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Top 100 finalists
City
Population
Hoover
67,500
Other cities
City
Population
Birmingham
234,008
Decatur
54,182
Dothan
58,617
Huntsville
165,791
Mobile
190,935
Montgomery
195,908
Tuscaloosa
75,644
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State
No. of
finalists
Alabama
1
Alaska
0
Arizona
3
Arkansas
1
California
6
Colorado
4
Connecticut
2
Delaware
0
District of Columbia
0
Florida
4
Georgia
0
Hawaii
0
Idaho
1
Illinois
4
Indiana
1
Iowa
3
Kansas
3
Kentucky
0
Louisiana
0
Maine
1
Maryland
2
Massachusetts
1
Michigan
5
Minnesota
4
Mississippi
0
Missouri
3
Montana
0
Nebraska
2
Nevada
1
New Hampshire
1
New Jersey
5
New Mexico
2
New York
2
North Carolina
2
North Dakota
2
Ohio
2
Oklahoma
3
Oregon
3
Pennsylvania
1
Rhode Island
2
South Carolina
1
South Dakota
0
Tennessee
1
Texas
10
Utah
3
Vermont
0
Virginia
3
Washington
1
West Virginia
0
Wisconsin
4
Wyoming
0
Alabama companies
FORTUNE 500
Company
F500 rank
Regions Financial
354
Saks
362
AmSouth Bancorp.
554
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Biggest employers
Company
Employees
Nasa Marshall Space Flight Center
3,500
Mobile Infirmary Association
2,938
Infirmary Health System Inc
2,900
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Top earning cities
Median household income
Greenwich, CT
$112,493
Cupertino, CA
$110,518
San Ramon, CA
$109,500
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Hottest cities
Avg. high temp
in July (
°
F)
Avondale, AZ
107.6
°
F
Glendale, AZ
107.6
°
F
Peoria, AZ
107.6
°
F
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Priciest homes
Median price
Newport Beach, CA
$1,362,500
Greenwich, CT
$1,129,000
Santa Barbara, CA
$979,500
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Most educated
% residents with
graduate degrees
Arlington, VA
35.7%
Davis, CA
34.6%
Brookline, MA
32.5%
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Most singles
% single residents
Bloomington, IN
58.2%
New Brunswick, NJ
54.6%
College Station, TX
54.3%
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Youngest
Median age
Jacksonville, NC
22.90
Provo, UT
23.28
New Brunswick, NJ
24.16
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