2021’s Best Large Cities to Start a Business – WalletHub Study

4/27/21

With two in three small business owners saying 2020 was their hardest year ever, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2021’s Best Large Cities to Start a Business, as well as accompanying videos.

In order to help aspiring entrepreneurs maximize their chances for long-term prosperity, WalletHub compared 100 U.S. cities across 21 key indicators of startup viability. The data set ranges from the five-year business-survival rate to COVID-19 cases to office-space affordability.
Best Large Cities to Start a Business
1. Laredo, TX11. Atlanta, GA
2. Durham, NC12. St. Petersburg, FL
3. Lubbock, TX13. Reno, NV
4. Orlando, FL14. Dallas, TX
5. Boise, ID15. Winston-Salem, NC
6. Charlotte, NC16. Colorado Springs, CO
7. Raleigh, NC17. Jacksonville, FL
8. Austin, TX18. Kansas City, MO
9. Fort Worth, TX19. Nashville, TN
10. Tampa, FL20. Irvine, CA

Best vs. Worst
  • Toledo, Ohio, has the lowest average annual rent for office space, $11.93 per square foot, which is 6.7 times cheaper than in San Francisco, the city with the highest at $80.22 per square foot.
  • Detroit has the lowest labor costs (median annual income), $30,894, which is 4.3 times lower than in Fremont, California, the city with the highest at $133,354.
  • Laredo, Texas, has the lowest cost-of-living index, 79.00, which is 2.5 times lower than in Honolulu, the city with the highest at 198.60.
  • Miami and Hialeah, Florida, have the most startups per 100,000 residents, 244.10, which is three times more than in Toledo, Ohio, the city with the fewest at 81.97.


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