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FT-Nikkei ranking
WEIGHT
Workforce and talent
20
Openness
10
Business environment
18
Foreign business needs
18
Quality of life
15
Investment trends
15
Aftercare
4

Methodology

We made a few changes to improve our ranking this year. This means there may be more than one reason that a city has changed position. Read our full methodology here.

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#CITIESColumn with rank changes from last yearSTATEColumn with links to view city scores
1Houston
+4
Texas
72
2Pittsburgh
+13
Pennsylvania
70
3Plano
+10
Texas
69
4Irving
+20
Texas
69
5Dallas
+1
Texas
68
6Miami
-5
Florida
68
7Austin
+7
Texas
67
8Charlotte
-1
North Carolina
66
9Greensboro
+11
North Carolina
66
10Seattle
+26
Washington
66
Houston, TX
+4
Score out of 100
Workforce and talent
68/100
Openness
80/100
Business environment
64/100
Foreign business needs
100/100
Quality of life
47/100
Investment trends
73/100
Aftercare
69/100