If you’re young and looking toward the future, it might be time to move to a city that matches your dream. The good news is that you don’t even have to leave the state of California to live in some of the cities deemed the top 25 in the world for the future. In fact, number one in the world is right in our home state.
While the listing is for the world, we will only focus on the United States for now.
The 25th city for the future is Los Angeles, mostly because of its booming tech industry.
Number 19 is Washington, D.C., for its business activity, human capital (educated and skilled workforce) and its political engagement, of course.
At number 17 is Atlanta, Georgia. The list noted that the city is inventive, as proven by its high number of patents per capita. It also noted private investments and university sponsored incubators.
Chicago hit the 15th spot. The list predicts that Chicago will be a future tech hub. It’s also home to a number of Fortune 500 companies.
Number eight is Houston, Texas. Houston is also a hub of innovation, as measured by its patents. It also has a relatively high gross domestic product, which means that people may not be struggling there as they may be in other cities.
Boston ranks number five, partly because it has some of the best institutions for higher learning in the world. The city also emphasizes the biotech industries.
New York is number two, for pretty self-explanatory reasons:
Considered a world center of fashion, finance, media, and technology, the city posted high scores in business activity, political engagement, and human capital. New York City also leads the pack in capital markets and local institutions with global reach.
The number one city on the list, anywhere in the world, is right here in California. It’s San Francisco. San Francisco is the high-tech capital of the world. It’s also the hub of great ideas. They did note, though, that it is very expensive.
If you notice, all of these cities are not just preparing for the future, they are powerful cities right now, and as always, very popular moving destinations.
Featured image via Wikimedia Commons.
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