Mickey Mouse is making a comeback.

Orlando attracted 57 million visitors last year, up from 43 million in 2009.

Yet while nearly one-third of the area's jobs are tied to the tourism industry, other industries are expanding here too, namely tech.

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The city is a leader in the growing field of modeling and simulation. It's also a major industrial site with Lockheed Martin (LMT), General Dynamics (GD) and Siemens (SI) all running production lines there.

And with median home prices of around $155,000, nearly every working family can afford to buy a home.