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FORBES RANKING LISTS SPRINGFIELD IN TOP 25
By: Pellham Realtors
FORBES RANKING LISTS SPRINGFIELD IN TOP 25
Springfield recently appeared in the top 25 of major metro areas in the United States for its low cost of doing business, a key factor in retaining and attracting business.
Garnering a rank of 21st, Springfield rated ahead of Missouri's two other large metro areas in a Forbes Magazine’s “Best Places in the U.S.” Springfield was the smallest metropolitan area in the top 25. The chart below depicts how Springfield compares with its peer cities as well as Kansas City and St. Louis.
METROPOLITAN AREA RANK Lexington 4 Mobile 10 Springfield 21 Little Rock 24 Chattanooga 28 Wichita 31 Knoxville 34 Memphis 41 Colorado Springs 43 Kansas City 60 St. Louis 68
Tulsa took the number one spot. At the bottom of the ranking, at number 150, was New York City.