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Houston
Cost of Living
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Named
#1 Best City to Live, Work and Play
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These ten great places will only get better.
Our approach
this year to picking the ten best cities in which to live and
work was simple: Look for places with strong economies and
abundant jobs, then demand reasonable living costs and plenty
of fun things to do. When we ran the numbers, some of the names
that popped up made us do a double take at first. So we hit
the road to meet movers, shakers and regular folks, experience
the ambience and take in the sights.
#1 Houston
Population: 5,542,048
Population Growth Since 2000: 14.9%
Percentage of Workforce in Creative Class: 31.3%
Cost-of-Living Index: 88.1 (100 being national average)
Median Household Income: $50,250
Income Growth Since 2000: 13.1% |
– Yahoo! ® FINANCE [click to see full article]
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Houston is the only city on our list that manages to have a lower-than-average cost of living and higher-than-average nursing salaries. |
This lively urban area, the fourth largest city in the U.S., is home to Texas Medical Center, the largest medical facility in the world. The complex employs more than 65,000 health care professionals and treats more than five million patients each year. In total, Houston is home to 95 hospitals (including an above-average number of Magnet hospitals) and 36 educational institutions that offer degrees specializing in the health sciences. The area also has a large and growing Hispanic population.
Demographics:
White 56.7%
African American 23.5%
Hispanic/Latino (of any race) 42.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander 5.8%
Future Trends:
Demand for nurses in Texas will increase an estimated 57% from the year 2000 to 2020. |
– Minority Nurse, Winter 2007
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