SmartAsset gathered data from the U.S. Census Bureau to rank each city according to the percent of women who hold bachelor’s degrees, the median earnings for women with full-time jobs, the percent of women-owned businesses, the unemployment rate, housing costs as a percent of women’s earnings and the percent of women who earn at least $75,000.
Here is Smart Asset’s ranking of the 10 cities where women are the most successful, with women’s median earnings for each of the top cities.
1. Arlington, Va. — $80,265
2. Scottsdale, Ariz. — $56,640
3. Madison, Wis. — $44,621
4. San Francisco — $71,655
5. Alexandria, Va. — $66,831
6. Raleigh, N.C. — $46,878
7. Minneapolis — $47,353
8. Washington, D.C. — $65,060
9. Plano, Texas — $51,926
10. Denver —$48,003
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