Dallas, Austin shine bright in tech town ranking

​​DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.​ – Austin and Dallas have claimed top spots in CompTIA’s 2020 Tech Town Index rankings. 

For the second year in a row, the Texas Capital ranked first nationally. Dallas was second. 

According to the report, more than 100 tech companies​ have related to Austin during the past two years, adding over 4,600 jobs. IT job postings grew by 19,000 year over year.

Austin’s cost of living remains about 4 percent below the national average. It is the fourth most affordable market among the 20 cities on the index. 

Dallas’ jump from seventh place in 2019 is in large part due to the sheer number of IT job posts, about 178,600. Those postings are projected to grow 3 percent from 2020 to 2021 and 11 percent in the next five years.

Raleigh, N.C.; San Jose Calif.; and Charlotte, N.C., rounded out the top five.

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