The 20 best cities for college grads looking to start their lives
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May 22, 2019, 22:25 IST
20. Gainesville, FL, is the home of the University of Florida, and had a much larger-than-average young-adult population.
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19. Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln had a low unemployment rate among young adults.
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18. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, is a major Midwestern business hub. The twin cities had a relatively high share of young adults with bachelor's degrees.
17. Burlington, VT, is home of the University of Vermont, and had a large population of young adults and a low unemployment rate among that community.
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16. Midland, TX, is at the heart of the booming oil fields of the Permian Basin. It had the highest median earnings for young adults among the metro areas studied.
15. Columbia, MO, hosts the University of Missouri, and has a large young-adult population.
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14. Raleigh is North Carolina's capital and home to North Carolina State University. The metro area had a high share of young adults with bachelor's degrees.
13. Washington, DC, and its metro area are home to the federal government and several federal agencies. The nation's capital had higher-than-average median earnings for young adults, but a very high cost of living.
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12. Seattle, WA, and its metro area are the home of major tech companies like Amazon and Microsoft. Seattle had a large share of young adults with bachelor's degrees.
11. Des Moines, IA, had a low unemployment rate and high median earnings among young adults.
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10. Austin, TX, is the home of the University of Texas' flagship campus. The metro area had a high share of young adults with a bachelor's degree.
9. Denver, CO, is an increasingly popular destination for millennials and others as housing costs skyrocket in California and on the East Coast. Denver had higher-than-average median earnings among young adults.
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8. Lawrence, KS, is home to the University of Kansas. The city had the highest share of young adults among the metro areas studied.
7. Boston, MA, is home to several major national colleges and universities. Boston had a very high share of young adults with bachelor's degrees.
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6. Ann Arbor, MI, is home to the University of Michigan. The metro area had a relatively low unemployment rate among young adults.
5. San Francisco, CA, is one of the metro areas at the heart of Silicon Valley and the tech industry. San Francisco had the second-highest share of young adults with bachelor's degrees among the metro areas studied, but also had the second-highest cost of living.
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4. Bismarck, ND, had a low unemployment rate and high median earnings for young adults.
3. Iowa City, IA, is the home of the University of Iowa. Iowa City had a relatively large young-adult population.
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2. Ithaca, NY, is home to Cornell University. The metro area had a large young-adult population and a high share of young adults with bachelor's degrees.
1. San Jose, CA, is at the heart of Silicon Valley. The metro area had the highest share of young adults with bachelor's degrees and the second-highest median earnings for young adults, but had the highest cost of living of any metro area in the US.