"The top five markets were the same as last year: San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Toronto, Washington, D.C. and New York, with Toronto moving up one spot to #3. Markets that moved up most in rank were Dallas/Ft. Worth, Philadelphia, South Florida and Milwaukee (+4 spots), and Vancouver, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Orlando, Edmonton and Houston (+3 spots). Austin moved up one spot to the sixth position. Markets that moved down most in rank were Madison (-6 spots) and Raleigh-Durham and Quebec City (-5 spots)."

"Austin, Seattle and Denver were the most concentrated millennial markets with about one-quarter of their population in this cohort, above the 20.5% U.S. national average. The highest concentration of Gen Z population was in Madison, Salt Lake City and Virginia Beach."

"For underrepresented race/ethnic groups, the most diverse large tech talent markets were Tampa, Boston and Salt Lake City, while the most diverse small tech talent markets were Pittsburgh, Jacksonville and Virginia Beach. The least diverse large markets were Los Angeles/Orange County, Houston and Austin, while the least diverse small markets were San Antonio, Inland Empire and Madison."

"For females, diversity was well below the office-using benchmark for all markets. The most diverse large tech talent markets were Washington, D.C., San Francisco Bay Area and Portland. The most diverse small markets were Madison, Sacramento and Jacksonville."

"For underrepresented race/ethnic groups, the most diverse markets for tech degree graduates were South Florida, San Antonio, Inland Empire, Houston and Orlando (Figure 23). The least diverse markets were Madison, Columbus, Cincinnati, Detroit and Raleigh-Durham."

"Due in part to exchange rates, Edmonton, Toronto, Vancouver and Waterloo in Canada provide the best value when it comes to cost and quality, followed by Madison, Pittsburgh and Detroit in the U.S."