Despite the fact that the top 100 small cities ranked in WalletHub’s 2018 Best & Worst Small Cities to Start a Business report cover multiple states, Arizona did not make the cut.
The first Arizona city to be ranked on WalletHub is San Luis at 151, followed by Prescott at 227, Sierra Vista at 236, Prescott Valley at 261, Florence at 313, Casa Grande at 330, Flagstaff at 351, and Maricopa at 394.
WalletHub compared the business-friendliness of more than 1,200 small-sized cities and used three key dimensions; the business environment which received 50 points, access to resources which had 25 points, and business costs had 25 points. The cities considered for the report have a population between 25,000 and 100,000 residents.
Although Arizona’s small cities did not show up in the top 100 in the overall score, the report also used more specified categories like the highest human-resource availability where Arizona small cities San Luis was ranked No. 1 and Yuma ranked No. 5.
Arizona’s small cities did not make an appearance in the bottom 50 of the list either. The lowest listed Arizona small city is Oro Valley at 1,081.
The top 10 best small cities to start a business in order are Holland, Michigan; St. George, Utah; Aberdeen, South Dakota; Wilson, North Carolina; Cheyenne, Wyoming; Clearfield, Utah; Ogden, Utah; Bismarck, North Dakota; Bozeman, Montana; and Fort Myers, Florida.
The 10 worst small cities to start a business in order are Suisun City, California; Eastvale, California; Saratoga, California; Belmont, California; Crofton, Maryland; Norco, California; Pacifica, California; Westfield, New Jersey; Potomac, Maryland; and Wilmette, Illinois.
