12 US Cities Doing The Best Economically Right Now

11. Burlington – South Burlington, VT

Composite score: 25

Most of northeastern states are highly developed, and so is Vermont. Burlington – South Burlington metropolitan area has had a median real GDP per capita income of $54,454 for the last two available years. Unemployment rate as of November 2015 amounts to only 2.7%, and 10.5% of people live under the poverty line. This might seem like much, but considering that American average for poverty is 15.8%, while that for the state of Vermont is 12.3% – Burlington is still doing well.