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Greater Baltimore State of the Region Report 2011
Baltimore Metropolitan Council
Greater Baltimore State of the Region Report

2011
Produced Jointly by
Greater Baltimore Committee Charles O. Monk, Chair Donald C. Fry, President & CEO Baltimore Metropolitan Council Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Chair Larry Klimovitz, Executive Director
Data Analysis by
Regional Economic Studies Institute Towson University
About the Greater Baltimore Committee The Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC) is the regions business leadership organization. It serves as a catalyst for action and initiatives to strengthen the regions business climate. The GBC also serves as an advocate for business in government and civic venues. Its top strategic priorities include nurturing a competitive business environment to attract new businesses and to expand existing business; developing and promoting a comprehensive and efficient regional transportation system; building a highly trained and educated workforce to meet the needs of the 21st century knowledge-based economy; and providing programs and services to GBC members that enhance their community involvement and open doors for new business opportunities.
About the Baltimore Metropolitan Council The Baltimore Metropolitan Council (BMC) is an organization of the elected executives of Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford and Howard counties. It is committed to identifying regional interests and developing collaborative initiatives to improve the regions quality of life and economic vitality. BMC provides technical support to the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board, and is also engaged in economic and demographic research, computer mapping, air and water quality programs, cooperative purchasing and rideshare coordination.
Table of Contents
Introduction .........................................................1 Summary of Findings ............................................4 Demographics & Market Characteristics .............11 Population ....................................................12 Market, Income and Area ............................15 Economy ............................................................19 Employment Sectors.......................................20 Employment Growth by Sector.......................24 Tourism and Conventions ............................27 Innovation and Productivity ........................29 Commercial Real Estate ...............................30 Education & Workforce........................................33 Transportation ....................................................37 Auto .............................................................38 Commute ......................................................39 Public Transportation ...................................40 Air Travel ....................................................41 Quality of Life......................................................43 Cost of Living .....................................................43 Homeownership ............................................44 Health Care ..................................................45 Arts, Culture and Recreation ........................47 Community ..................................................47 Social Distress and Crime .............................48 Energy ..........................................................50 Air Quality and Climate ..............................51 Government .................................................52
Introduction
The Greater Baltimore State of the Region 2011 report examines the relative health and economic performance of our region as compared to a group of metropolitan economies throughout the United States. This report is the latest edition of reports starting in 1998 and updated in 2000, 2003, 2005, and 2007. This 2011 edition is a joint initiative between the Greater Baltimore Committee, the regions premier business leadership organization, and the Baltimore Metropolitan Council. The project was launched in 1997 with counsel and input from the Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies. This report offers baseline and followup information on key measurements of the regions economic health and business climate. Its purpose is to provide an objective look at our regions competitive advantages and challenges as we work to develop regional strategies for success in the national and global economies.
The U.S. Bureau of the Census definition of the Baltimore Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is used in this report, and identifies the Greater Baltimore region as Baltimore City, and the surrounding counties of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard, and Queen Annes. The terms metropolitan area and region are used interchangeably throughout this report. Since the purpose of this report is to provide a resource for strengthening the business climate of Greater Baltimore, data from the Greater Baltimore region and the Washington, D.C. region are measured separately in most cases. We recognize, however, that the two are also widely recognized as an economically powerful combined metropolitan statistical area that comprises one of the nations largest markets and we support business and government teamwork to strengthen the business climate of the combined region.
Metropolitan Areas Studied in the 2011 State of the Region Report

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The most up-to-date, nationally Each of the regions counties has published data and information grown, developed, and evolved. Since The most up-to-date, sources covering metropolitan regions nationally published data and 2000, the population of the region have been used in this report. The has grown by more than 157,000 perinformation sources covering results provide a context for framing sons. The region has remained highly metropolitan regions have key questions about our community. competitive and is a leader in many been used in this report. The of the indicators tracked. Key indicators How does the Greater Baltimore region compare to other regions as where the Greater Baltimore region results provide a context for a place to live, work, and operate a framing key questions about has improved its ranking among the business? What does the data suggest our community. How does regions studied since the last State of about where we are and where we the Region report in 2007 include: the Greater Baltimore region are going? Is the Greater Baltimore Per Capita Personal Income; from region well positioned to participate compare to other regions 6th to 4th fully and competitively in the present as a place to live, work, and Median Household Income; from and future economy? What do we 4th to 3rd operate a business? What need to do to improve our ability to does the data suggest about College Education Attainment compete in the global economy? (persons 25 years and older); from where we are and where we There have been numerous 14th to 8th are going? changes since the first report. The The growth and development breadth, scope, and number of indiof the region has come at a price cators have increased. Additionally, while most of the though. Greater Baltimore has become a more benchmark regions have remained the same, several congested and costly place to live. The region now have changed either due to the ability to update the has one of the longest commuting times for all of indicators or because the definitions for metro areas the comparison metro areas. Homeownership have changed. rates have decreased from 72.9 percent in 2006 to Significant changes have also occurred within 66.6 percent in 2010. The median home price has the region since 1998. Many of the suburban counties dropped from $274,100 to $246,100 from 2008 to looked very different than now. Howard County has 2010. In 2007, the Greater Baltimore region was one become one of the top places to live and wealthiest of the more expensive places to live with a cost of counties in the nation and Anne Arundel has grown living 18 percent above the national average. Today, through the continued development of BWI Thurgood the region remains among the more expensive places Marshall Airport and the defense contracting and to live with a cost of living nearly 19.3 percent above high technology businesses. Harford County the national average. has and will continue to grow due to Aberdeen These changes, both positive and negative Proving Ground. Carroll County has grown with its represent opportunities and challenges as we work increasing residential base. Baltimore County has seen to shape the development of the region. Through significant change in many of its communities including regional cooperation and promoting the region as a Towson, Owings Mills, Hunt Valley, White Marsh, whole, the Greater Baltimore metro area will be able and Middle River. Baltimore City has experienced to shape its future and compete both nationally significant change in the growth and development and globally. of housing, businesses, and residents now locating within its neighborhoods. From 2000 to 2010, Baltimore Citys population loss slowed dramatically.
Selecting Regions for Comparison Twenty metropolitan regions, including Baltimore, were selected from across the country in order to compare a wide variety of factors that relate to the economy and quality of life. The metropolitan areas studied include some of the fastest growing, most dynamic regions in the nation, along with some older metropolitan areas that are going through economic transition. Metro areas studied in the 2011 State of the Region Report: Atlanta, GA Austin, TX Baltimore, MD Boston, MA Charlotte, NC Cleveland, OH Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Denver, CO Indianapolis, IN Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN Philadelphia, PA Pittsburgh, PA Portland, OR Raleigh, NC Richmond, VA San Diego, CA St. Louis, MO Seattle, WA Tampa, FL Washington, D.C.
strengthening regional ties and collaboration will benefit the entire region. The Baltimore Metropolitan Council compiled the data in this report with assistance from the Greater Baltimore Committee. The data was compiled between February 2011 and June 2011. The data was reviewed and analyzed by the Regional Economic Studies Institute of Towson University (RESI) and a team from all three organizations. The Greater Baltimore Committee managed production, composition and editing of this report. Major changes since the 2007 State of the Region Report include: New and changed tables: Several tables and one new section have been added to this years report: Top 20 Metro Areas by Population. Top 20 Metro Areas by Median Household Income. New Economy Index. Average Scores in National Assessment of Educational Progress, Science. Postsecondary Awards in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Health Insurance Coverage. Within Quality of Life, a new subsection on Energy includes three tables: Price of Electricity. Price of Natural Gas. Alternative Energy Use. Deleted tables: Two tables from the previous State of the Region Report have been removed due to availability of data or non-comparability: Transit Farebox Recovery. Financial Practices of Charities.
The largest U.S. metropolitan areas, such as New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, were not included because their size would dramatically skew the comparison. This report presents a set of indicators published by credible third parties that are important to gauge the health and performance of urban regions. The indicators do not tell us why something is the way it is, nor do they provide a detailed explanation of the conditions we are examining. The Greater Baltimore State of the Region project brings together the goals and interests of the Greater Baltimore Committee and the Baltimore Metropolitan Council. The two organizations share the belief that
Summary of Findings
Baltimore Metro Area Top Five Rankings

Indicator Rank
By Daraius Irani, Ph.D., Director The Regional Economic Studies Institute, Towson University
Academic Research and Development Expenditures Change in Housing Starts Best Hospitals Cancer Hospitals Office Lease Rates Non-Central Business District Health Care Cost of Living Physicians Local Government Units 2007 Local Government Units per 100,000 Population 2007 Per Capita Personal Income Percentage Change 2007-2009 Women Owned Firms Median Household Income Manufacturing Employment Change 2006-2008 vs. 2008-2010 Transportation Ranking New Economy Index Black or African-American Owned Firms Population Density Transit Ridership Bus 2010 Per Capita Personal Income 2009 Suicide Rate 2008 (from lowest to highest) Educational and Health Services Employment (as percent of total) 2008 and 2010 Government Employment (as percent of total) 2008 and 2010 Total Non-Farm Employment Change 2006-2008 vs. 2008-2010 High Tech Employment Change 2007 vs. 2009 Total Air Passengers Change 2007 and 2009 Workers 16 and Older Using Public Transportation Transit Ridership Heavy Rail 2010 Transit Ridership Per Capita 2010 Health Insurance Families with income below poverty rate (from lowest to highest)
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Baltimore Metro Area Bottom Five Rankings

