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Financial Indicators

METRO Financial Overall Number of banks, financial institutions, etc. Total bank deposits Tax burden Dependency ratio Indexed growth of small businesses % of 65+ population below poverty line Capital gains as percent of adjusted gross income Income growth Amount of reverse mortgages
Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score
Baton Rouge, LA 1 100.00 8 47.55 54 8.89 10 88.19 17 89.20 11 89.61 92 47.73 62 45.08 6 95.23 1 100.00
Salt Lake City, UT 2 97.03 2 59.93 1 100.00 16 85.01 76 79.87 18 87.89 27 77.10 20 73.66 21 89.21 83 2.63
Provo-Orem, UT 3 86.00 42 38.41 92 5.20 16 85.01 96 68.94 1 100.00 1 100.00 20 73.66 5 96.20 91 1.90
Austin-Round Rock, TX 4 85.85 46 37.50 84 6.17 20 83.76 2 97.61 2 95.80 18 79.97 23 67.54 7 94.85 65 3.74
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 5 84.97 50 36.92 9 16.19 16 85.01 97 68.90 6 91.24 2 99.43 20 73.66 8 92.70 90 2.05
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 6 84.54 56 36.11 2 30.94 31 80.89 33 85.82 5 91.36 41 70.53 1 100.00 98 78.12 67 3.61
Colorado Springs, CO 7 84.35 22 42.18 97 4.39 59 66.77 30 87.02 25 86.89 8 85.84 15 82.84 15 90.28 6 21.54
St. Louis, MO-IL 8 84.18 35 38.86 26 11.70 34 78.19 61 82.75 70 82.54 30 74.33 50 48.80 73 84.03 3 37.01
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 9 84.02 4 55.38 24 12.01 46 72.61 60 82.80 32 85.96 3 98.14 73 42.02 33 87.53 14 11.21
Oklahoma City, OK 10 82.15 10 45.19 50 9.15 26 82.17 48 84.34 17 87.91 34 72.39 30 61.99 9 92.58 45 5.44
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 11 81.73 9 46.63 5 23.56 30 80.95 31 86.97 10 89.74 58 64.88 83 40.09 34 87.51 40 6.12
Boise City-Nampa, ID 12 81.08 7 47.94 88 5.83 28 81.75 84 77.14 9 89.81 26 77.38 32 61.31 63 84.87 42 5.98
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN 13 80.98 58 36.01 34 10.78 5 97.29 12 90.60 19 87.82 78 57.40 53 47.74 26 88.21 72 3.27
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 14 80.59 33 39.47 32 11.09 20 83.76 43 84.72 24 87.02 54 65.58 23 67.54 13 91.05 73 3.16
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO 15 80.51 3 59.16 42 9.64 59 66.77 10 91.00 39 85.34 53 66.00 15 82.84 46 86.63 82 2.65
Charleston-North Charleston-Summersville, SC 16 79.88 60 35.55 78 6.80 2 97.67 8 91.94 12 89.27 88 52.58 76 41.55 11 91.51 97 1.23
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 17 79.87 51 36.88 69 7.72 48 68.72 26 88.12 23 87.13 37 71.14 2 94.66 62 85.08 31 7.52
Jacksonville, FL 18 79.66 47 37.17 12 14.95 48 68.72 28 87.31 16 88.07 61 62.86 2 94.66 60 85.23 37 6.54
Knoxville, TN 19 79.64 63 34.10 58 8.35 5 97.29 37 85.02 53 83.72 62 62.56 53 47.74 49 86.35 49 5.27
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC 20 79.63 29 40.02 49 9.21 2 97.67 34 85.17 38 85.35 82 55.16 76 41.55 22 89.14 66 3.72
Columbia, SC 21 79.51 65 33.76 60 8.33 2 97.67 9 91.40 35 85.61 87 54.18 76 41.55 24 88.88 57 4.30
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 22 79.25 1 100.00 11 15.19 98 36.90 78 78.93 88 79.43 9 84.81 17 76.53 87 82.77 95 1.56
Raleigh-Cary, NC 23 79.23 34 39.26 61 8.30 39 74.74 14 90.18 4 91.40 38 71.05 85 38.64 12 91.35 48 5.32
