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MILKEN INSTITUTE - BEST PERFORMING CITIES TOP 10 FOR 2017 - Salt Lake City CSA

Isaac Riddle Reports - Full Article @
https://www.buildingsaltlake.com/sal...orming-cities/

...The Milken Institute evaluated 400 regions designating around just under 200 as large metros and the rest as small metros, between 50,000 and 250,000 people. All of Utah’s five metro areas ranked in the top 30 (top 15 percent overall) best performing cities in the large and small metro categories. The Ogden-Clearfield metro ranked 28th on the index. For small metros St. George ranked second just behind first-place Bend-Redmond, Oregon and Logan ranked 24th...


The Provo Metro ranked first in the Milken Institute’s Best-Performing Cities Index. Image courtesy the Milken Institute.


The Salt Lake Metro ranked 10th in the Milken Institute's Best-Performing Cities Index. Image courtesy the Milken Institute.

Originally Posted by asies1981

Salt Lake and Provo again have a strong showing in the Milken Institute's best-performing cities index.

Great feather in the cap for the Wasatch Front. Thanks for reporting Isaac. I was also impressed that the Milken Institute ranked Provo MSA #1 and Salt Lake City MSA #4 for best metros for Seniors.

...More than 80 percent of Americans age 65-plus live in metropolitan areas,1 and nearly 90 percent of older adults in the U.S. want to age in their homes and communities.2 Thus, the "Best Cities for Successful Aging" index is not intended to identify the locales to which older adults should retire. Instead, the index and report are designed to highlight the nation's most livable metropolitan areas—those that enable an optimal quality of life for their aging citizens.

"Cities are on the front lines of the largest demographic shift in history," said Paul Irving, Chairman of the Center for the Future of Aging. "Lifespans are extending into eight, nine, and ten decades, and older adults increasingly are seeking lifelong engagement and purpose. They expect their cities and communities to support their changing needs."

To evaluate the metropolitan areas that foster the best overall quality of life for older adults, the Milken Institute utilized public data--83 indicators across nine categories. These categories included general livability, health care, wellness, financial security, living arrangements, employment, education, transportation and convenience, and community engagement...

2017 "Best Cities for Successful Aging" Rankings

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...300423392.html


Rankings – Large Metros


1..Provo, UT


2..Madison, WI


3..Durham-Chapel Hill, NC


4..Salt Lake City, UT



5..Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA


6..Austin-Round Rock, TX


7..Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA


8..Jackson, MS


9..Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH


10..San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

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