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Started 3 years ago by Central City Recording
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Central City Recording
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SNUBBED! But Indy, Cleveland, Cincy are all in the top 5?
full story @ http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/05/13/cb.top10.cities.grads/index.html

According to Apartments.com and CBcampus.com, the top 10 cities for new grads are:

1. Indianapolis
Average rent:* $625
Popular entry-level categories:** sales, customer service, health care

2. Philadelphia
Average rent: $1,034
Popular entry-level categories: sales, customer service, management

3. Baltimore
Average rent: $1,130
Popular entry-level categories: sales, customer service, health care

4. Cincinnati
Average rent: $691
Popular entry-level categories: sales, customer service, health care

5. Cleveland
Average rent: $686
Popular entry-level categories: sales, marketing, customer service

6. New York
Average rent: $1,548
Popular entry-level categories: sales, customer service, admin-clerical

7. Phoenix
Average rent: $747
Popular entry-level categories: sales, customer service, marketing

8. Denver
Average rent: $877
Popular entry-level categories: sales, customer service, health care

9. Chicago
Average rent: $1,133
Popular entry-level categories: sales, marketing, customer service

10. San Antonio
Average rent: $696
Popular entry-level categories: sales, customer service, management

Posted 3 years ago #
anillo
Marzipan City
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I'm almost surprised they didn't put Detroit on there...

Posted 3 years ago #
joev
Merion Village
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Ugh - entry level sales or customer service is nothing worth relocating for! I feel bad for anyone starting out right now!

Posted 3 years ago #
Daz
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The list is based on the ranking of the top U.S. cities with the highest concentration of young adults (age 20 -- 24) from the U.S. Census Bureau (2006), inventory of jobs requiring less than one year of experience from CBcampus.com (2009) and the average cost of rent for a one bedroom apartment from Apartments.com (2009).

Um... that inventory of jobs requiring less than one year of experience is really a faulty measuring stick.

Posted 3 years ago #
Tenzo
Chicago Lakeshore
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Central City Recording wrote >>

2. Philadelphia
Average rent: $1,034
Popular entry-level categories: sales, customer service, management

9. Chicago
Average rent: $1,133

having lived in both those cities tells me they are pulling the data out their @ss

Posted 3 years ago #
HeySquare
German Village
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That seems kind of low for Chicago.

What is the going rate in Philly these days? My friends always seemed to have reasonably-priced places, but not everyone wants a third floor walk up.

Posted 3 years ago #
joev
Merion Village
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It shocked me that rents in Baltimore and Chicago were listed as almost equal...

Posted 3 years ago #
HeySquare
German Village
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And using apartments.com seems a bit off... looking at the Columbus listings shows only large apartment complexes, most in the suburbs.

Posted 3 years ago #
JonMyers
HCMC ✈
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These lists are always a load of BS to me.

Posted 3 years ago #
HeySquare
German Village
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at least they described their method. The worst ones are where they just give results without showing method.

It could be a survey of one person!

Posted 3 years ago #
JonMyers
HCMC ✈
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@hey - Just bothers me that somehow "the top" is the same for everyone. They might as well put your horoscope up there.

Posted 3 years ago #
HeySquare
German Village
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Horoscope is probably more accurate... Particularly given how they measured "best".

Posted 3 years ago #