Tulsa, OK 24 79.09 23 41.96 44 9.46 26 82.17 80 78.64 52 83.78 52 66.63 30 61.99 17 90.25 43 5.86
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 25 78.84 75 32.35 35 10.64 20 83.76 37 85.02 13 88.81 90 51.27 23 67.54 3 97.24 75 3.12
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 26 78.80 59 35.69 76 6.95 14 85.27 83 77.62 7 90.75 28 76.05 51 48.21 75 83.99 70 3.40
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 27 78.58 77 31.72 91 5.58 58 67.76 13 90.35 37 85.44 33 72.81 74 41.75 50 86.24 5 23.05
Toledo, OH 28 78.33 54 36.47 75 7.13 41 73.32 51 83.93 95 77.59 44 69.65 94 25.39 97 80.51 4 35.59
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 29 78.29 13 44.30 53 8.96 29 81.61 46 84.56 30 86.07 66 61.66 69 43.28 16 90.27 54 4.61
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 30 78.19 71 32.63 71 7.49 57 68.07 89 74.70 99 76.69 57 64.93 88 35.82 94 80.70 2 49.07
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 31 77.98 52 36.73 18 13.74 71 58.30 5 95.69 26 86.55 17 80.05 48 57.12 19 89.26 60 4.17
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 32 77.95 24 41.63 47 9.25 48 68.72 82 78.44 49 84.04 67 61.42 2 94.66 81 83.58 15 11.04
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 33 77.94 26 41.06 65 7.99 33 78.85 56 83.20 51 83.86 21 78.85 93 30.17 83 83.43 21 9.07
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 34 77.92 43 38.12 55 8.65 48 68.72 98 64.97 34 85.71 16 80.22 2 94.66 86 82.88 23 8.89
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 35 77.63 28 40.15 41 9.67 32 79.94 18 89.17 31 86.05 69 61.12 70 43.17 73 84.03 34 6.85
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 36 77.42 79 31.33 80 6.69 48 68.72 93 72.89 55 83.51 19 78.91 2 94.66 69 84.60 22 8.90
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 37 77.39 21 42.89 63 8.04 12 87.53 50 84.23 77 81.32 64 61.77 89 34.87 56 85.91 38 6.50
Madison, WI 37 77.39 61 34.93 25 11.94 72 57.59 1 100.00 56 83.23 4 92.65 80 40.69 57 85.84 59 4.23
Kansas City, MO-KS 39 77.37 14 44.15 43 9.57 38 74.76 72 81.26 85 80.45 29 75.74 84 39.74 38 87.14 26 8.38
Jackson, MS 40 77.28 17 43.76 51 9.07 1 100.00 66 82.10 47 84.21 96 44.24 92 31.02 42 86.96 78 3.03
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 41 77.10 11 44.92 39 9.91 47 70.66 65 82.13 28 86.17 42 70.27 64 45.05 51 86.12 35 6.71
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 42 76.98 15 44.11 28 11.38 8 90.26 52 83.90 63 82.99 85 54.68 87 35.93 90 82.02 58 4.25
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 43 76.94 20 42.90 4 24.44 74 54.53 4 95.77 57 83.17 36 71.18 35 59.34 71 84.44 71 3.36
San Antonio, TX 44 76.82 89 27.79 21 12.88 20 83.76 73 80.48 15 88.14 93 46.45 23 67.54 4 96.68 89 2.13
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 45 76.78 39 38.61 46 9.29 62 63.92 45 84.58 57 83.17 10 84.49 57 46.26 54 85.99 29 8.06
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 46 76.62 41 38.45 45 9.33 69 60.75 3 96.55 29 86.08 55 65.27 29 62.84 10 92.15 81 2.86
Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL 47 76.49 6 49.81 31 11.10 48 68.72 100 58.73 67 82.71 31 73.64 2 94.66 91 81.73 52 4.83
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 48 76.23 27 40.67 23 12.29 35 77.33 59 82.84 81 81.02 35 71.25 91 31.71 92 81.44 25 8.63
