Feb 3, 2013
Longview rises in economic survey of nation’s small cities
LONGVIEW - Longview ranks No. 6 out of 179 small metro areas, according a Milken Institute's ranking of the nation’s best-performing small cities. Of the top ten best performing small cities,...
LONGVIEW – Longview ranks No. 6 out of 179 small metro areas, according a Milken Institute’s ranking of the nation’s best-performing small cities. Of the top ten best performing small cities, four were in Texas. Odessa ranked No. 4; Midland was No. 8; and Tyler ranked No. 9. The “small city” listing includes the nation’s 179 smallest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs).
Below is a snapshot of how Longview stacked up to other small cities.
| Metric | Rank |
| Job growth (2006-11) | 10th |
| Job growth (2010-11) | 52nd |
| Wage growth (2005-10) | 8th |
| Wage growth (2009-10) | 8th |
| High-tech growth (2006-11) | 71st |
| High-tech growth (2010-11) | 41st |
| High-tech concentration | 45th |
| Number of high-tech industries | 27th |
For Milken Institute’s top ten list, see NewsTalk Texas.
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