Indicator Rank
Manufacturing Employment (as percent of total) 2008 and 2010 Traffic Congestion: Annual Wasted Fuel per Auto Commuter 2009 Traffic Congestion: Annual Delay per Auto Commuter 2009 Average Travel Time to Work Roadway Miles Per Capita 2008 Infant Mortality Rate Violent Crime 2009 Land Area Convention Center Size 2009 Information and Technology Employment (as percent total) 2008 and 2010 Wholesale and Retail Trade Employment (as percent total) 2008 and 2010 Manufacturing: Total Value Added 2007 Property Crime Percent Change 2007 to 2009
Demographics that focused on racial traits have been omitted. Rankings that are in the bottom, such as land area, could be considered strengths.
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As the nation slowly recovers from the worst economic downturn since World War II, a few disheartening facts are emerging. First, the nation lost over eight million jobs throughout the recession and failed to create nearly three million jobs to keep pace with population growth for a total job loss of nearly eleven million. Second, housing values continue to struggle to find a bottom, further delaying economic recovery. Third, firms are unwilling to hire new employees, relying instead on productivity gains to accommodate increases in demand. Fourth, while the fiscal stimulus was successful in the sense that it prevented further job losses, it clearly was not a success in terms of stimulating economic growth. Finally, in light of the fiscal stimulus and the debt and deficit crisis, there does not seem to be the political will to increase government spending beyond what is necessary, which further slows the nascent economic recovery. All of these factors will have an impact on the Greater Baltimore regions economy and in some cases the impact of these facts will be disproportionate. It has often been said that the regions economy is based on Eds, Meds, Feds, and Beds, and in the darkest period of the economic downturn, these sectors kept the region from falling further into the economic abyss. However, with the fiscal challenges at the federal level and at the state and local level, the Greater Baltimore region may be entirely more vulnerable than its benchmark regions. Specifically, the three largest sectors of the Greater Baltimore regions economy government, education and healthcare are either directly or indirectly dependent on the federal government. What is important to establish from the rankings provided is whether or not the groundwork for a sustainable economic recovery is present in the region. The proximity to Washington, D.C. has been both a blessing and a curse for the region. It has provided numerous well-paying, secure jobs which have attracted well-educated households to the region. However, a disproportionate share of the regions workforce is
employed directly by the federal government, and a large portion of the regions small- and mediumsized businesses are contracting with the federal government to provide essential services. Additionally, while billions of dollars in federal grants and expenditures have enabled the regions universities to achieve world rankings in numerous basic research fields, the regions share of commercialization is near the bottom when compared to other states and regions. Overview of Rankings While these rankings are important measures of the regions performance, it should be noted that the rankings are relative rather than absolute. As a result, the Greater Baltimore region may not be performing as badly in some of the categories as the sample regions. Of the 109 categories measured in this report, the
Positive Change in Rank
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Greater Baltimore region achieved top five rankings in 30 categories. Conversely, the region ranked in the bottom five in 13 categories. Some factors, such as racial demographic make-up, should not be evaluated as being either strengths or weaknesses. On the other hand, some rankings, such as land area and average temperature, could be considered strengths. Changes from the 2007 Report The changes in rankings from the 2007 State of the Region Report reflect characteristics of a region that has remained relatively economically strong during the recovery from the recent economic downturn, as increased personal income rankings attest. The regions increasing transit use and transportation rankings, especially in the light rail sector, suggest that Greater Baltimore region has a solid base upon which to continue transportation infrastructure improvements. The attraction of a highly skilled labor force is evident in this years rankings, as Greater Baltimore remains competitive with the surrounding regions job market. The fluctuation in rankings continues to underscore the challenges in transitioning from a manufacturing employment base to one driven by service and knowledge-based sectors such as government, education, and healthcare. The Greater Baltimore regions strong government employment base continues to reflect the regions proximity to Washington, D.C. The government sectormore specifically, federal governmentis a major employer for the Greater Baltimore region and one of the few industries to post a positive growth rate since the 2007 report. Region at a Crossroad As the nation begins the arduous task of recovery, the Greater Baltimore Region finds itself at a crossroads. Despite the nationwide economic downturn, the region staved off sharp increases in unemployment compared to many of the benchmark regions. Employment in the Greater Baltimore region contracted between 2008 and 2010 by 1.6 percent, a rate comparatively lower than that of benchmark regions such as St. Louis (-2.4 percent) and Cleveland
Housing Starts Total Manufacturing Employment Manufacturing Employment Change 2006-2008 vs. 2008-2010 Financial Activities Employment Growth 2006-2008 vs. 2008-2010 Education and Health Svs. Employment Change 2006-2008 vs. 2008-2010 Professional and Business Services Employment Change 2006-2008 vs. 2008-2010 Wholesale and Retail Trade Employment Change 2006-2008 vs. 2008-2010 Government Employment Change 2006-2008 vs. 2008-2010 Leisure and Hospitality Employment Change 2006-2008 vs. 2008-2010 Manufacturing Productivity Value Added per Worker 2007 Change in Office Vacancy Rate 2006-2008 and 2008-2010 Median Home Prices 2008 and 2010 Government Employment (as percent of total) 2008 and 2010 Office Vacancy Rate Health Care Cost
18 to 11 16 to 14 15 to 3 16 to 14 15 to 12 13 to 6 16 to 12 13 to 4 13 to 11 13 to 10 10 to 6 15 to 14 6 to 5 7 to 6 13 to 2
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Financial Activities Employment (as percent of total) 2008 and 2010 Information Employment Change 2006-2008 vs. 2008-2010 Annual Unemployment Rate Education and Health Services Employment as Percent of Total Non-Farm Employment 2010 vs. 2008 Leisure and Hospitality Employment (as percent total) 2008 and 2010 Office Vacancy Rate Downtown 2008 and 2010
12 to 14 2 to 6 4 to 6 4 to 5 14 to 15 11 to 14
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Key Locations Around the Baltimore Metropolitan Area
(-3.2 percent). The only sectors posting positive changes in employment were high tech and government. Sectors such as professional and business services and financial activities saw modest declines, while manufacturing saw the most significant decline to date. The regions modest annual contraction in employment reflects its dependency on the government sector. Instead of posting employment declines similar to those of the benchmark regions, Maryland continued to thrive in a comparative sense primarily due to federal government employment growth. The federal government employment base is second only to the education and health services sector. In 2010, 18.2 percent of the regions employment was concentrated in federal government, and 18.7 percent was located in the education and health services sector. Looking ahead, the Greater Baltimore region will need to carefully consider its approach to its economic future. The region can continue to encourage the trend of a growing federal government sector and hope that this will continue to generate more jobs within the region through Base Realignment and
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Closure (BRAC) and/or the creation of new federal agencies. Conversely, it could follow new initiatives to break the state and region from dependency on federal government employment. Initiatives such as Invest Maryland and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education and workforce development, as well as growth of the biotechnology sector and the green economy will help the region stand on its own amid the slow recovery and build for future economic growth. Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) The movement of several military installations into Maryland from bases outside the region as a result of BRAC Commission decisions has helped cushion the effects of the economic downturn within the state. Numerous contractors have opened new offices around Aberdeen Proving Ground and Fort Meade. By September 2011, it is estimated that BRAC will have brought approximately 22,000 on-base and embedded contractor jobs into the area. An additional 23,000 indirect and induced jobs will be supported as a result, though the timing of these jobs may or may not coincide with the arrival of the on-base or
embedded contractor jobs. The effects of the recession may reduce this latter number. However, with BRAC, the Cyber-Security Command, and the National Security Agency, the region is becoming a center for cyber-related jobs and business opportunities, though heavily oriented towards the federal government. In light of the ongoing budget debate, this orientation may expose the region to a degree of uncertainty in terms of economic growth. The strong presence of the federal government in the region has driven economic opportunities for the private sector, but it has been at the expense of the private sector not necessarily pursuing nongovernmental opportunities. The movement of mainly high-skilled jobs will be welcomed and presents a challenge to the regions educational institutions to ensure that the students of today are well prepared to fill these positions. The Greater Baltimore region has a strong foundation upon which to organically create and provide the needed personnel through nationally ranked universities. With a high school educational attainment rate of more than 85 percent, Maryland is a prime
candidate for future high-skilled and high-tech industries. The influx of jobs related to BRAC will encourage the inclusion of programs focusing on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) into the regions educational curriculum as Maryland rises to meet the demand for this new workforce. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) The region continues to buckle under the combined weight of slow recovery and job growth decay. The influx of BRAC and BRAC-related jobs has helped stave off further declines, but the need for highly skilled employees is still present. Implementing educational programs to strengthen skills and knowledge in technology, science, engineering, and math fields among K-12 students will ensure that the regions workforce can meet the current and future needs of both established and developing industries within the region. While Marylands public schools consistently rank in the top tier of all public schools in the nation, some graduates still need remediation in both math and English. Marylands labor force faces several challenges. Specifically, some portion of the
Colleges and Universities of the Baltimore Metropolitan Area
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labor force is lacking middle skills, furthering the challenges of promoting economic growth in the region. To overcome these challenges, an investment, such as certifications in specific fields like engineering and technology support, needs to be made within educational programs. Although challenges remain, the implementation of programs to foster student growth in company-specific programs attracted more than 13,000 students in 2010 alone. The STEM Coalitions continued grant support of Maryland school systems can help the region become competitive with other benchmark regions by focusing curriculum around core principles and innovation within these fields. To date, all of Marylands 24 counties are currently receiving grants from STEM to foster programs in robotics, professional development in STEM-related curriculum, and scholarships in engineering and science for Maryland students. Ten of Marylands counties are directly affected by BRAC, so programs reinforcing science, technology, engineering, and math in the classrooms further cultivate the highly-skilled workforce that will be needed in the near future. STEM programs can bridge the gap within the region between low- and high-skilled workers and create a larger middle-skilled workforce. New Economy Index The Kauffman Foundations State New Economy Index for 2010 ranked Maryland 3rd nationally overall for the second time in a row. Indicators within this study are designed to measure a states capacity to continue competing in the new global economy. States with high rankings often attract technology firms and corporate headquarters, shifting previous employment opportunities from manufacturing to high-wage, high-skilled employment. The surge from STEM programs into Maryland schools coupled with BRAC-related jobs should assist in beginning to create the building blocks for a more diversified economy in Maryland. Other than education, indicators used within the New Economy study indicate that Maryland will need to consider reviewing its business climate if it is to post positive growth coming out of the recession. Indicators in the economy dynamism category of the
State New Economy Index show that the region is still lacking in its ability to compete with businesses on a global scale. In the report, Maryland was not listed anywhere among the top five throughout most of this category. Although Maryland, home to several prestigious research institutions, ranked within the top five states for the number of Deloitte Technology Fast 500 and Inc. 500 firms as a share of total firms in the state, it is still lacking in new entrepreneurs and start-ups. Gas prices and electricity prices, two distinct factors businesses review before investing in a new region, are relatively high in the region compared against other benchmark regions. Without some movement toward policy changes to promote new businesses, the state may experience a surplus of high-skilled labor and a shortage of jobs, particularly as BRAC jobs are absorbed into the economy. Into 2012 and beyond, Maryland would be wise to consider review and potential revision of its policies to alter the perception of its unfriendly business climate and encourage business growth across the state. New Image Moving into the next year, high-level educational attainment and employment opportunities can bolster Marylands economy. According to the New Economy State Index, Maryland is poised to move upward if policy makers review the barriers to entry for new businesses and provide incentives that create a more welcoming business climate. A new business climate will attract firms looking for a high-skilled labor force and easy market entry. As Maryland continues to lead the way in academic research and hospital services, the state must continue moving forward with the development of middle- and highskilled employment and the supporting educational programs. Economic growth will require a review of policies surrounding new businesses and STEM-focused educational programs. Without movement toward the continued growth of a strong workforce and a breakdown of some barriers faced by new businesses, the road to recovery will be longer and more difficult than necessary.
Key Findings by Category
Demographics and Market Population: With more than 2.71 million people, Greater Baltimore ranks among the top 20 largest metropolitan areas in the United States and 11th among the 20 benchmark metro areas included in this study.
Minority and women-owned businesses: A significant percentage of firms in the The Kauffman Foundations Greater Baltimore region are women and minority-owned. Baltimore is 2nd State New Economy Index for 2010 ranked Maryland 3rd among the comparison metros in the percentage of women-owned firms nationally overall. Indicators (32.3 percent), 3rd in the percentage within this study are designed of minority-owned firms (16.5 perPer capita income: Ranking 17th to measure a states capacity cent), and 14th in the percentage of nationally and 4th among the 20 to continue competing in the Hispanic-owned firms (2.4 percent). benchmark metros for per capita new global economy. Tourism personal income at $47,962, the Leisure and hospitality employment: Baltimore metro area experienced an Despite the regions leisure and improvement from 2005, where the th th hospitality employment declining between 2008 and regions rankings were 20 and 6 , respectively. 2010, this sector accounts for 8.8 percent of total Per capita income growth: Greater Baltimore had the employment within the Greater Baltimore region second highest per capita personal income growth with a ranking of 15th. The Baltimore metro areas from 2007 to 2009 compared to the 20 benchmark 32,329 hotel rooms ranks it 14th among the benchmetros, at 2.9 percent. Washington D.C. experimark regions. enced the fourth largest growth rate from 2007 to 2009 at 1.3 percent. Housing starts: While Baltimore improved its rank from 18th to 11th since 2007, the total number of new home starts declined by nearly 700 units. This is due to the economic recession and troubles in the housing market, but additional factors include growth restrictions placed by many of the suburban counties and the amount of land that is available for development. Economy Total employment: The Baltimore metro area continues to rank 9th among the benchmark regions for total nonfarm employment with all regions experiencing a decline in jobs from 2008. Commercial Real Estate Office vacancy rate: The Greater Baltimore region ranks 6th among the study regions for office vacancy in the metro area with an index of 17.1 an increase of 3.4 percent from the 2008 study. In addition, the office vacancy rate for downtown Baltimore is 21.2 percent. Office market size: The Baltimore metro area has the 21st largest office market size nationally, and is ranked 8th among the 20 benchmark regions. Education College attainment: The metro area ranks 8th among the benchmark regions in the percentage of persons with a Bachelors degree or higher (34.7 percent), increasing two ranks from 2006. Washington D.C., being close in proximity, is ranked 1st with 47.3 percent having a Bachelors degree or higher. High school attainment: More than 88 percent of persons in the Greater Baltimore region have completed a high school degree or above, moving the region to the 11th spot among the 20 benchmark regions. Academic research and development: Greater Baltimore maintained its 1st place ranking for
Educational and health services: Among the 20 benchmark regions, Greater Baltimore ranks 5th for education and health services with 18.7 percent of employment in these sectors. High-tech employment: As of 2009, Baltimore ranks 10th in total high tech employment with 2,855 high tech workers per 100,000 persons. Top markets include Washington D.C. (5,350), Boston (4,790) and Seattle (4,262).
Key Findings by Category
academic research and development expenditures with nearly $2.2 billion invested in 2008. Transportation Commuting: On average, each person in the region travels a total of 23.9 miles daily, ranking Baltimore 10th among the 20 benchmark metros. Greater Baltimore remained ranked 18th among the benchmark metros in average travel time to work (29.7 minutes), an increase from 28.9 minutes in 2006. Transit ridership: With 6.2 percent of persons aged 16 and over using public transportation in 2009, Greater Baltimore ranks 5th among the benchmark metros, while Washington, D.C. ranks 1st with 14.1 percent and Raleigh ranks 20th at 1.0 percent. The Baltimore metro area ranks 6th for all modes of average weekday trips, 6th for combined heavy and light rail (93,100 average weekday trips) and 4th for bus (303,500 weekday trips). Baltimores combined rail transit figures have increased significantly in the last several years, up from 65,900 weekday trips in 2007.
2010, placing Greater Baltimore 13th among the 20 benchmark regions. Health care: Greater Baltimore ranks 2nd among the benchmark regions for health care cost and is below the national average. Pittsburgh has the lowest health care costs and Boston has the highest health care costs. Of the 20 metro areas, Baltimore ranks 5th for citizens with health insurance, significantly higher than the national average. The Greater Baltimore region ranks 2nd in the number of physicians per 100,000 persons, among the 20 benchmark regions. Only Boston ranks higher. Arts destination: While the Greater Baltimore region ranks 6th in AmericanStyle magazines 2011 readers poll for arts destinations; it is also in close proximity to several other major arts destinations. Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia both ranked higher than Baltimore in the poll coming in at 1st and 4th, respectively.
Poverty: Compared to the 20 benchmark regions, Greater Baltimore has the 5th lowest level of poverty, Quality of Life with only 6.8 percent of families having income Cost of living: At 119.3 Greater Baltimores cost of below the poverty level in 2009. This is higher than living index for 2010 exceeds the national average, th the 6.1 level of poverty the area had in 2006 but still while its competitive ranking in the region is 14 lower than the national average of 10.5 percent. among the benchmark regions. The cost of living in Greater Baltimore increased slightly from 2007 to Violent 2010, while many of crime: Roads and Transportation Centers in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area the other metro Despite a areas experienced decrease in a decline. the regions violent crime Median home price rate, Greater and change: The Baltimore remedian home price mains at the in Greater Baltibottom of more is $246,100 the rankings ranking the region for violent 14th among the crime among benchmark regions. the 18 Home sales prices in regions for Greater Baltimore which data is have decreased 10.2 available. percent from 2008-
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Demographics and Market Characteristics

