Forbes says that State College, PA is one of the best small metropolitan places in America to work and live (number 9). Forbes is right.
The best metro areas to launch a business or a career often revolve around universities that offer a diverse, educated work force and, especially when they are far from big cities, relatively low costs. Such regions — Raleigh, Austin and Ann Arbor among them — are also attractive places to live, judging by the patterns of migration.
Kurt Badenhausen. “Best Places For Business.” Forbes. 7 May 2004. <www.forbes.com/2004/05/05/04bestplacesland.html> (20 May 2004).