See where Baton Rouge is ranked on list of best-performing large cities in US

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A report by the Milken Institute discovered the top 200 best-performing small and large cities in the United States.

According to the Milken Institute, the report took into account labor market performance, high-tech impact, and access to economic opportunities.

Over 400 cities in the U.S. were included in the ranking and were broken down into five different tiers. The top-ranked cities would be placed in tier one and the bottom-ranked cities would be placed in tier five, according to the report.

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Baton Rouge is ranked 155th out of the 200 best-performing large cities in the U.S. According to the report, Baton Rouge improved its ranking from 2023, when it was ranked 194th out of the 200 U.S. cities.

The best-performing large city in the U.S., based on the report, was Austin-Round Rock, Texas and the best-performing small city was Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Check out the top 10 best-performing large cities in the U.S.

1. Austin-Round Rock, Texas

2. Raleigh, North Carolina

3. Boise City, Idaho

4. Salt Lake City, Utah

5. Provo-Orem, Utah

6. Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, Tennessee

7. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Arkansas, Missouri

8. Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas

9. Olympia-Tumwater, Washington

10. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, North Carolina, South Carolina

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