Head to head States & territories Cities
Combined Economic Innovation
First city Birmingham, AL Huntsville, AL Anchorage, AK Fairbanks, AK Phoenix, AZ Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR Fort Smith, AR-OK Little Rock, AR Los Angeles, CA Riverside–San Bernardino, CA San Francisco–Oakland, CA Colorado Springs, CO Denver, CO Greeley, CO Bridgeport–Stamford, CT Hartford, CT New Haven, CT Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Washington, DC-VA-MD Miami, FL Orlando, FL Tampa, FL Atlanta, GA Savannah, GA Honolulu, HI Boise, ID Coeur d'Alene, ID Chicago, IL-IN Peoria, IL Fort Wayne, IN Indianapolis, IN South Bend, IN-MI Cedar Rapids, IA Davenport–Moline, IA-IL Des Moines, IA Wichita, KS Bowling Green, KY Lexington, KY Louisville, KY-IN Baton Rouge, LA Lafayette, LA New Orleans, LA Portland, ME Baltimore, MD Boston, MA-NH Springfield, MA Worcester, MA Detroit, MI Grand Rapids, MI Lansing, MI Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN Gulfport–Biloxi, MS Jackson, MS Columbia, MO Kansas City, MO-KS Springfield, MO St. Louis, MO-IL Billings, MT Bozeman, MT Lincoln, NE Omaha, NE-IA Las Vegas, NV Reno, NV Manchester–Nashua, NH Trenton–Princeton, NJ Albuquerque, NM Buffalo, NY New York, NY-NJ Rochester, NY Charlotte, NC-SC Greensboro, NC Raleigh, NC Bismarck, ND Fargo, ND-MN Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Cleveland, OH Columbus, OH Oklahoma City, OK Tulsa, OK Portland, OR-WA Allentown, PA-NJ Philadelphia, PA-NJ Pittsburgh, PA Providence, RI-MA Charleston, SC Greenville, SC Rapid City, SD Sioux Falls, SD Knoxville, TN Memphis, TN-MS-AR Nashville, TN Dallas–Fort Worth, TX Houston, TX San Antonio, TX Provo–Orem, UT Salt Lake City, UT Burlington–South Burlington, VT Richmond, VA Virginia Beach–Norfolk, VA-NC Seattle–Tacoma, WA Spokane, WA Charleston, WV Huntington–Ashland, WV-KY-OH Morgantown, WV Green Bay, WI Madison, WI Milwaukee, WI Casper, WY Cheyenne, WY vs Second city Birmingham, AL Huntsville, AL Anchorage, AK Fairbanks, AK Phoenix, AZ Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR Fort Smith, AR-OK Little Rock, AR Los Angeles, CA Riverside–San Bernardino, CA San Francisco–Oakland, CA Colorado Springs, CO Denver, CO Greeley, CO Bridgeport–Stamford, CT Hartford, CT New Haven, CT Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Washington, DC-VA-MD Miami, FL Orlando, FL Tampa, FL Atlanta, GA Savannah, GA Honolulu, HI Boise, ID Coeur d'Alene, ID Chicago, IL-IN Peoria, IL Fort Wayne, IN Indianapolis, IN South Bend, IN-MI Cedar Rapids, IA Davenport–Moline, IA-IL Des Moines, IA Wichita, KS Bowling Green, KY Lexington, KY Louisville, KY-IN Baton Rouge, LA Lafayette, LA New Orleans, LA Portland, ME Baltimore, MD Boston, MA-NH Springfield, MA Worcester, MA Detroit, MI Grand Rapids, MI Lansing, MI Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN Gulfport–Biloxi, MS Jackson, MS Columbia, MO Kansas City, MO-KS Springfield, MO St. Louis, MO-IL Billings, MT Bozeman, MT Lincoln, NE Omaha, NE-IA Las Vegas, NV Reno, NV Manchester–Nashua, NH Trenton–Princeton, NJ Albuquerque, NM Buffalo, NY New York, NY-NJ Rochester, NY Charlotte, NC-SC Greensboro, NC Raleigh, NC Bismarck, ND Fargo, ND-MN Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Cleveland, OH Columbus, OH Oklahoma City, OK Tulsa, OK Portland, OR-WA Allentown, PA-NJ Philadelphia, PA-NJ Pittsburgh, PA Providence, RI-MA Charleston, SC Greenville, SC Rapid City, SD Sioux Falls, SD Knoxville, TN Memphis, TN-MS-AR Nashville, TN Dallas–Fort Worth, TX Houston, TX San Antonio, TX Provo–Orem, UT Salt Lake City, UT Burlington–South Burlington, VT Richmond, VA Virginia Beach–Norfolk, VA-NC Seattle–Tacoma, WA Spokane, WA Charleston, WV Huntington–Ashland, WV-KY-OH Morgantown, WV Green Bay, WI Madison, WI Milwaukee, WI Casper, WY Cheyenne, WY
San Francisco–Oakland leads Kansas City on Combined, 100 to 43.
San Francisco–Oakland and Kansas City compared on every score and input; the higher value leads San Francisco–Oakland CA Open page → Kansas City MO-KS Open page → Scores Combined 100 #1 of 109 (leads) 43 #55 of 109 Economic 98 #3 of 109 (leads) 37 #78 of 109 Innovation (Startup & VC) 100 #1 of 109 (leads) 48 #37 of 109 Inputs Venture capital per year, per 100k people $2.5B #1 of 109 (leads) $8.2M #51 of 109 Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people 47 #1 of 109 (leads) 0.87 #58 of 109 Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people 6.1 #1 of 109 (leads) 0.06 #59 of 109 Startup exits per year, per 100k people 4.6 #1 of 102 (leads) 0.22 #39 of 102 GDP per person $173K #1 of 109 (leads) $83K #53 of 109 Patents per 100k people 219 #1 of 103 (leads) 24 #59 of 103 STEM degrees per 100k people 214 #37 of 109 (leads) 79 #89 of 109 Tech share of jobs 6.6% #4 of 109 (leads) 3.6% #24 of 109 Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people -400 #95 of 109 +393 #14 of 109 (leads)
