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Originally posted by AKA2D '91
1. Seattle, WA
51.3
$46,650 (8)
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Originally posted by mccoyred
Most of these cities are big college towns (although I am a little surprised at Seattle being number 1) so the populations include professors, administrators and students at the universities. If the town is small and the % of university-related residents is high, of course, they will appear on this list!
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It's because of Microsoft... Only because of Microsoft... And maybe Boeing and Weyerhauser. But mainly because of Microsoft...
And Seattle is an international port city. Meaning there is a huge Asian population here. Some for generations, others newly immigrated. Most are highly educated--like doctors and engineers that are working toward another higher degree. So like MD's working on a Ph.D., etc.
Take out the university system and Microsoft, you'd have an agricultural community, still--much like Spokane, WA.
Amazing Portland didn't make the cut... So much for the Columbia River Valley... And they have Nike Corp. over there...