Municipal Markets: American City Confidence Index
The below ranking shows which U.S. cities investors would invest in, if they were publicly traded on stock exchanges.
| Ranking | City | State |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fort Worth | Texas |
| 12 | Santa Fe | New Mexico |
| 13 | Fort Collins | Colorado |
| 14 | Jacksonville | North Carolina |
| 15 | Newport Beach | California |
| 16 | Lynchburg | Virginia |
| 17 | Boulder | Colorado |
| 18 | Macon | Georgia |
| 19 | North Charleston | South Carolina |
| 20 | Jersey City | New Jersey |
| 21 | Trenton | New Jersey |
| 22 | Manchester | New Hampshire |
| 23 | Pueblo | Colorado |
| 24 | Albuquerque | New Mexico |
| 25 | Norfolk | Virginia |
| 26 | Portland | Oregon |
| 27 | Newark | New Jersey |
| 28 | North Las Vegas | Nevada |
| 29 | Abilene | Texas |
| 30 | Bridgeport | Connecticut |
| 31 | Madison | Wisconsin |
| 32 | Portsmouth | Virginia |
| 33 | Topeka | Kansas |
| 34 | New York | New York |
| 35 | Torrance | California |
| 36 | Boca Raton | Florida |
| 37 | Orlando | Florida |
| 38 | Portland | Maine |
| 39 | Santa Clara | California |
| 40 | Concord | North Carolina |
| 41 | Newton | Massachusetts |
| 42 | Albany | Georgia |
| 43 | Newport News | Virginia |
| 44 | Savannah | Georgia |
| 45 | Alexandria | Virginia |
| 46 | Columbus | Georgia |
| 47 | Compton | California |
| 48 | Raleigh | North Carolina |
| 49 | Provo | Utah |
| 50 | Santa Clarita | California |
| 51 | Toledo | Ohio |
| 52 | Troy | Michigan |
| 53 | Lynn | Massachusetts |
| 54 | Lynwood | California |
| 55 | Santa Monica | California |
| 56 | Norman | Oklahoma |
| 57 | Tracy | California |
| 58 | Tulsa | Oklahoma |
| 59 | West Palm Beach | Florida |
| 60 | Fort Smith | Arkansas |
| 61 | Kalamazoo | Michigan |
| 62 | Alameda | California |
| 63 | Jackson | Mississippi |
| 64 | Johns Creek | Georgia |
| 65 | Broken Arrow | Oklahoma |
| 66 | Brooklyn Park | Minnesota |
| 67 | Concord | California |
| 68 | Denver | Colorado |
| 69 | Fontana | California |
| 70 | Miami | Florida |
| 71 | Quincy | Massachusetts |
| 72 | Santa Ana | California |
| 73 | Virginia Beach | Virginia |
| 74 | Akron | Ohio |
| 75 | Corpus Christi | Texas |
| 76 | Hartford | Connecticut |
| 77 | Las Vegas | Nevada |
| 78 | Los Angeles | California |
| 79 | Santa Maria | California |
| 80 | Seattle | Washington |
| 81 | Corona | California |
| 82 | Hollywood | Florida |
| 83 | San Antonio | Texas |
| 84 | Asheville | North Carolina |
| 85 | Brockton | Massachusetts |
| 86 | Clearwater | Florida |
| 87 | Folsom | California |
| 88 | Fort Wayne | Indiana |
| 89 | Joliet | Illinois |
| 90 | Kansas City | Kansas |
| 91 | Kansas City | Missouri |
| 92 | Memphis | Tennessee |
| 93 | Miami Beach | Florida |
| 94 | Reading | Pennsylvania |
| 95 | San Diego | California |
| 96 | St. Petersburg | Florida |
| 97 | Wilmington | North Carolina |
| 98 | Winston-Salem | North Carolina |
| 99 | Anchorage | Alaska |
| 100 | Bryan | Texas |
| 101 | Costa Mesa | California |
| 102 | Dallas | Texas |
| 103 | Jonesboro | Arkansas |
| 104 | McAllen | Texas |
| 105 | Melbourne | Florida |
| 106 | San Francisco | California |
| 107 | Schenectady | New York |
| 108 | Sugar Land | Texas |
| 109 | Waco | Texas |
| 110 | Allen | Texas |
| 111 | Atlanta | Georgia |
| 112 | Berkeley | California |
| 113 | Buffalo | New York |
| 114 | Danbury | Connecticut |
| 115 | Deltona | Florida |
| 116 | Fremont | California |
| 117 | Long Beach | California |
| 118 | Manteca | California |
| 119 | Mount Vernon | New York |
| 120 | Napa | California |
| 121 | Pasadena | California |
| 122 | Scottsdale | Arizona |
| 123 | Scranton | Pennsylvania |
| 124 | Yuma | Arizona |
| 125 | Austin | Texas |
| 126 | Bethlehem | Pennsylvania |
| 127 | Bloomington | Indiana |
| 128 | Charleston | South Carolina |
| 129 | Chicago | Illinois |
| 130 | City and County of Honolulu | Hawaii |
