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Top 10 Most Tech-Friendly
- Seattle
- San Francisco Bay Area
- Los Angeles
- Austin, Texas
- Orlando, Fla.
- Raleigh-Durham
- Pittsburgh
- New York City
- Boston
- Washington, D.C.
In order to rate cities on their technology access and geek friendliness, Wired magazine combined several factors, including stores that sell tech gadgets, availability of free wireless Internet access, technology jobs, highly ranked engineering schools, and the presence of an "active geek community." The magazine concluded that the list above constitutes America's "top tech towns".
Top 10 Best Internet Access
- Seattle
- Atlanta
- Washington, D.C.
- Orlando, Fla.
- Boston
- Miami
- Minneapolis
- Denver
- New York City
- Baltimore
Forbes assembled this list of American cities with the best Internet access based on connection speed and wireless access. The scores rank cities based on the number of residents with high-speed Internet and the number of companies providing that access. In addition, they take into account the number of public wireless hot spots in each city.
Top 10 Overall Technology Performances
- Seattle
- Orlando, Fla.
- Washington, D.C.
- San Francisco
- Atlanta
- Boston
- Los Angeles
- New York City
- Minneapolis
- Pittsburgh
The above cities had to either appear on both technology lists or to rank very highly on one of them. The details of how the scores that led to this ranking were calculated can be found in the note below.
Not all of the above lists were created using conventional statistical or scientific methods, therefore their validity could be suspect. Scientific American gathered the lists from several online sources. To earn a place on the "overall performance" list, cities had to make repeat appearances on multiple lists, and earned points based on their rankings. Each city's points were added up to arrive at the overall score.
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Add CommentWay to go Seattle!!! I knew I should've bought that house there when I had the chance. It must be a good feeling being at the top of all the good tec lists.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisRock on Orlando! So much tech development and growth happening here in strong and emerging industries like simulation, digital media, biotech. Great creative and scientific talent here too. If you just think of Orlando for our theme parks and tourism, you'd be surprised to know just how much else is here.
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