北卡罗来纳州罗利

    这个城市是Red Hat、Etix等科技公司的总部所在地，还拥有杜克大学（Duke University）和北卡罗来纳州大学（University of North Carolina）等数家知名大学。这座城市比大多数美国城市都更从容地度过了上一次经济衰退，而且正如城市研究理论家理查德•佛罗里达指出的那样，经济衰退之后的几年来，很多人涌入了这个城市。罗利在2009-2012年人口增长最迅速的十大大都市地区中位列第二名。期间，这个地区的人口年化增长率为2.3%，仅次于得克萨斯州奥斯汀2.92%的增幅。Trulia的数据显示，罗利在售房屋半数以上（69%）在中等收入美国人的承受范围之内。

    Raleigh, N.C.

    The city is home to tech firms, including Red Hat (RHT) and Etix, as well as several prestigious universities, from Duke University to the University of North Carolina. It rode out the Great Recession better than most other U.S. cities, and as urban studies theorist Richard Florida points out, many flocked to the city in the years following the recession. Raleigh ranks second among the top 10 largest metros with the biggest population growth between 2009 and 2012. During that period, its population grew at an annualized rate of 2.3%, just below Austin, Texas, which grew by 2.92%. More than half (69%) of homes for sale in Raleigh are affordable to middle-income Americans, according to Trulia.