With more than 2.71 million people, Greater Baltimore ranks among the top 20 largest metropolitan areas in the United States and 11th among the 20 benchmark metro areas included in this study. A key feature of the region is its diversity. The Greater Baltimore region ranks 3rd for black population, 11th for Asian population, and 18th for Hispanic population. Ranking 17th nationally and 4th among the 20 benchmark metros for per capita personal income at $47,962, the Baltimore metro area experienced an improvement from 2005, where the regions rankings were 20th and 6th, respectively. Of the 20 metros, Washington, D.C. and Boston continue to have the highest incomes, whereas ten of the other benchmark metros have remained or fallen under the national average as of 2009.
Top 20 Metropolitan Areas in the U.S. by Population 2010
Name Rank Population
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metro Area Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metro Area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metro Area Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metro Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metro Area San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metro Area Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metro Area Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metro Area St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area Baltimore-Towson, MD Metro Area
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Bureau
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
18,897,109 12,828,837 9,461,105 6,371,773 5,965,343 5,946,800 5,582,170 5,564,635 5,268,860 4,552,402 4,335,391 4,296,250 4,224,851 4,192,887 3,439,809 3,279,833 3,095,313 2,812,896 2,783,243 2,710,489
Population
The regions annual population growth of 0.5 percent from 2005 to 2010, ranking the region 15th among the benchmark regions, was below the national average of 0.9 percent. Three metros experienced population growth rates higher than 3.0 percent, with Raleighs population experiencing the highest growth rate (3.7 percent) among the benchmark regions. Despite maintaining its ranking of 15th, the population growth rate for the Baltimore region slowed from the annual rate experienced from 2000 to 2005 (0.8 percent). The median age for all benchmark regions increased from 2000 to 2010, indicating a continuing trend of an aging population. Greater Baltimores median age of 38.1 as of 2010 ranks it 14th among the 20 regions, compared to 15th in 2007. In addition, 12.6 percent of the regions population is 65 or older, slightly less than the national percentage of 13.0 percent, but more than the percentages reported for 13 of the 20 benchmark metro areas.
Metropolitan Population 2010 vs. 2000

