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Austin is again one of the top cities to earn a living in. It still has a positive job growth and many businesses starting up all the time.

Top 10 Cities to Earn a Living

The best cities to earn a living are those that have plenty of companies doing business in high-paying, growth industries.

Combine that with a high-quality business environment, job growth, and a low cost of living and you get a select-few locations
where the pay check is generous and the cost of necessities like food and housing is modest.

Here are the top 10 cities where Forbes magazine says this is the economic reality now and the conditions are likely to get
even better as health care, technology, and energy draw more employees into their ranks:

1. Dallas
2. Houston
3. Minneapolis
4. Austin, Texas
5. Washington, D.C.
6. St. Louis
7. Seattle
8. Atlanta
9. Kansas City, Mo.
10. Denver

Source: Forbes, Francesca Levy (09/03/2009)