Ten Comeback Cities

Forbes.com: America's Comeback Cities

Forbes.com used IRS data to locate counties that were losing net migrants in 2005 and that either gained them in 2010 or stemmed their losses dramatically. Migration figures refer to the net members of taxpaying households that moved into and out of these counties in the years ending in April. See Forbes interactive migration map.

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Ten Comeback Cit... Forbes.com used IRS data to locate counties that were losing net migrants in 2005 and that either gained them in 2010 or stemmed their losses dramatically. Migration figures refer to the net members of taxpaying households that moved into and out of these counties in the years ending in April. See Forbes interactive migration map.

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New Orleans New Orleans, La. (Orleans Parish)
2005: net loss of 6,543 members of taxpaying households
2010: net gain of 7,459

Hurricane Katrina's refugees are returning to the Big Easy, and fewer people are leaving than before the storm. See New Orleans migration.

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Denver Denver, Colo. (Denver County)
2005: net loss of 7,437
2010: net gain of 2,965

Denver's suburbs pushed far into the prairie during the housing bubble; the area's core attracted workers during the recession. See Denver migration.

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Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Penn. (Allegheny County)
2005: net loss of 9,877
2010: net loss of 967

Steel City has reinvented itself as an education and health care hub, with below-average unemployment to show for it. Net migration was positive in 2009. See Pittsburgh migration.

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Boston Boston, Mass. (Suffolk County)
2005: net loss of 15,774
2010: net loss of 7,400

Suffolk County is still losing taxpayers on balance to migration, but its low unemployment and storied institutions have drawn a new wave of inbound migrants from across the Northeast. See Boston migration.

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Philadelphia Philadelphia, Penn.
2005: net loss of 13,481
2010: net loss of 5,675

Like Boston, Philadelphia continues to lose migrants, but saw many more in-migrants and many fewer out-migrants in 2010 than in 2005. See Philadelphia migration.

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Washington D.C. Washington, D.C.
2005: net loss of 6,237
2010: net gain of 1,513

A newly revitalized urban center—and plentiful government-driven jobs—have drawn a young generation of workers to the capital. See Washington, D.C. migration.

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El Paso El Paso, Texas (El Paso County)
2005: net loss of 3,848
2010: net gain of 3,423

This border city has thrived by providing a safe haven from the violence across the Rio Grande in Ciudad Juarez. See El Paso migration.

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Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minn. (Hennepin County)
2005: net loss of 13,061
2010: net loss of 6,227

Minnesota's most populous county continues to lose taxpayers on balance, but inbound migration has grown, attracted to a region whose diverse economy has kept unemployment low throughout the recession, and to a vibrant city center. See Minneapolis migration.

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Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisc. (Milwaukee County)
2005: net loss of 11,834
2010: net loss of 5,025

Many fewer people are leaving Milwaukee than in 2005, and more people are moving in, though the balance was still outward in 2010. See Milwaukee migration.

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Arlington Arlington, Va.
2005: net loss of 5,676
2010: net gain of 509

The innermost Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C. benefited from strong job growth in the capital region, and from dense new developments near Metro stations that offer quick access by rail to the city center. See Arlington migration.

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