Those of us who live near or in San Antonio know the following facts, but we hope that people thinking about moving here know.
This information based on large metro areas comes from Forbes.com some of it is fun and some of it is just good information.
- San Antonio #16 for Best Place for Business and Careers
- #15 for Cost of Doing Business - that is its cheaper to do business here then some of the other metro areas.
- #82 for cost of living
- #52 for income growth
- #27 for job growth
- #6 for projected job growth
- #30 for migration (that's not birds)
- #15 for Best City for Singles
The median household income is $47,460 with a growth of 3.8% per year with a median home price of $152,200.
- 4.7% unemployment
- Metro Area Population is 2,032,000
Billionaires in the area are Charles Butt & family of HEB Grocery fame, Chistopher Goldsbury, Pace Picante Sauce and Red McCombs (auto dealerships, started Clear Channel Communications, former Minnesota Vikings owner.
Course right now with the heat and the humidity, I could say let's all move to the someplace a little more temperate, but all in all this is a great place to live.
I like to think San Antonio will continue to draw nice paying jobs. Jobs mean growth across the board and is good for the entire area.