Washington Ranked Best Large City For Gen Z Grads

WASHINGTON, DC — Washington was recently ranked the nation’s top large city for new college graduates.

Redfin and Glassdoor partnered to rank the best big, medium and small U.S. metro areas for graduates based on 13 indicators across career opportunity, housing affordability and urban quality of life.

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The best three big cities were Washington, Omaha and Boston, respectively. New Orleans, Palm Bay and Wichita took the top spots in the mid-size category, while Springfield, Illinois, Santa Fe and Panama City were ranked the best small cities.

Average annual early-career earnings in Washington come out to $79,857, while the price of a typical starter home is $320,000, according to Redfin, which noted housing in the nation's capital is more affordable than in many other large coastal cities.

“Students graduate from Georgetown or George Washington University, and they stay because there are so many job prospects," Redfin Premier agent Andre Margutti told the real estate website. "Or they graduate from school in an entirely different part of the country, and they move here for the same reason."

Read more about the ranking from Redfin.