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Waltham Named One of Best Small Cities to Start a Business in the Country
Consumer finance site NerdWallet just published its report of the best cities in which to start a business.
Looking to start a business, and debating on the area?
You might consider Waltham.
According to a recently published report by consumer finance site NerdWallet, alongside Entrepreneur.com, Waltham came in at number 12 on the list of the top small cities in which to start a business. NerdWallet and Entrepreneur took a look at 463 U.S. cities with populations of 50,000 to 100,000 to determine where the best opportunities existed.
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Alpharetta, GA, came in at number one on the list, followed by Redmond, WA, and Wilmington, DE.
According to data, Waltham has a population of 61,321 with 6,221 businesses in the city.
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NerdWallet determined its rankings by crunching census data based on business climate (average revenue, percentage of businesses with paid employees and businesses per 100 people), and local economic health (median income, median housing costs and unemployment rate).
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