The rankings are based on job growth, wage growth, high-tech GDP, broadband access, housing affordability, community resiliency (to natural disasters) and income inequality.
The following are the North and South Carolina cities that made the lists and their rankings:
LARGE CITY RANKINGS:
Tier 1 Large Cities:
2. Raleigh, NC
10. Charlotte, NC (includes Concord and Gastonia)
11. Charleston, NC (includes North Charleston)
Tier 2 Large Cities:
19. Myrtle Beach, SC (includes Conway and North Myrtle Beach)
21. Wilmington, NC
36. Durham, NC (includes Chapel Hill)
38. Greenville, SC (includes Anderson and Mauldin)
Tier 3 Large Cities:
61. Asheville, NC
86. Winston-Salem, NC
109. Columbia, SC
115. Hickory, NC (includes Lenoir and Morganton)
124. Spartanburg, SC
Tier 4 Large Cities:
164. Greensboro, NC (includes High Point)
180. Fayetteville, NC
SMALL CITY RANKINGS:
Tier 1 Small Cities:
(None)
Tier 2 Small Cities:
9. Jacksonville, NC
43. Hilton Head, SC (includes Bluffton and Beaufort)
Tier 3 Small Cities:
63. Greenville, NC
90. Florence, SC
Tier 4 Small Cities:
139. Sumter, SC
158. New Bern, NC
Tier 5 Small Cities:
185. Rocky Mount, NC
193. Goldsboro, NC
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