10 Best Northern California Towns to Start Your Next Small Business

Date: August 04, 2015

Starting a new small business in California? Then according to a new survey by NerdWallet, Norther California might be the place to set up shop.

NerdWallet analyzed 177 places in Northern California with populations of 10,000 and above, and distilled that list to just the top 10 cities.

“Northern California’s economic epicenter is the San Francisco Bay Area,” according to NerdWallet. “Eight of the top 10 cities on our list are in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.”

1. Emeryville

2. South San Francisco

3. Grass Valley

4. Burlingame

5. Palo Alto

6. Fremont

7. Monterey

8. Los Gatos

9. Walnut Creek

10. Mill Valley

For additional information, view the rest of the results here.

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