Region Benchmark Rank in 2010 2010 Population National Rank in 2010 Benchmark Rank in 2000 2000 Population
Dallas Philadelphia Washington, DC Atlanta Boston Seattle Minneapolis San Diego St. Louis Tampa Baltimore Denver Pittsburgh Portland Cleveland Charlotte Indianapolis Austin Richmond Raleigh
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Bureau
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
6,371,773 5,965,343 5,582,170 5,268,860 4,552,402 3,439,809 3,279,833 3,095,313 2,812,896 2,783,243 2,710,489 2,543,482 2,356,285 2,226,009 2,077,240 1,758,038 1,756,241 1,716,289 1,258,251 1,130,490
4 5 7 9 10 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 28 33 34 35 43 48
2 1 3 5 4 6 7 8 9 12 10 13 11 15 14 17 16 18 19 20
5,161,544 5,687,147 4,796,183 4,247,981 4,391,344 3,043,878 2,968,806 2,813,833 2,698,687 2,395,997 2,552,994 2,179,240 2,431,087 1,927,881 2,148,143 1,330,448 1,525,104 1,249,763 1,096,957 797,071
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Median Age 2010 vs. 2000

Region Rank in 2010 2010 Rank in 2000 2000 Region
Population Growth 2005-2010 vs. 2000-2005

Rank in 2005-2010 2005-2010 Average Rank in 2000-2005 2000-2005 Average
Austin Dallas San Diego Atlanta Raleigh Charlotte Indianapolis Denver Minneapolis Washington, DC Portland Seattle U.S. Richmond Baltimore Philadelphia St. Louis Boston Cleveland Tampa Pittsburgh
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
32.6 33.5 34.6 34.9 34.9 35.4 35.5 35.7 36.0 36.1 36.7 36.8 37.2 38.0 38.1 38.1 38.2 38.5 40.5 41.2 42.6
1 2 4 3 5 6 9 7 8 11 10 12 15 16 17 13 14 18 20 19
30.1 32.0 33.2 33.1 33.3 34.1 34.4 34.2 34.2 34.9 34.8 35.2 35.3 36.1 36.3 36.3 36.0 36.1 37.3 40.0 40.0
Raleigh Austin Charlotte Dallas Denver Seattle Richmond Portland Indianapolis Washington, DC Atlanta Tampa San Diego Minneapolis U.S. Baltimore Boston Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburgh Cleveland
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
3.7% 3.4% 3.1% 1.9% 1.6% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.3% 1.1% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% -0.1% -0.4%
1 2 4 5 9 13 11 8 10 7 3 6 14 12 15 18 16 17 20 19
3.9% 3.4% 2.8% 2.5% 1.6% 1.0% 1.4% 1.6% 1.6% 1.8% 3.3% 2.0% 0.9% 1.1% 1.0% 0.8% 0.3% 0.6% 0.6% -0.5% -0.3%
Population Age 20 to 64 2010

Region
Population Age 65 and Over 2010

% of Population Region
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
% of Population
Seattle Washington, DC Austin Denver Portland Boston San Diego Raleigh Atlanta Minneapolis Richmond Baltimore Charlotte Dallas Philadelphia Indianapolis St. Louis U.S. Pittsburgh Tampa Cleveland
63.7% 63.6% 63.5% 62.6% 62.5% 62.3% 62.1% 62.1% 61.8% 61.8% 61.6% 61.5% 61.3% 60.7% 60.4% 60.3% 60.1% 60.0% 59.8% 59.0% 59.0%
Austin Dallas Atlanta Raleigh Washington, DC Denver Charlotte Minneapolis Seattle Indianapolis Portland San Diego Richmond Baltimore U.S. Boston Philadelphia St. Louis Cleveland Tampa Pittsburgh
8.1% 8.8% 9.0% 9.0% 10.0% 10.0% 10.1% 10.7% 10.8% 10.9% 11.3% 11.4% 12.1% 12.6% 13.0% 13.1% 13.3% 13.3% 15.2% 17.2% 17.3%
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White Population 2010

Region Rank % of Population Region
Black or African American Population 2010

Rank % of Population
Pittsburgh Minneapolis Portland Boston Tampa Denver Indianapolis St. Louis Cleveland Austin U.S. Seattle Philadelphia Raleigh Dallas Charlotte San Diego Baltimore Richmond Atlanta Washington, DC
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
87.8 81.0 81.0 78.8 78.8 78.0 77.0 76.5 74.1 72.9 72.4 71.9 68.2 67.5 65.3 65.1 64.0 62.1 62.0 55.4 54.8
Atlanta Richmond Baltimore Washington, DC Charlotte Philadelphia Raleigh Cleveland St. Louis Dallas Indianapolis U.S. Tampa Pittsburgh Austin Minneapolis Boston Denver Richmond Atlanta Washington, DC
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
32.4 29.8 28.7 25.8 24.0 20.8 20.2 20.1 18.4 15.1 15.0 12.6 11.8 8.4 7.4 7.4 7.3 5.6 62.0 55.4 54.8
Asian, Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2010

Region Rank % of Population Region
Hispanic or Latino Population 2010

Rank % of Population
Seattle San Diego Washington, DC Boston Portland Minneapolis Dallas Philadelphia U.S. Austin Atlanta Baltimore Raleigh Denver Charlotte Richmond Tampa Indianapolis St. Louis Cleveland Pittsburgh
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
12.2 11.4 9.3 6.5 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.5 3.8 3.2 3.2 3.0 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.8
San Diego Austin Dallas Denver U.S. Tampa Washington, DC Portland Atlanta Raleigh Charlotte Boston Seattle Philadelphia Indianapolis Minneapolis Richmond Cleveland Baltimore St. Louis Pittsburgh
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
32.0 31.4 27.5 22.5 16.3 16.2 13.8 10.9 10.4 10.1 9.8 9.0 9.0 7.8 6.2 5.4 5.0 4.7 4.6 2.6 1.3
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Market, Income and Area

