing City"

Oct 08, 2007


Springfield is first among Missouri cities for creating and sustaining jobs according the 2007 “Best Performing Cities” index compiled by The Milken Institute and Greenstreet Real Estate Partners.

Springfield ranked 47 overall on the list, up from a 77 ranking in 2005. This year’s index ranked St. Louis at 125 and Kansas City at 116.

The best-performing city was Ocala, Florida. Other cities in the top ten included: Phoenix, Orlando, Las Vegas and Raleigh.

Ranking

Metro Area

19

Boise, Idaho

21

Fayetteville, Arkansas

47

Springfield, Missouri

58

Des Moines, Iowa

68

Peoria, Illinois

73

Little Rock, Arkansas

79

Knoxville, Tennessee

96

Colorado Springs, Colorado

98

Tulsa, Oklahoma

111

Chattanooga, Tennessee

114

Wichita, Kansas

116

Kansas City, Missouri

125

St. Louis, Missouri

129

Lexington, Kentucky

149

Lincoln, Nebraska


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