MSA: Austin-Round Rock, TX
2015 Population growth rate: 3.15%
2016 (Projected) pop. growth rate: 1.56%
Job growth rate: 3.28%
Unemployment: 3.34%
2015 Gross Metro Product growth: 3.22%
Median pay: $66,000
Pictured: Sixth Street in downtown Austin during the South By Southwest Music Festival 2015. (Photo by Gary Miller/FilmMagic)