Massachusetts
Top 100 finalists
City Population
Newton 83,200
Other cities
City Population
Barnstable Town 49,318
Boston 575,959
Brockton 97,056
Brookline 58,456
Cambridge 102,740
Chicopee 55,291
Fall River 94,124
Framingham 65,859
Haverhill 60,053
Lawrence 73,882
Lowell 104,540
Lynn 90,726
Malden 56,631
Medford 55,350
New Bedford 95,204
Peabody 49,305
Quincy 89,766
Somerville 77,012
Springfield 152,382
Taunton 58,334
Waltham 60,308
Weymouth 53,932
Worcester 178,545
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Massachusetts companies
FORTUNE: Best to work for
Company Best Companies
2006 Rank
Boston Consulting Group 11
Nixon Peabody 49
Genzyme 51
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FORTUNE 500
Company F500 rank
Mass. Mutual Life Insurance 92
Raytheon 97
Liberty Mutual Insurance Group 102
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Biggest employers
Company Employees
Umass Memorial Hospitals Inc 8,683
State Street Bank & Trust Company 7,619
Brigham And Women's Hospital Inc, The 7,500
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Top earning cities
  Median household income
Greenwich, CT $112,493
Cupertino, CA $110,518
San Ramon, CA $109,500
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Hottest cities
  Avg. high temp
in July (°F)
Avondale, AZ 107.6°F
Glendale, AZ 107.6°F
Peoria, AZ 107.6°F
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Priciest homes
  Median price
Newport Beach, CA $1,362,500
Greenwich, CT $1,129,000
Santa Barbara, CA $979,500
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Most educated
  % residents with
graduate degrees
Arlington, VA 35.7%
Davis, CA 34.6%
Brookline, MA 32.5%
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Most singles
  % single residents
Bloomington, IN 58.2%
New Brunswick, NJ 54.6%
College Station, TX 54.3%
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Youngest
  Median age
Jacksonville, NC 22.90
Provo, UT 23.28
New Brunswick, NJ 24.16
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