Greater Baltimore had the second highest per capita trend. While Baltimore improved its rank from 18th personal income growth from 2007 to 2009 comto 11th since 2007, the total number of new home pared to the 20 benchmark metros, at 2.9 percent. starts declined by nearly 700 units. This is partially D.C. experienced the fourth largest growth rate from due to growth restrictions placed by many of the 2007 to 2009 at 1.3 percent. In addition, in terms of suburban counties and the amount of land that median household income, the Baltiis available for development, in more region ranks third ($65,392) and With suburban land for deaddition to the aforementioned effect of the most recent economic the D.C. region ranks first ($85,168). velopment becoming scarcer, The Baltimore and Washington regions recession. With suburban land for Baltimore Citys availability for development becoming scarcer, rankings among the wealthiest nationdenser housing development ally are tied to the strong presence of Baltimore Citys availability for the federal government and government and its available units contin- denser housing development and contractors within the area. ues to enhance its potential as its available units continues to None of the 20 benchmark regions enhance its potential as a location a location to support growth in to support growth in the Greater experienced growth in the total number the Greater Baltimore region. Baltimore region. Despite the of new housing units authorized, primarily due to the effect of the economic decreased retail sales from 2007 recession on demand in the construction industry. to 2010, Greater Baltimore experienced a rise in GDP from 2005 to 2009 ranking 10th among the Home starts and sales continue to be down nationbenchmark regions and 19th nationally. ally, and Baltimore has not been immune to this
Top 20 Metropolitan Areas in the U.S. by Median Household Income 2009

Region Rank Estimated Income
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metro Area San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Anchorage, AK Metro Area Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metro Area Fairbanks, AK Metro Area Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metro Area Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metro Area Napa, CA Metro Area Honolulu, HI Metro Area Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metro Area Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area Baltimore-Towson, MD Metro Area Manchester-Nashua, NH Metro Area Norwich-New London, CT Metro Area Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area Boulder, CO Metro Area Worcester, MA Metro Area
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey 2009
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
$85,168 $84,483 $79,063 $73,825 $72,712 $71,723 $71,650 $70,610 $69,334 $69,148 $68,541 $67,744 $65,783 $65,698 $65,392 $64,751 $64,148 $64,028 $63,431 $63,360
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Income and Housing Starts

Per Capita Personal Income 2009
Region Benchmark Rank National Rank Per Capita Personal Income Region
Per Capita Personal Income Percentage Change 2007-2009 vs. 2003-2005

Rank in 2007-2009 % Change 2007-2009 Rank in 2003-2005 % Change 2003-2005
Washington, DC Boston Seattle Baltimore Denver Minneapolis San Diego Philadelphia Pittsburgh Richmond All U.S. Metropolitan Areas St. Louis Dallas Cleveland Portland Indianapolis Raleigh Charlotte Tampa Atlanta Austin
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
4 6 15 17 24 25 27 28 48 57 61 72 75 89 93 110 119 131 134 155
$56,442 $53,713 $48,976 $47,962 $45,982 $45,750 $45,630 $45,565 $42,216 $41,242 $40,757 $40,342 $39,514 $39,348 $38,728 $38,339 $37,849 $37,372 $36,780 $36,482 $35,522
Pittsburgh Baltimore Philadelphia Washington, DC St. Louis Cleveland San Diego Boston Indianapolis U.S. Richmond Tampa Seattle Portland Minneapolis Denver Dallas Austin Raleigh Atlanta Charlotte
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
3.9% 2.9% 1.3% 1.3% 0.2% -0.1% -0.6% -0.7% -0.8% -1.2% -1.4% -1.5% -1.7% -1.8% -2.4% -3.2% -4.2% -5.2% -5.5% -5.8% -6.8%
4 2 8 3 20 13 1 6 16 10 9 17 14 15 11 12 7 18 19 5
5.3% 6.3% 5.0% 5.7% 3.2% 4.4% 6.6% 5.1% 4.2% 4.8% 4.9% 4.9% 3.8% 4.3% 4.2% 4.8% 4.5% 5.0% 3.8% 3.4% 5.1%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Median Household Income 2009

Region Rank Median Household Income Region
Change in Housing Starts 2010 vs. 2007

Rank % Change Total Units Authorized 2010 Total Units Authorized 2007
Washington, DC Boston Baltimore Seattle Minneapolis San Diego Philadelphia Raleigh Denver Austin Richmond Portland Atlanta Dallas St. Louis Charlotte Indianapolis U.S. Pittsburgh Cleveland Tampa
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
$85,168 $69,334 $65,392 $64,028 $63,114 $60,231 $60,065 $59,316 $59,007 $56,218 $55,609 $55,521 $55,464 $54,539 $51,691 $51,267 $50,410 $50,221 $46,349 $45,395 $44,061
Baltimore Pittsburgh Indianapolis Boston Minneapolis Washington, DC St. Louis Tampa Philadelphia Richmond Cleveland San Diego Dallas Seattle Austin Denver Portland Raleigh Charlotte Atlanta
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
-11% -27% -29% -41% -42% -44% -47% -47% -47% -50% -52% -53% -54% -61% -62% -65% -66% -68% -73% -83%
5,653 3,410 5,904 6,448 5,715 12,955 5,452 6,500 7,116 3,520 1,950 3,494 19,535 9,981 7,548 5,012 4,485 5,229 5,593 7,627
6,336 4,700 8,280 10,982 9,877 22,970 10,349 12,341 13,529 6,982 4,053 7,458 42,161 25,460 19,944 14,234 13,105 16,249 20,479 44,686
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Land, Sales and GDP

Population Density 2010
Region Rank Population per Square Mile Region
Retail Sales 2010 Estimate

Rank Retail Sales (millions)
Boston Philadelphia Tampa Baltimore Cleveland Washington, DC San Diego Dallas Atlanta Seattle Charlotte Minneapolis Raleigh Indianapolis Pittsburgh Austin Portland St. Louis Denver Richmond
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
1,298.2 1,288.5 1,089.8 1,038.9 1,036.3 992.0 737.0 708.8 629.0 583.6 567.4 541.0 534.3 454.6 446.3 406.3 333.0 325.2 304.3 220.3
Philadelphia Washington, DC Dallas Atlanta Boston Seattle Minneapolis San Diego Tampa St. Louis Austin Baltimore Denver Pittsburgh Portland Cleveland Charlotte Indianapolis Richmond Raleigh
Source: The Nielsen Company
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
$80,393 $70,902 $70,703 $66,000 $59,221 $50,014 $44,251 $38,826 $37,283 $36,656 $35,747 $34,355 $34,315 $28,875 $27,407 $24,876 $23,554 $21,647 $16,018 $14,979
Gross Domestic Product 2009

Region Benchmark Rank National Rank GDP (millions) Region
Land Area 2000

Rank Square Miles
Washington, DC Dallas Philadelphia Boston Atlanta Seattle Minneapolis San Diego Denver Baltimore St. Louis Portland Pittsburgh Tampa Charlotte Cleveland Indianapolis Austin Richmond Raleigh
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
4 6 8 9 10 12 14 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 25 27 29 38 45 50
$407,463 $356,615 $335,112 $298,256 $264,700 $228,797 $189,801 $171,471 $152,868 $138,420 $124,558 $117,006 $111,597 $111,377 $110,427 $103,020 $98,799 $78,426 $61,447 $52,556
Dallas St. Louis Atlanta Denver Portland Minneapolis Seattle Richmond Washington, DC Pittsburgh Philadelphia Austin San Diego Indianapolis Boston Charlotte Baltimore Tampa Raleigh Cleveland
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
8,989.6 8,649.3 8,376.5 8,357.4 6,684.1 6,063.1 5,894.0 5,711.8 5,627.1 5,279.6 4,629.6 4,224.0 4,199.9 3,863.4 3,506.8 3,098.3 2,609.1 2,554.0 2,115.8 2,004.4
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Economy
The Baltimore metro area continues to rank 9th among the benchmark regions for total nonfarm employment with all regions experiencing a decline in jobs from 2008. Of the 20 regions, Maryland is ranked 14th in 2010 with a total of 61,800 manufacturing jobs a decline of 7,300 manufacturing jobs from 2008. Baltimore region manufacturing employment as percentage of total nonfarm employment was ranked 19th (4.9 percent) among the 20 benchmark regions. The Baltimore metro area experienced a 1.6 percent decline in average annual employment from 2008 to 2010, placing the region 5th among the benchmark regions and better than the U.S. average of -2.5 percent.
Total Non-Farm Employment 2010 vs. 2008
2010 Employment (thousands) 2008 Employment (thousands)
Total Manufacturing Employment 2010 vs. 2008

