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Do you live in a city that you want to live in? If you're lucky, you already do—but many Americans would relocate at the drop of a hat if they could. This is the sort of thing that drives human resources people nuts. After all, their jobs are all about finding, and retaining, talent, so it helps to know where people are willing to move to—or away from. To find out where these places are, they commissioned a study—and were good enough to share their findings with us.
This survey on America's favorite and least favorite cities to work and live was completed mostly during the summer by about 2,500 employees and entrepreneurs across the country. The respondents were asked about 40 large cities. The questions asked were "Imagine you were offered your dream job that required you to relocate. Which region in the following list would you be most likely to choose? … and which city region … would you be least likely to choose?" The survey-takers were asked to choose the top three attributes for each city. The best and worst cities were then ranked based on the total number of first-, second-, and third-choice votes as a percentage of total votes. The median household income for each city is a 2007 U.S. Census estimate. The median home value for the third quarter and annual price change are estimates from Zillow.com.
Source: Human Capital Institute (humancapitalinstitute.org)
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