Head to head States 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 Diego, CA San Francisco–Oakland, CA Boulder, CO Colorado Springs, CO Denver, CO Greeley, CO Bridgeport–Stamford, CT Hartford, CT New Haven, CT Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Gainesville, FL Miami, FL Orlando, FL Tampa, FL Atlanta, GA Savannah, GA Honolulu, HI Boise, ID Coeur d'Alene, ID Champaign–Urbana, IL Chicago, IL-IN Peoria, IL Bloomington, IN Fort Wayne, IN Indianapolis, IN South Bend, IN-MI Ames, IA Cedar Rapids, IA Davenport–Moline, IA-IL Des Moines, IA Iowa City, IA Lawrence, KS 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 Ann Arbor, MI 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 Missoula, MT Lincoln, NE Omaha, NE-IA Las Vegas, NV Reno, NV Manchester–Nashua, NH Trenton–Princeton, NJ Albuquerque, NM Santa Fe, NM Buffalo, NY Ithaca, NY New York, NY-NJ Rochester, NY Charlotte, NC-SC Durham–Chapel Hill, NC 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 State College, PA Providence, RI-MA Charleston, SC Greenville, SC Rapid City, SD Sioux Falls, SD Chattanooga, TN Knoxville, TN Memphis, TN-MS-AR Nashville, TN Austin, TX College Station–Bryan, TX Dallas–Fort Worth, TX Houston, TX San Antonio, TX Provo–Orem, UT Salt Lake City, UT Burlington–South Burlington, VT Charlottesville, VA Richmond, VA Virginia Beach–Norfolk, VA-NC Washington, DC-VA-MD 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 Diego, CA San Francisco–Oakland, CA Boulder, CO Colorado Springs, CO Denver, CO Greeley, CO Bridgeport–Stamford, CT Hartford, CT New Haven, CT Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Gainesville, FL Miami, FL Orlando, FL Tampa, FL Atlanta, GA Savannah, GA Honolulu, HI Boise, ID Coeur d'Alene, ID Champaign–Urbana, IL Chicago, IL-IN Peoria, IL Bloomington, IN Fort Wayne, IN Indianapolis, IN South Bend, IN-MI Ames, IA Cedar Rapids, IA Davenport–Moline, IA-IL Des Moines, IA Iowa City, IA Lawrence, KS 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 Ann Arbor, MI 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 Missoula, MT Lincoln, NE Omaha, NE-IA Las Vegas, NV Reno, NV Manchester–Nashua, NH Trenton–Princeton, NJ Albuquerque, NM Santa Fe, NM Buffalo, NY Ithaca, NY New York, NY-NJ Rochester, NY Charlotte, NC-SC Durham–Chapel Hill, NC 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 State College, PA Providence, RI-MA Charleston, SC Greenville, SC Rapid City, SD Sioux Falls, SD Chattanooga, TN Knoxville, TN Memphis, TN-MS-AR Nashville, TN Austin, TX College Station–Bryan, TX Dallas–Fort Worth, TX Houston, TX San Antonio, TX Provo–Orem, UT Salt Lake City, UT Burlington–South Burlington, VT Charlottesville, VA Richmond, VA Virginia Beach–Norfolk, VA-NC Washington, DC-VA-MD 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 40.
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 127 (leads) 40 #65 of 127 Economic 99 #2 of 127 (leads) 36 #91 of 127 Innovation (Startup & VC) 100 #1 of 127 (leads) 43 #49 of 127 Inputs Venture capital per year, per 100k people $2.5B #1 of 127 (leads) $8.2M #59 of 127 Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people 47 #1 of 127 (leads) 0.87 #72 of 127 Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people 6.1 #1 of 127 (leads) 0.06 #65 of 127 Startup exits per year, per 100k people 4.6 #1 of 121 (leads) 0.22 #46 of 121 GDP per person $173K #1 of 127 (leads) $83K #59 of 127 Patents per 100k people 219 #2 of 122 (leads) 24 #74 of 122 STEM degrees per 100k people 214 #53 of 127 (leads) 79 #105 of 127 Tech share of jobs 6.6% #6 of 127 (leads) 3.6% #30 of 127 Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people -400 #102 of 127 +393 #15 of 127 (leads)
