#1: San Francisco, CA

A popular tourist destination resting on a peninsula in the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco is a diversified city with a dense population and beautiful Victorian architecture. With many historical sites and a burgeoning downtown, San Francisco hosts a population coming from a variety of different backgrounds, political perspectives, and classes. While the cost of living is high, San Francisco and the Bay Area are home to an amazing array of tech companies, from start ups to juggernaughts like Adobe and Yahoo.

Quick Facts

Average Salary for IT Workers: $88,000
Population: 751,682
High School Graduates: 64.4%
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher: 45.0%
Mean Travel Time to Work (in minutes): 30.7
Homeownership Rate: 35.0%

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#2: Seattle, WA
#3: Palo Alto, CA
#4: Boston, MA
#5: New York City, NY
#6: Chicago, IL
#7: Denver, CO
#8: Minneapolis – St. Paul, MN
#9: Portland, OR
#10: Raleigh / Durham, NC