Rank in 2010 2010 Employment (thousands) Rank in 2008 2008 Employment (thousands)
Region Washington, DC Dallas Philadelphia Boston Atlanta Minneapolis Seattle St. Louis Baltimore Indianapolis San Diego Denver Pittsburgh Tampa Cleveland Portland Charlotte Austin Richmond Raleigh
Rank
2008 Rank
Region
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
2,964.1 2,862.4 2,697.5 2,425.9 2,258.3 1,689.0 1,636.0 1,290.1 1,272.1 1,272.1 1,220.2 1,191.2 1,123.7 1,116.0 991.3 965.5 800.8 766.5 601.3 496.3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 13 15 16 17 18 19 20
3,003.1 2,973.5 2,807.2 2,496.3 2,426.4 1,785.6 1,757.3 1,354.1 1,315.0 1,315.0 1,298.7 1,253.1 1,148.9 1,202.8 1,058.5 1,034.2 861.2 775.8 630.4 520.5
Dallas Boston Philadelphia Minneapolis Seattle Atlanta Cleveland Portland St. Louis San Diego Pittsburgh Indianapolis Charlotte Baltimore Denver Tampa Washington, DC Austin Richmond Raleigh
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
249.5 194.7 187.2 172.3 167.0 142.4 116.3 106.7 105.9 92.4 87.5 82.3 65.5 61.8 61.1 57.8 52.5 47.3 32.9 27.1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 10 11 12 13 16 15 14 17 18 19 20
287.1 216.2 215.8 196.9 187.3 167.8 138.7 123.2 129.3 102.8 98.4 95.3 79.3 69.1 69.9 71.5 60.9 57.2 40.4 31.5
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Economy
Employment Sectors
Among the 20 benchmark regions, Greater Baltimore ranks 5th for education and health services with 18.7 percent of employment in these combined sectors. According to U.S. News and World Reports Best Colleges, the Greater Baltimore area has several schools which made the top of the list in different categories. Some of the colleges and universities include Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland, University of Maryland Baltimore County, St. Marys College of Maryland, and the United States Naval Academy. The Baltimore metro area is also home to several high-ranking hospitals such as the top-ranked Johns Hopkins as well as the University of Maryland. Just shy of the national average of 5.9 percent, Greater Baltimore ranks 14th among the 20 regions in the financial services (5.7 percent). Charlotte (8.7 percent) and Dallas (8.0 percent) lead the benchmark regions. Among the benchmark regions, Greater Baltimore ranked 16th for employment in information and technology sectors with 1.7 percent, slightly below the national average. These sectors comprise publishing, internet, television, and other information services. Top markets for these sectors include Seattle, Denver, and Atlanta. As of 2009, Baltimore ranks 10th for high-tech employment with 2,855 high tech workers per 100,000 persons. Top markets include Washington, D.C. (5,350), Boston (4,790), and Seattle (4,262). Ranking 13th among the 20 benchmark regions, the Baltimore metro area has 14.5 percent of total employment in its professional and business services sector, above the U.S. average of 12.9 percent. Greater Baltimore ranks 16th out the 20 benchmark regions in wholesale and retail trade employment as a percent of total nonfarm employment (14.4 percent). Due primarily to its proximity to the Washington, D.C. area, the Greater Baltimore region ranks 5th among the benchmark regions in total government employment (18.2 percent). With more than one of every five jobs in the area being government jobs, Washington, D.C. is ranked 1st among the benchmark regions.
Manufacturing Employment as Percent of Total Non-Farm Employment 2010 vs. 2008
Region Rank in 2010 2010 Rank in 2008 2008
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Cleveland Portland Minneapolis Seattle U.S. Dallas St. Louis Charlotte Boston Pittsburgh San Diego Philadelphia Austin Indianapolis Atlanta Richmond Raleigh Tampa Denver Baltimore Washington, DC
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
11.7% 11.1% 10.2% 10.2% 8.9% 8.7% 8.2% 8.2% 8.0% 7.8% 7.6% 6.9% 6.2% 6.5% 6.3% 5.5% 5.5% 5.2% 5.1% 4.9% 1.8%
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
13.1% 11.9% 11.0% 10.7% 9.8% 9.7% 9.5% 9.2% 8.7% 8.6% 7.9% 7.7% 7.4% 7.2% 6.9% 6.4% 6.1% 5.9% 5.6% 5.3% 2.0%
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Financial Services Employment as Percent of Total Non-Farm Employment 2010 vs. 2008
Wholesale and Retail Trade Employment as Percent of Total Non-Farm Employment 2010 vs. 2008
Rank in 2010 2010 Rank in 2008 2008
Charlotte Dallas Minneapolis Tampa Denver Philadelphia Boston Richmond Cleveland Portland Atlanta St. Louis Pittsburgh U.S. Baltimore Austin San Diego Seattle Raleigh Washington, DC Indianapolis
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
8.7% 8.0% 8.0% 7.8% 7.6% 7.4% 7.2% 7.0% 6.4% 6.4% 6.2% 6.1% 6.1% 5.9% 5.7% 5.5% 5.5% 5.4% 5.4% 4.9% 4.5%
1 3 4 2 5 6 7 8 10 9 11 14 13 12 15 16 17 18 19 20
8.7% 7.8% 7.8% 8.1% 7.7% 7.7% 7.5% 7.0% 6.5% 6.6% 6.4% 5.9% 5.9% 6.0% 6.0% 5.8% 5.8% 5.8% 5.3% 5.1% 4.6%
Atlanta Charlotte Tampa Dallas Portland Austin Raleigh Pittsburgh U.S. Denver St. Louis Philadelphia Richmond Cleveland Seattle Minneapolis Baltimore Boston San Diego Washington, DC Indianapolis
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
17.2% 16.6% 16.4% 15.9% 15.9% 15.8% 15.4% 15.3% 15.3% 15.3% 15.3% 15.2% 15.1% 15.0% 15.0% 14.6% 14.4% 14.0% 13.9% 10.7% 10.5%
1 2 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 10 11 13 12 14 15 16 18 17 19 20
17.5% 16.6% 16.6% 16.3% 16.1% 16.2% 15.6% 15.5% 15.5% 15.5% 15.4% 15.4% 15.0% 15.3% 15.0% 15.0% 14.9% 14.2% 14.4% 11.2% 10.8%
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Economy
Educational and Health Services Employment as Percent of Total Non-Farm Employment 2010 vs. 2008
Government Employment as Percent of Total Non-Farm Employment 2010 vs. 2008

Rank in 2010 2010 Rank in 2008 2008
Pittsburgh Philadelphia Boston Cleveland Baltimore St. Louis Tampa Minneapolis U.S. Portland Richmond Seattle Dallas Raleigh Atlanta Washington, DC San Diego Denver Austin Charlotte Indianapolis
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21.0% 20.7% 20.5% 19.0% 18.7% 17.3% 15.9% 15.8% 15.1% 14.4% 14.1% 12.7% 12.4% 12.3% 12.2% 12.1% 12.1% 12.0% 11.4% 10.1% 10.0%
1 2 3 5 4 6 8 7 9 10 12 14 11 15 13 17 16 18 19 20
20.0% 19.3% 19.1% 17.0% 17.4% 15.6% 14.3% 14.5% 13.8% 12.8% 12.8% 11.4% 11.0% 11.5% 10.9% 11.3% 10.6% 10.7% 10.4% 9.2% 8.9%
Washington, DC Austin Richmond San Diego Baltimore Raleigh U.S. Seattle Portland Denver Charlotte Atlanta Minneapolis Cleveland Tampa Dallas St. Louis Philadelphia Boston Pittsburgh Indianapolis
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
23.2% 22.2% 18.7% 18.5% 18.2% 18.1% 17.3% 16.0% 15.3% 14.9% 14.4% 14.4% 14.1% 14.1% 13.9% 13.8% 13.3% 13.0% 12.6% 11.4% 9.7%
1 2 3 5 6 4 7 8 9 13 10 11 12 15 14 16 17 18 19 20
22.0% 20.9% 17.7% 17.3% 17.1% 17.4% 16.5% 14.9% 14.2% 13.9% 13.1% 13.7% 13.6% 13.5% 12.7% 12.9% 12.5% 12.4% 12.2% 11.0% 9.5%
Professional and Business Services Employment as Percent of Total Non-Farm Employment 2010 vs. 2008
Washington, DC Tampa Raleigh San Diego Denver Atlanta Charlotte Boston Richmond Philadelphia Minneapolis Dallas Baltimore St. Louis Austin Pittsburgh Seattle Cleveland Portland U.S. Indianapolis
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
23.0% 17.2% 17.1% 17.0% 17.0% 16.8% 16.2% 16.2% 15.4% 15.1% 14.9% 14.9% 14.5% 14.3% 14.2% 14.0% 13.5% 13.1% 13.1% 12.9% 9.5%
1 5 4 3 2 6 8 7 9 10 12 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
22.7% 16.8% 17.0% 17.1% 17.2% 16.8% 15.8% 16.6% 15.8% 15.3% 14.8% 15.1% 14.7% 14.5% 14.3% 13.9% 13.8% 13.5% 13.2% 13.0% 9.8%

Information and Technology Employment as Percent of Total Non-Farm Employment 2010 vs. 2008
Seattle Denver Atlanta Raleigh Boston Dallas Washington, DC Charlotte Austin St. Louis Portland Minneapolis Tampa U.S. San Diego Philadelphia Baltimore Pittsburgh Cleveland Richmond Indianapolis
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
5.4% 3.7% 3.5% 3.3% 3.0% 2.7% 2.7% 2.6% 2.5% 2.3% 2.3% 2.3% 2.3% 2.1% 2.1% 1.9% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.2%
1 2 3 4 6 7 5 9 8 14 12 13 10 15 11 15 17 16 18 19 20
5.1% 3.9% 3.4% 3.3% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 2.6% 2.7% 2.3% 2.4% 2.3% 2.5% 2.2% 2.4% 2.0% 1.8% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.3%
High Tech Employment 2009

