Average Travel Time to Work - 2009

Ranked Lowest to Highest by Average Travel Time in Minutes

Metro Area	Average Travel Time to Work
Buffalo	21.1
Milwaukee (metro)	22.1
Salt Lake City	22.1
Columbus	22.5
Kansas City	22.6
Cincinnati	24.0
San Jose	24.1
Indianapolis	24.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul	24.3
Raleigh	24.3
Cleveland	24.4
Portland	24.8
St. Louis	24.8
Charlotte	25.0
San Antonio	25.1
Pittsburgh	25.4
Nashville	25.8
Detroit	26.0
Orlando	27.0
Baltimore	29.7
Chicago	30.7
Source: American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau

ACCRA Cost of Living Index - First Quarter 2011

Ranked Lowest to Highest Cost of Living Index Value

Comparable Area	Cost of Living Index U.S. Average = 100
Columbus	90.1
Houston	90.5
Detroit	90.6
Nashville	90.8
St. Louis	91.3
Tampa	92.2
Charlotte	93.0
Cincinnati	93.3
Pittsburgh	94.2
Atlanta	95.2
Dallas	95.8
Phoenix	96.2
Orlando	97.2
Milwaukee (metro)	98.4
Kansas City	98.8
Cleveland	103.8
Denver	106.4
Miami-Dade County	107.7
Portland	111.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul	111.4
Chicago	115.3
Seattle	120.0
Baltimore	120.1
Philadelphia	126.2
San Diego	130.8
Los Angeles-Long Beach	133.6
Boston	137.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria	141.0
San Jose	150.0
San Francisco	163.6
New York (Manhattan)	218.4
Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index

Crime Rate - 2006

Ranked Lowest to Highest by Total Crimes per 100,000 Population

Metro Area	Violent Crimes per 100,000 Population	Property Crimes per 100,000 Population	Total Crimes per 100,000 Population
Pittsburgh	359.9	2,334.6	2,694.5
San Jose	316.6	2,717.3	3,033.9
Buffalo	512.6	2,929.2	3,441.8
Cleveland	459.7	3,130.8	3,590.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul (partially estimated)	399.8	3,534.7	3,934.5
Portland-Vancouver	323.8	3,644.6	3,968.4
Cincinnati	364.7	3,690.6	4,055.3
St. Louis	566.1	3,731.2	4,297.3
Baltimore	823.8	3,482.9	4,306.7
Detroit	757.0	3,593.6	4,350.6
Milwaukee (metro)	579.6	3,926.5	4,506.1
Nashville	857.7	3,842.0	4,699.7
Indianapolis	546.9	4,175.9	4,722.8
Kansas City	595.9	4,176.0	4,771.9
Columbus	426.3	4,699.5	5,125.8
Salt Lake City	345.4	4,849.9	5,195.3
Orlando	879.2	4,321.0	5,200.2
San Antonio	497.0	5,103.2	5,600.2
Charlotte (partially estimated)	603.6	5,248.1	5,851.7
Chicago	NA	NA	NA
Source: FBI, Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Statistics

Fortune 500 Headquarters per 100,000 Population - 2011

Ranked Highest to Lowest by Number of Fortune 500 HQs per 100,000 Population

Metro Area	Fortune 500 HQs	Metro Population	Fortune 500 HQs per 100,000 Population
San Jose	13	1,836,911	0.7077
Minneapolis-St. Paul	19	3,279,833	0.5793
Charlotte	9	1,758,038	0.5119
Cincinnati	9	2,130,151	0.4225
Milwaukee (metro)	6	1,555,908	0.3856
Cleveland	8	2,077,240	0.3851
Detroit	15	4,296,250	0.3491
Pittsburgh	8	2,356,285	0.3395
Columbus	6	1,836,536	0.3267
St. Louis	9	2,812,896	0.3200
Chicago	28	9,461,105	0.2959
San Antonio	5	2,142,508	0.2334
Nashville	3	1,589,934	0.1887
Raleigh	2	1,130,490	0.1769
Kansas City	3	2,035,334	0.1474
Indianapolis	2	1756,241	0.1139
Portland	2	2,226,009	0.0898
Salt Lake City	1	1,124,197	0.0890
Orlando	1	2,134,411	0.0469
Baltimore	1	2,710,489	0.0369
Buffalo	0	1,135,509	0.0000
Source: Fortune Magazine & MMAC Calculations

Per Capita Personal Income

Ranked Highest to Lowest by 2009 Per Capita Income

Metro Area	2000	2009	Percent chg. 2000 to 2009
San Jose	54,755	55,404	1.19%
Baltimore	33,657	47,962	42.5%
Minneapolis-St. Paul	37,383	45,750	22.4%
Chicago	35,390	43,727	23.6%
Pittsburgh	30,910	42,216	36.6%
Milwaukee Region	32,220	40,537	25.8%
St. Louis	31,746	40,342	27.1%
Kansas City	32,342	39,619	22.5%
Cleveland	32,172	39,348	22.3%
Portland	32,779	38,728	18.2%
Indianapolis	32,487	38,339	18.0%
Nashville	31,662	38,266	20.9%
Columbus	31,469	38,242	21.5%
Cincinnati	31,097	38,168	22.7%
Raleigh	34,756	37,849	8.9%
Detroit	33,720	37,541	11.3%
Buffalo	27,074	37,511	38.6%
Charlotte	33,218	37,372	12.5%
Salt Lake City	28,654	36,986	29.1%
San Antonio	26,865	34,500	28.4%
Orlando	27,758	34,315	23.6%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Performing Arts Groups per 100,000 Populaton - 2008

Ranked Highest to Lowest by Number of Arts Groups per 100,000 Population

Metro Area	No. of Arts Groups	Metro Population	Arts Groups per 100,000 Population
Nashville	320	1,56,368	20.56
Orlando	101	2,060,968	4.90
Minneapolis-St. Paul	144	3,237,612	4.45
Chicago	343	9,515,636	3.60
Milwaukee (metro)	53	1,550,451	3.42
Portland	66	2,203,745	2.99
Pittsburgh	69	2,355,391	2.93
Indianapolis	46	1,720,796	2.67
Salt Lake City	29	1,111,600	2.61
Baltimore	67	2,677,712	2.50
San Jose	43	1,810,646	2.37
Cleveland	47	2,094,051	2.24
Buffalo	25	1,124,055	2.22
San Antonio	45	2,030,691	2.22
St. Louis	53	2,818,688	1.88
Kansas City	37	2,046,083	1.81
Columbus	32	1,799,822	1.80
Charlotte	30	1,706,469	1.76
Cincinnati	32	2,158,643	1.48
Detroit	62	4,423,781	1.40
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & MMAC Calculations