#5: New York City, NY

Officially the largest city in the United States, New York City has over 8.2 million residents. New York City is incredibly diverse, and usually considered the cultural hot-spot of the entire United States of America.

Quick Facts

Average Salary for IT Workers: $77,000
Population: 8,250,567
High School Graduates: 47.2%
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher: 27.4%
Mean Travel Time to Work (in minutes): 40.0
Homeownership Rate: 30.2%

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#8: Minneapolis – St. Paul, MN
#9: Portland, OR
#10: Raleigh / Durham, NC