Region Rank Employment per 100,000 Population Region
Annual Unemployment Rate 2010 vs. 2008

Rank in 2010 2010 Rank in 2008 2008
Washington, DC Boston Seattle Austin San Diego Denver Raleigh Minneapolis Portland Baltimore Dallas Atlanta Philadelphia Pittsburgh Tampa St. Louis Richmond Charlotte Indianapolis Cleveland
Source: Cybercities 2010
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
5,350 4,790 4,262 3,838 3,634 3,485 3,295 3,015 2,933 2,855 2,712 2,257 2,249 2,045 1,963 1,837 1,683 1,669 1,664 1,512
Washington, DC Austin Minneapolis Richmond Boston Baltimore Pittsburgh Dallas Raleigh Denver Philadelphia Indianapolis Cleveland Seattle U.S. St. Louis Atlanta Portland San Diego Charlotte Tampa
1 2 3 4 4 6 7 8 9 10 10 12 12 14 15 16 17 17 19 20
6.2 7.1 7.2 7.7 7.7 7.9 8.0 8.3 8.7 9.0 9.0 9.2 9.2 9.3 9.6 10.0 10.2 10.6 10.6 11.6 12.1
1 3 9 2 5 4 9 8 6 6 13 9 20 9 18 16 14 14 17 18
3.8 4.4 5.1 4.2 4.8 4.7 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9 5.3 5.1 6.8 5.1 5.8 6.5 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.5
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Economy
Employment Growth by Sector

From 2008 to 2010, all of the 20 regions experienced overall job losses. Seven of the regions saw declines of more than 3 percent annually. The Greater Baltimore area experienced positive job growth in two major sectors of the economy. Among the benchmark regions, Greater Baltimore ranks 12th in educational and health services employment growth (2.0 percent) and 4th in government employment growth (1.4 percent). Greater Baltimore experienced declining employment in four other major categories measured. Due to the robust presence of the federal government and numerous federal laboratories, the Baltimore metro area experienced a 1.3 percent growth in hightech employment across all sectors between 2007 and 2009. Greater Baltimore was one of eight jurisdictions that registered an increase in this category. A significant percentage of firms in the Greater Baltimore region are women- and minority-owned. Baltimore is 2nd among the comparison metros in the percentage of women-owned firms (32.3 percent), 3rd in the percentage of minority-owned firms (16.5 percent). Ranked 6th out of the 20 regions, Baltimores annual unemployment rate was 7.9 percent in 2010 an increase of 3.2 percent since 2008.
Total Non-Farm Employment Change 2008-2010 vs. 2006-2008
Region Rank in 2008-2010 2008-2010 Average Rank in 2006- 2008 2006-2008 Average Region
Educational and Health Services Employment Change 2008-2010 vs. 2006-2008

Region Rank in 2008-2010 2008-2010 Average Rank in 2006-2008 2006-2008 Average
Dallas Indianapolis Austin San Diego Denver Washington, DC Richmond St. Louis Cleveland Portland Boston Baltimore U.S. Atlanta Seattle Tampa Philadelphia Minneapolis Pittsburgh Charlotte Raleigh
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
4.1% 4.1% 4.0% 3.6% 3.4% 2.8% 2.7% 2.6% 2.5% 2.4% 2.2% 2.0% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 1.7% 1.6% 1.4% 1.3% 1.1% 1.1%
7 13 5 3 8 14 1 19 17 9 16 15 10 11 12 18 6 20 4 2
4.5% 3.4% 4.7% 4.9% 4.3% 3.3% 6.5% 2.1% 2.5% 3.8% 2.9% 2.9% 2.8% 3.8% 3.7% 3.6% 2.4% 4.6% 1.6% 4.8% 5.1%
Manufacturing Employment Change 2008-2010 vs. 2006-2008

Austin Washington, DC Pittsburgh Boston Baltimore Indianapolis Dallas Philadelphia Richmond Raleigh St. Louis Denver U.S. Minneapolis San Diego Cleveland Portland Seattle Atlanta Charlotte Tampa
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
-0.6% -0.6% -1.1% -1.4% -1.6% -1.6% -1.9% -2.0% -2.3% -2.3% -2.4% -2.5% -2.5% -2.7% -3.0% -3.2% -3.3% -3.5% -3.5% -3.5% -3.6%
1 9 10 8 13 14 5 15 12 2 16 6 17 18 19 7 4 11 3 20
3.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.9% 0.3% 0.3% 2.1% 0.2% 0.4% 3.1% 0.2% 1.6% 0.3% -0.0% -0.1% -0.8% 0.9% 2.1% 0.5% 2.1% -1.7%
Boston San Diego Baltimore Seattle Pittsburgh Minneapolis Denver Dallas Philadelphia Portland Indianapolis Washington, DC Raleigh U.S. Atlanta Cleveland Austin Charlotte St. Louis Richmond Tampa
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
-5.0% -5.1% -5.3% -5.4% -5.5% -6.2% -6.3% -6.5% -6.6% -6.7% -6.8% -6.9% -7.0% -7.0% -7.6% -8.1% -8.7% -8.7% -9.0% -9.3% -9.6%
6 2 15 1 3 8 7 9 12 4 13 11 14 16 17 5 10 18 19 20
-1.6% -0.5% -2.7% 1.7% -0.9% -1.7% -1.6% -2.0% -2.5% -1.3% -2.5% -2.1% -2.6% -2.6% -2.9% -3.0% -1.4% -2.1% -3.5% -3.8% -4.5%

Information Employment Change 2008-2010 vs. 2006-2008

Region Rank in 2008-2010 2008-2010 Average Rank in 2006-2008 2006-2008 Average Region
Financial Services Employment Change 2008-2010 vs. 2006-2008

Seattle Boston Raleigh St. Louis Charlotte Baltimore Atlanta Minneapolis Austin Denver Richmond U.S. Portland Philadelphia Indianapolis Dallas Cleveland Pittsburgh Washington, DC Tampa San Diego
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
-0.7% -1.3% -1.5% -1.6% -2.0% -3.2% -3.2% -3.3% -3.8% -4.1% -4.3% -4.6% -4.7% -5.1% -5.1% -5.2% -5.6% -6.0% -6.8% -7.6% -9.9%
1 9 5 6 11 2 14 10 15 8 19 4 7 3 13 18 20 17 16 12
4.7% 0.8% 1.2% 1.2% 0.0% 2.3% -1.1% 0.2% -1.8% 0.8% -4.0% -0.9% 1.3% 1.1% 1.9% -0.8% -3.2% -4.4% -3.0% -2.4% -0.5%
Pittsburgh St. Louis Dallas Raleigh Minneapolis Indianapolis Richmond Washington, DC Austin U.S. Boston Denver Cleveland Charlotte Baltimore Philadelphia Portland Atlanta Tampa San Diego Seattle
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
0.4% -0.6% -1.0% -1.5% -1.8% -2.3% -2.4% -2.5% -3.1% -3.2% -3.4% -3.5% -3.7% -3.7% -3.7% -3.8% -4.4% -4.9% -5.1% -5.4% -6.6%
5 4 3 1 9 13 17 15 2 6 11 19 8 16 7 12 14 18 20 10
-0.4% 0.4% 0.8% 3.9% -1.0% -2.0% -2.5% -2.3% 2.1% -1.1% -0.6% -1.7% -3.4% -0.9% -2.4% -0.9% -2.0% -2.1% -2.7% -5.1% -1.6%
Wholesale and Retail Trade Employment Change 2008-2010 vs. 2006-2008

Professional and Business Services Employment Change 2008-2010 vs. 2006-2008

Austin Pittsburgh Richmond Boston Washington, DC Philadelphia Raleigh Dallas Indianapolis St. Louis Denver U.S. Baltimore Charlotte Seattle Portland Minneapolis Cleveland Atlanta Tampa San Diego
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
-1.7% -1.8% -2.1% -2.3% -2.4% -2.6% -2.8% -2.9% -2.9% -2.9% -3.1% -3.2% -3.5% -3.5% -3.5% -3.8% -3.8% -4.0% -4.2% -4.2% -4.7%
1 14 10 12 15 11 2 6 13 7 5 16 3 4 8 17 18 9 19 20
4.8% -0.7% -0.2% -0.5% -0.8% -0.5% 2.9% 0.9% -0.6% 0.5% 1.1% -0.1% -1.0% 2.3% 1.3% 0.4% -1.2% -1.3% -0.1% -1.5% -1.7%
Washington, DC Austin Pittsburgh Raleigh Charlotte Baltimore Minneapolis Boston Dallas Tampa Philadelphia Denver U.S. St. Louis Indianapolis San Diego Richmond Atlanta Portland Seattle Cleveland
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
-0.0% -0.8% -1.0% -1.9% -2.3% -2.4% -2.4% -2.6% -2.7% -2.7% -2.8% -2.9% -3.0% -3.0% -3.2% -3.2% -3.3% -3.4% -3.6% -4.4% -4.5%
11 1 3 10 2 13 18 7 4 20 12 5 14 8 16 9 15 17 6 19
1.3% 5.7% 4.0% 1.8% 4.6% 1.1% 0.5% 2.3% 4.0% -3.1% 1.1% 3.8% 0.5% 0.9% 2.3% 0.7% 1.9% 0.8% 0.7% 3.2% -0.4%
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Economy
High Tech Employment Change 2009 vs. 2007

