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These 3 FL Cities Ranked Among Best For Gen Z Grads

Redfin and Glassdoor partnered to rank the best big, medium and small U.S. metro areas for college graduates.

Miami, Palm Bay and Panama City were recently ranked among the nation’s top cities 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, Santa Fe and Panama City were ranked the best small cities.

In addition to top-ranked Palm Bay and Panama City, Miami was ranked ninth among the big cities.

Redfin listed the average early career earnings and typical starter home price for each ranked city. The numbers for the Florida cities are:

Read more about the ranking from Redfin.

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