Market Scope

Bluegrass 2010 Rankings

#2 The Best Cities for Education - Parenting Magazine

#3 Best Places to Retire - CNN Money

#5 The Best Cities for Families - Parenting Magazine

#5 The Best Markets fir Single Family Home Investment - Wall Street Journal 

#5 Top Medium Sized US Cities for Entrepreneurs - Grasshopper Group

#5 Best Real Estate Market Buy - MSN Real Estate

#6 Top Metros - Low Cost Manufacturing Centers - Business Facilities

#7 Percent pop. over age 25 with an Advanced degree among cities over 250,000 - US Census 2009 ACS

#7 Best Cities In Terms of Business Costs - KPMG Competitive Alternatives

#7 Top 10 Metros - Quality of Life - Business Facilities

#8 2010 Best-Preforming Cities: Biggest Gainers - Milken Institute

#8 The Best Large Cities to Bank In - gobankingrates.com

#9 The Best Places For Business And Careers - Forbes

#13 Percent of pop. over age 25 with at least a Bachelor's degree among cities over 250,000 - US Census 2009 ACS

#14 Best Mid-Sized Cities for Job Growth - New Geography

#41 Bike-Friendly Cities - Bicycle Magazine

INCOME GROWTH (Per Capita Personal Income Growth)

WAGES BY INDUSTRY (Average Weekly Wages)

MAJOR EMPLOYERS

POPULATION
The US Bureau of the Census, 2000 Census results measure out population at 260,512 and estimate the 2006 population to be 270,789. These numbers confirm growth of more than 35,000 people over the last decade, a growth rate of 15.60%. Population experts often cite our superior quality of life as the main reason for the rapid growth.

COST OF LIVING (Participating Cities, Third Quarter 2007)