Average Travel Time to Work - 2008

Ranked Lowest to Highest by Average Travel Time in Minutes

Metro Area	Average Travel Time to Work
Buffalo	21.1
Salt Lake City	22.3
Milwaukee (metro)	22.4
Kansas City	22.9
Columbus	23.0
Cleveland	24.0
Cincinnati	24.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul	24.4
Indianapolis	24.5
San Jose	24.5
Raleigh	24.8
Charlotte	25.0
Portland	25.3
St. Louis	25.4
San Antonio	25.4
Pittsburgh	25.7
Nashville	26.0
Detroit	26.4
Orlando	26.9
Baltimore	29.6
Chicago	31.6
Source: American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau

ACCRA Cost of Living Index - Third Quarter 2009

Ranked Lowest to Highest Cost of Living Index Value

Comparable Area	Cost of Living Index U.S. Average = 100
Indianapolis	87.6
Houston	88.2
St. Louis	89.8
Pittsburgh	90.4
Cincinnati	90.5
Dallas	91.0
Columbus	94.3
Charlotte	94.5
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater	94.8
Atlanta	95.4
Kansas City	96.3
Phoenix	96.3
Cleveland	98.7
Orlando	98.8
Milwaukee (metro)	101.1
Detroit	103.8
Denver	104.3
Miami-Dade County	106.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul	109.1
Chicago	112.3
Portland	113.6
Baltimore	120.9
Seattle	121.7
Philadelphia	123.7
Boston	130.6
San Diego	133.7
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria	138.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach	140.7
San Jose	153.1
San Francisco	162.9
New York (Manhattan)	214.7
Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index

Crime Rate - 2006

Ranked Lowest to Highest by Total Crimes per 100,000 Population

Metro Area	Violent Crimes per 100,000 Population	Property Crimes per 100,000 Population	Total Crimes per 100,000 Population
Pittsburgh	359.9	2,334.6	2,694.5
San Jose	316.6	2,717.3	3,033.9
Buffalo	512.6	2,929.2	3,441.8
Cleveland	459.7	3,130.8	3,590.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul (partially estimated)	399.8	3,534.7	3,934.5
Portland-Vancouver	323.8	3,644.6	3,968.4
Cincinnati	364.7	3,690.6	4,055.3
St. Louis	566.1	3,731.2	4,297.3
Baltimore	823.8	3,482.9	4,306.7
Detroit	757.0	3,593.6	4,350.6
Milwaukee (metro)	579.6	3,926.5	4,506.1
Nashville	857.7	3,842.0	4,699.7
Indianapolis	546.9	4,175.9	4,722.8
Kansas City	595.9	4,176.0	4,771.9
Columbus	426.3	4,699.5	5,125.8
Salt Lake City	345.4	4,849.9	5,195.3
Orlando	879.2	4,321.0	5,200.2
San Antonio	497.0	5,103.2	5,600.2
Charlotte (partially estimated)	603.6	5,248.1	5,851.7
Chicago	NA	NA	NA
Source: FBI, Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Statistics

Fortune 500 Headquarters per 100,000 Population - 2009

Ranked Highest to Lowest by Number of Fortune 500 HQs per 100,000 Population

Metro Area	Fortune 500 HQs	Metro Population	Fortune 500 HQs per 100,000 Population
San Jose	13	1,819,198	0.7146
Minneapolis-St. Paul	18	3,229,878	0.5573
Charlotte	8	1,701,799	0.4701
Cincinnati	9	2,155,137	0.4176
Milwaukee Region	8	2,014,032	0.3972
Cleveland	8	2,088,291	0.3831
Pittsburgh	8	2,351,192	0.3403
Detroit	15	4,425,110	0.3390
Columbus	6	1,773,120	0.3384
Chicago	29	9,569,624	0.3030
St. Louis	7	2,816,710	0.2485
San Antonio	5	2,031,445	0.2461
Nashville	3	1,550,733	0.1935
Indianapolis	3	1,715,459	0.1749
Kansas City	3	2,002,047	0.1498
Baltimore	3	2,667,117	0.1125
Orlando	2	2,054,574	0.0973
Raleigh	1	1,088,765	0.0918
Portland	2	2,207,462	0.0906
Salt Lake City	1	1,115,692	0.0896
Buffalo	0	1,124,309	0.0000
Source: Fortune Magazine & MMAC Calculations

Per Capita Personal Income

Ranked Highest to Lowest by 2007 Per Capita Income

Metro Area	2002	2007	Percent chg. 2002 to 2007
San Jose	45,726	59,338	29.8%
Minneapolis-St. Paul	37,871	46,752	23.5%
Baltimore	35,877	45,887	27.9%
Chicago	35,527	44,346	24.8%
Pittsburgh	32,270	41,206	27.7%
Milwaukee Region	33,101	39,990	20.8%
Raleigh	33,150	39,373	18.8%
St. Louis	32,609	39,278	20.4%
Charlotte	33,207	39,231	18.1%
Kansas City	32,768	39,222	19.7%
Detroit	34,650	39,009	12.6%
Cleveland	32,192	38,963	21.0%
Nashville	31,912	38,851	21.7%
Portland	32,270	38,842	20.4%
Indianapolis	32,978	38,455	16.6%
Cinncinnati	31,776	37,782	18.9%
Columbus	32,211	37,428	16.2%
Salt Lake City	29,223	36,008	23.2%
Buffalo	28,443	35,038	23.2%
Orlando	27,525	34,528	25.4%
San Antonio	27,077	33,845	25.0%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Performing Arts Groups per 100,000 Population - 2007

Ranked Highest to Lowest by Number of Arts Groups per 100,000 Population

Metro Area	No. of Arts Groups	Metro Population	Arts Groups per 100,000 Population
Nashville	330	1,520,160	21.71
Orlando	104	2,028,669	5.13
Minneapolis-St. Paul	151	3,197,620	4.72
Chicago	365	9,496,853	3.84
Milwaukee Region	69	2,003,218	3.44
Pittsburgh	77	2,354,159	3.27
Portland	64	2,166,491	2.95
Indianapolis	48	1,692,737	2.84
Salt Lake City	30	1,095,362	2.74
Buffalo	30	1,126,513	2.66
San Jose	45	1,786,355	2.52
Baltimore	66	2,663,805	2.48
Cleveland	50	2,094,885	2.39
Raleigh	24	1,043,961	2.30
San Antonio	42	1,984,921	2.12
Kansas City	41	1,981,480	2.07
Columbus	35	1,753,010	2.00
Charlotte	30	1,646,431	1.82
St. Louis	50	2,805,465	1.78
Cincinnati	38	2,143,824	1.77
Detroit	74	4,457,523	1.66
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & MMAC Calculations