OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma
Population: 610,613
Unemployment: 4.3 percent
Median home price: $185,000
OKC is a place that certainly gives a person a lot of job options and businesses lots of incentives to hire new talent. Consider that the city is home to nearly 19,000 small businesses, nearly twice the national average. Cost of living is lower than the national average and the local quality jobs incentive program offers cash back to companies that create new positions that pay better than the local average wage.