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Ogden Ranked Second Best City
Friday, August 10, 2007 - 04:38 AM
Ogden Ranked Second Best City For Relocating Families! In the 2007 report from Worldwide ERC and Primacy Relocation, Ogden is ranked second in the small city market for best cities for relocation. “This report is yet another confirmation that around the country, Ogden is recognized as a great place to live”, stated Mayor Godfrey. The report states, “Best Cities for Relocating Families focuses on the ease with which a family can move to a new city and settle into a new life.
Utilizing current data on the 150 most populous MSAs and encompassing nearly 50 factors important to relocating families, the report provides businesses, families, and the national media with one convenient resource for detailed information. The study is conducted in collaboration with Bert Sperling’s Best Places. This year’s report put increased emphasis on the real estate market, which is currently one of the most significant issues in relocation.
Key criteria include:
• Home prices
• Indexed home affordability
• Appreciation rates
• Property taxes
• Rent costs
Primacy and Worldwide ERC® have continued to expand its analysis of economic, educational, quality of life, and climate factors. New categories for 2007 include recreation and leisure, arts and culture, air quality, watershed quality, sales tax, unemployment rates, job growth, area educational levels, school expenditures per student, students in public school, SAT/ACT percentile, and population growth. The final rankings represent one of the most sophisticated comparative research studies available on how location affects a family’s relocation success, according to their report.
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