Raleigh #1
and Durham #3 Best Places For Business and Careers
Forbes.com April 2009
#1
Best City for Jobs Forbes.com February 2007
#2 Best Place for Business & Careers Forbes.com
April 2007
#3 The Best Quality of Life in 2006 - North Carolina
Forbes.com
#3 Best U.S Housing Markets - Raleigh, North Carolina
Forbes.com
Top 50 Hottest Cities for Expanding & Relocating
Companies
Expansion Management, February 2007
#1 Best Place for Business Inc. Magazine, April
2007
#3 Best Jobs in the Hottest Cities
Business 2.0,
May 2007
| Population |
1.5 million |
| Cost of Living Index |
94.3 |
| Average Home Price |
$249,300 |
| Personal Income Tax |
3.6% |
| Uemployment Rate |
3.6% |
| Projected Job Growth through 2008 |
33% |
Best Business School Ranking U.S News and World Report, 2008
| Duke University |
#14 |
| UNC-Chapel Hill |
#19 |
National Universities Ranking U.S News and World Report, 2009
| Duke University |
#8 |
| Wake Forest University |
#28 |
| UNC-Chapel Hill |
#30 |
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