Tucson, AZ 49 76.10 93 23.98 90 5.59 14 85.27 81 78.52 27 86.51 49 66.97 51 48.21 23 89.04 47 5.36
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 50 76.07 30 39.65 77 6.87 61 64.17 11 90.91 21 87.20 47 67.81 34 59.53 30 87.72 84 2.61
Akron, OH 51 75.93 62 34.75 71 7.49 41 73.32 36 85.03 93 78.45 25 77.46 94 25.39 93 81.34 8 17.48
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 52 75.89 18 43.59 33 11.02 10 88.19 22 88.88 100 75.55 91 50.78 62 45.08 37 87.28 93 1.75
Albuquerque, NM 53 75.63 76 31.75 83 6.29 9 89.36 53 83.74 33 85.88 80 56.61 90 34.52 25 88.45 86 2.34
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 54 75.44 78 31.35 10 15.86 74 54.53 15 89.89 61 83.15 7 86.78 35 59.34 36 87.39 100 1.09
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL 55 75.22 5 49.98 20 13.00 48 68.72 71 81.28 63 82.99 98 37.49 2 94.66 84 83.21 51 5.11
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 56 75.17 84 29.96 68 7.77 5 97.29 58 82.88 66 82.89 97 43.67 82 40.68 85 83.10 41 6.08
Columbus, OH 57 75.16 45 37.59 36 10.50 41 73.32 16 89.56 84 80.77 50 66.88 94 25.39 78 83.77 17 9.92
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 58 75.06 70 32.77 64 8.01 36 75.11 70 81.39 91 78.99 23 78.09 99 25.08 99 77.85 9 16.34
Chattanooga, TN-GA 59 75.04 72 32.55 73 7.39 13 86.01 55 83.46 71 82.48 81 56.07 61 45.45 60 85.23 63 3.98
Pittsburgh, PA 59 75.04 38 38.64 14 14.71 62 63.92 67 81.87 87 80.27 63 62.23 57 46.26 29 87.73 12 14.39
Dayton, OH 61 74.96 55 36.23 89 5.69 41 73.32 74 80.39 94 78.04 14 80.89 94 25.39 95 80.64 11 14.67
Wichita, KS 62 74.92 40 38.47 56 8.49 56 68.46 85 76.45 72 82.46 43 70.13 68 44.09 28 87.88 16 10.27
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 63 74.82 37 38.67 22 12.75 70 59.05 24 88.40 74 81.88 13 83.35 75 41.65 82 83.49 64 3.77
Richmond, VA 64 74.79 32 39.55 7 21.00 67 60.97 20 89.08 44 84.92 60 64.00 66 44.85 67 84.73 74 3.14
Lancaster, PA 65 74.62 67 33.34 58 8.35 62 63.92 91 74.06 46 84.44 6 87.18 57 46.26 68 84.67 36 6.58
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 66 74.52 91 25.88 96 4.66 48 68.72 95 68.97 39 85.34 59 64.83 2 94.66 58 85.44 20 9.46
Greensboro-High Point, NC 67 74.35 31 39.61 74 7.32 39 74.74 44 84.69 82 80.91 70 60.43 85 38.64 66 84.81 30 7.66
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 68 74.31 68 33.12 62 8.20 74 54.53 68 81.86 14 88.24 5 90.01 35 59.34 89 82.19 99 1.10
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 69 73.70 49 36.95 66 7.96 74 54.53 7 91.98 43 85.20 32 73.34 35 59.34 65 84.83 96 1.37
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 70 73.68 25 41.26 17 13.79 66 63.07 35 85.05 54 83.69 73 59.60 67 44.36 76 83.87 33 6.95
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 71 73.53 48 37.16 37 10.32 92 43.50 18 89.17 42 85.25 56 64.98 10 93.61 32 87.58 62 4.01
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 72 73.38 16 44.06 8 17.20 85 52.96 6 92.21 80 81.13 68 61.36 49 56.49 48 86.38 87 2.32
Syracuse, NY 73 73.31 87 29.08 70 7.56 92 43.50 42 84.74 76 81.47 39 71.04 10 93.61 40 86.97 13 13.31
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 74 73.07 85 29.95 79 6.72 74 54.53 54 83.71 36 85.54 12 83.37 35 59.34 77 83.82 80 2.99