| 131 | Cranston | Rhode Island |
| 132 | Fairfield | California |
| 133 | Fresno | California |
| 134 | Gainesville | Florida |
| 135 | Green Bay | Wisconsin |
| 136 | Lakeland | Florida |
| 137 | Mount Pleasant | South Carolina |
| 138 | Naperville | Illinois |
| 139 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania |
| 140 | Racine | Wisconsin |
| 141 | Redwood City | California |
| 142 | Santa Rosa | California |
| 143 | Schaumburg | Illinois |
| 144 | Shreveport | Louisiana |
| 145 | Stamford | Connecticut |
| 146 | Tampa | Florida |
| 147 | Vancouver | Washington |
| 148 | Yonkers | New York |
| 149 | Youngstown | Ohio |
| 150 | Alhambra | California |
| 151 | Ann Arbor | Michigan |
| 152 | Billings | Montana |
| 153 | Bolingbrook | Illinois |
| 154 | Brownsville | Texas |
| 155 | Buena Park | California |
| 156 | Burbank | California |
| 157 | Cape Coral | Florida |
| 158 | Colorado Springs | Colorado |
| 159 | Dayton | Ohio |
| 160 | Duluth | Minnesota |
| 161 | Erie | Pennsylvania |
| 162 | Eugene | Oregon |
| 163 | Glendale | Arizona |
| 164 | Hampton | Virginia |
| 165 | Irving | Texas |
| 166 | Kent | Washington |
| 167 | Killeen | Texas |
| 168 | Lawrence | Massachusetts |
| 169 | Livermore | California |
| 170 | Mesquite | Texas |
| 171 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin |
| 172 | Minneapolis | Minnesota |
| 173 | Nashville-Davidson | Tennessee |
| 174 | New Haven | Connecticut |
| 175 | Oakland | California |
| 176 | Palm Coast | Florida |
| 177 | Plano | Texas |
| 178 | Pompano Beach | Florida |
| 179 | Port St. Lucie | Florida |
| 180 | Richmond | Virginia |
| 181 | Rock Hill | South Carolina |
| 182 | Rockford | Illinois |
| 183 | Round Rock | Texas |
| 184 | Syracuse | New York |
| 185 | Tuscaloosa | Alabama |
| 186 | Washington | District of Columbia |
| 187 | Amarillo | Texas |
| 188 | Anaheim | California |
| 189 | Apple Valley | California |
| 190 | Appleton | Wisconsin |
| 191 | Arlington | Texas |
| 192 | Birmingham | Alabama |
| 193 | Burlington | Vermont |
| 194 | Chattanooga | Tennessee |
| 195 | College Station | Texas |
| 196 | Columbia | South Carolina |
| 197 | Davie | Florida |
| 198 | Deerfield Beach | Florida |
| 199 | Durham | North Carolina |
| 200 | Escondido | California |
| 201 | Fall River | Massachusetts |
| 202 | Fayetteville | North Carolina |
| 203 | Fishers | Indiana |
| 204 | Garland | Texas |
| 205 | Greensboro | North Carolina |
| 206 | Henderson | Nevada |
| 207 | Hialeah | Florida |
| 208 | High Point | North Carolina |
| 209 | Huntington Beach | California |
| 210 | Inglewood | California |
| 211 | Irvine | California |
| 212 | Knoxville | Tennessee |
| 213 | Lafayette | Indiana |
| 214 | Lake Charles | Louisiana |
| 215 | Lakewood | California |
| 216 | Lowell | Massachusetts |
| 217 | Norwalk | California |
| 218 | Omaha | Nebraska |
| 219 | Palm Bay | Florida |
| 220 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania |
| 221 | Pleasanton | California |
| 222 | Rancho Cucamonga | California |
| 223 | Rapid City | South Dakota |
| 224 | Reno | Nevada |
| 225 | Rochester | New York |
| 226 | Salt Lake City | Utah |
| 227 | South Bend | Indiana |
| 228 | Springfield | Massachusetts |
| 229 | St. George | Utah |
| 230 | Sunrise | Florida |
| 231 | Tallahassee | Florida |
| 232 | Tempe | Arizona |
| 233 | Tyler | Texas |
| 234 | Waukesha | Wisconsin |
| 235 | Whittier | California |
| 236 | Baltimore | Maryland |
| 237 | Baton Rouge | Louisiana |
| 238 | Bellingham | Washington |
| 239 | Cambridge | Massachusetts |
| 240 | Camden | New Jersey |
| 241 | Cary | North Carolina |
| 242 | Champaign | Illinois |
| 243 | Charleston | West Virginia |
| 244 | Chino Hills | California |
| 245 | Cincinnati | Ohio |
| 246 | Clarksville | Tennessee |
| 247 | Cleveland | Ohio |
| 248 | Daly City | California |
| 249 | Dearborn | Michigan |
| 250 | Des Moines | Iowa |
