NWA Named Nation’s Best Performing Large Metro Springdale’s metropolitan area – the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA – has been ranked the #1 Best-Performing Large Metro in the United States for 2026 after consistently placing in the top 15 large cities every year since 2021. The 2026 index and rankings are primarily based on data from 2024 with […]
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Region Ranked 7th Best Performing Cities
Springdale’s metropolitan area – the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA – has been ranked the 7th Best-Performing City in the United States for 2024. The Best-Performing Cities’ (BPC) large cities list, compiled annually by the Milken Institute, includes the 200 most populous US metropolitan areas. Large cities are further divided into five tiers based on their relative […]
Region Named 10th Best Place to Live
Northwest Arkansas has been named as the 10th-best place to live in the United States for 2023-24. The annual ranking is conducted by U.S. News and World Report. “Our region has been ranked in the Top 10 of this ranking for eight consecutive years,” said Chamber president Bill Rogers. “That speaks to both the high […]