Honolulu, HI 75 72.89 74 32.39 29 11.18 68 60.88 40 84.81 50 83.99 40 70.63 56 46.33 19 89.26 98 1.22
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 76 72.69 83 30.20 82 6.56 92 43.50 57 82.99 44 84.92 22 78.66 10 93.61 47 86.57 76 3.10
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 77 72.66 90 26.77 86 5.99 19 84.93 63 82.61 57 83.17 95 44.30 72 42.36 18 89.36 56 4.35
Rochester, NY 78 72.56 86 29.68 85 6.15 92 43.50 47 84.54 69 82.55 24 77.83 10 93.61 59 85.36 44 5.77
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 79 72.53 80 30.87 47 9.25 36 75.11 69 81.66 97 77.49 72 59.98 99 25.08 100 75.21 7 19.64
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 80 72.35 36 38.74 15 13.96 98 36.90 41 84.78 75 81.64 15 80.34 17 76.53 35 87.50 69 3.46
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 81 72.34 96 20.77 87 5.85 20 83.76 99 62.40 3 94.58 100 21.46 23 67.54 1 100.00 18 9.83
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 82 72.11 81 30.51 19 13.12 92 43.50 64 82.14 78 81.27 48 67.32 10 93.61 44 86.71 32 7.39
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 83 72.10 53 36.53 13 14.76 72 57.59 62 82.70 83 80.80 45 69.02 80 40.69 72 84.15 39 6.48
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 84 71.88 44 37.96 3 29.34 86 51.53 39 84.85 73 81.99 75 58.79 65 44.91 52 86.11 88 2.24
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 85 71.82 19 43.34 30 11.15 41 73.32 79 78.68 96 77.55 77 57.61 94 25.39 95 80.64 28 8.20
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 86 71.51 73 32.49 57 8.37 89 51.13 75 79.88 62 83.05 11 83.94 71 43.11 31 87.68 68 3.54
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 87 71.46 66 33.61 27 11.43 74 54.53 21 89.00 41 85.29 76 57.66 35 59.34 88 82.35 55 4.45
El Paso, TX 88 71.14 95 21.10 99 3.43 20 83.76 94 72.42 20 87.23 99 25.36 23 67.54 2 99.09 61 4.06
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 89 70.68 69 33.06 51 9.07 62 63.92 77 79.48 86 80.28 89 52.20 57 46.26 40 86.97 19 9.49
New Haven-Milford, CT 90 70.30 64 33.78 38 10.22 98 36.90 49 84.31 90 79.33 20 78.88 17 76.53 27 88.20 85 2.44
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 91 69.88 12 44.57 6 22.81 92 43.50 27 87.44 68 82.56 94 45.97 33 59.94 52 86.11 93 1.75
Baltimore-Towson, MD 92 69.71 57 36.03 40 9.86 87 51.32 23 88.52 65 82.91 65 61.72 79 40.94 45 86.70 92 1.83
Modesto, CA 93 68.78 94 21.57 93 4.99 74 54.53 88 75.78 79 81.24 46 67.89 35 59.34 79 83.76 24 8.85
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 94 68.60 99 17.84 98 4.00 74 54.53 86 76.09 8 89.92 51 66.68 35 59.34 79 83.76 77 3.07
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA 95 68.59 82 30.21 16 13.82 88 51.27 29 87.13 89 79.38 74 59.43 55 47.04 70 84.59 79 3.02
Worcester, MA 96 68.54 88 28.95 81 6.68 90 50.38 32 86.24 98 77.46 71 60.39 46 59.18 39 87.05 45 5.44
Stockton, CA 97 68.36 98 18.11 95 4.84 74 54.53 90 74.48 57 83.17 79 56.98 35 59.34 64 84.84 10 14.72
Springfield, MA 98 67.80 92 25.18 66 7.96 90 50.38 25 88.24 92 78.71 83 55.15 46 59.18 54 85.99 50 5.18
Fresno, CA 99 67.46 97 20.75 94 4.94 74 54.53 92 73.89 48 84.16 86 54.39 35 59.34 43 86.79 27 8.35
Bakersfield, CA 100 67.25 100 15.48 100 3.21 74 54.53 87 75.83 21 87.20 84 55.00 35 59.34 14 90.76 53 4.62