Region Rank 2007-2009 Average Change
Government Employment Change 2008-2010 vs. 2006-2008

6.2% 5.8% 2.8% 1.5% 1.3% 1.1% 0.7% 0.6% -0.2% -0.2% -1.1% -1.1% -2.1% -2.4% -3.5% -3.7% -5.8% -6.6% -6.9% -8.8%
Denver Seattle San Diego Boston Baltimore Charlotte Philadelphia Washington, DC Pittsburgh Raleigh Dallas Indianapolis Minneapolis Cleveland Atlanta St. Louis Portland Richmond Tampa Austin
Source: Cybercities 2010
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Austin Washington, DC Dallas Baltimore Charlotte Denver St. Louis Tampa Pittsburgh Richmond Portland Boston Seattle San Diego Philadelphia U.S. Indianapolis Raleigh Minneapolis Cleveland Atlanta
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
2.6% 2.1% 1.8% 1.4% 1.2% 1.1% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% -0.1% -0.5% -0.6% -0.9% -1.2% -1.2%
4 11 7 13 1 8 16 12 19 20 6 14 10 9 18 3 2 17 15 5
3.3% 1.5% 2.6% 1.1% 5.1% 2.2% 0.2% 1.3% -0.2% -1.0% 2.9% 1.1% 1.6% 1.7% -0.2% 1.2% 3.3% 3.9% 0.1% 0.8% 2.9%
Minority & Women Owned Firms

Women Owned Firms 2007
Region Rank % of Firms
Black or African-American Owned Firms 2007

Region Rank % of Firms Region
Hispanic Owned Firms 2007

Rank % of Firms
Washington, DC Baltimore Atlanta Portland Boston San Diego Denver Charlotte Seattle Tampa Richmond U.S. Dallas Minneapolis Raleigh St. Louis Austin Philadelphia Indianapolis Cleveland Pittsburgh
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
33.1% 32.3% 31.8% 30.6% 30.2% 29.9% 29.6% 29.2% 29.1% 28.9% 28.8% 28.8% 28.7% 28.7% 28.6% 28.4% 28.4% 27.9% 27.5% 27.0% 26.7%
Atlanta Washington, DC Baltimore Richmond Charlotte Raleigh Dallas Cleveland Philadelphia St. Louis U.S. Indianapolis Tampa Boston Austin Minneapolis Pittsburgh San Diego Seattle Denver Portland
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
23.1% 18.0% 16.5% 14.7% 12.0% 11.6% 9.5% 8.9% 8.7% 8.2% 7.1% 6.4% 6.1% 3.8% 3.7% 3.6% 3.4% 2.9% 2.9% 2.5% 1.7%
San Diego Austin Tampa Dallas Washington, DC U.S. Denver Atlanta Charlotte Raleigh Boston Philadelphia Portland Seattle Baltimore Richmond Indianapolis Cleveland St. Louis Minneapolis Pittsburgh
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
15.2% 13.3% 12.3% 11.7% 8.4% 8.3% 7.0% 4.5% 3.7% 3.7% 3.4% 3.2% 3.2% 3.0% 2.4% 2.1% 1.6% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 0.7%
Source: Bureau of the Census, Survey of Business Owners
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Tourism and Conventions

Greater Baltimore experienced a decrease in leisure and hospitality employment by an average annual rate of 1.7 percent from 2008 to 2010, ranking the region 11th among the 20 benchmark regions. Given the effects of the recession on the tourism industry nationwide, it is worth noting that Given the effects this decline resulted in a of the recession on change of ranking from the tourism industry 13th to 11th relative to the nationwide, it is worth benchmark regions. Despite leisure and noting that this decline hospitality employment resulted in a change growth declining between of ranking from 13th 2008 and 2010, this to 11th relative to the sector accounts for 8.8 benchmark regions. percent of total employment within the Greater Baltimore region, ranking it 15th. The Baltimore metro areas 32,329 hotel rooms ranks it 14th among the benchmark regions. At 300,000 square feet of exhibit space, Baltimores convention center is ranked 16th when compared to the major municipal venue for benchmark regions, although some have additional venues that can affect convention site selection.
Region
Leisure and Hospitality Employment as Percent of Total Non-Farm Employment 2010 vs. 2008
Rank in 2010 2010 Rank in 2008 2008
San Diego Austin St. Louis Charlotte Denver Tampa Raleigh U.S. Dallas Atlanta Portland Pittsburgh Seattle Boston Minneapolis Baltimore Cleveland Washington, DC Richmond Philadelphia Indianapolis
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
12.7% 10.9% 10.7% 10.7% 10.7% 10.6% 10.2% 10.0% 9.8% 9.8% 9.7% 9.6% 9.4% 9.2% 9.1% 8.8% 8.8% 8.8% 8.6% 8.3% 6.8%
1 2 6 4 5 3 9 10 7 8 11 12 15 13 14 17 16 18 19 20
12.6% 10.5% 10.4% 10.5% 10.4% 10.5% 9.6% 9.8% 9.5% 9.6% 9.6% 9.4% 9.4% 8.8% 9.1% 8.9% 8.6% 8.7% 8.4% 8.0% 6.8%
Leisure and Hospitality Employment Change 2008-2010 vs. 2006-2008

Region Rank in 2008- 2010 2008-2010 Average Rank in 2006-2008 2006-2008 Average
Austin Raleigh Boston Philadelphia Pittsburgh Dallas Washington, DC St. Louis Richmond Denver U.S. Baltimore Indianapolis Cleveland Charlotte Minneapolis Portland Atlanta San Diego Tampa Seattle
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
1.5% 0.9% 0.3% -0.1% -0.2% -0.3% -0.4% -1.0% -1.2% -1.3% -1.5% -1.7% -1.8% -2.3% -2.6% -2.6% -2.7% -2.8% -2.9% -3.0% -3.1%
3 1 9 14 15 4 6 18 12 10 13 17 20 2 16 5 11 8 19 7
4.8% 6.0% 2.0% 1.0% 0.8% 3.6% 2.5% -0.5% 1.3% 2.0% 1.2% 1.1% 0.4% -1.8% 5.7% 0.5% 2.8% 1.5% 2.4% -1.4% 2.5%
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Economy
Total Hotel Rooms, Metropolitan Areas 2011*

Region Rank Hotel Rooms Rank Among Major Markets Region
Convention Center Size 2009

Rank Sq Ft Exhibit Space
Atlanta Dallas San Diego Boston Tampa Philadelphia Seattle Denver St. Louis Minneapolis-St. Paul Indianapolis Charlotte Baltimore Austin Portland Raleigh Pittsburgh Richmond Cleveland
*Data as of May, 2011 Source: Smith Travel Research, Inc.
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
93,907 76,777 57,850 50,086 44,015 43,316 40,577 39,882 38,885 38,208 32,498 32,419 32,329 29,529 25,996 25,904 23,456 22,610 21,457
7 8 12 16 21 24 30 31 35 37 51 52 53 62 74 75 89 93 98
Dallas Atlanta Washington, DC San Diego Denver Minneapolis Indianapolis Boston St. Louis Philadelphia Cleveland Charlotte Austin Portland Pittsburgh Baltimore Seattle Richmond Tampa Raleigh
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
1,019,142 800,000 703,000 615,701 584,000 559,000 535,533 516,000 502,000 440,000 409,000 375,000 374,255 315,000 313,000 300,000 268,700 207,543 200,000 150,000
Source: Red 7 Media Note: Chart reflects space in the major municipal venue for each region. Some regions have additional municipal venues or privately-owned venues that can affect convention site selection.
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Innovation and Productivity

Maryland was ranked 3rd nationally in the new economy index due to the states concentration of highly skilled workers. The Baltimore region ranked 16th among the benchmark regions for value added per manufacturing production worker based on the 2007 Economic Census. Dallas, Philadelphia, and Seattle rank as the top three markets for productivity. Greater Baltimore ranked 10th in manufacturing productivity value added per worker among the 20 benchmark regions.
Photographer: Stephen Spartana/SpartanaLand
Manufacturing: Total Value Added 2007

Region Rank Value Added by Manufacture (billions)
Dallas Philadelphia Seattle Boston Minneapolis Portland St. Louis Atlanta Charlotte Indianapolis Cleveland Pittsburgh Austin San Diego Richmond Baltimore Denver Raleigh Washington, DC Tampa
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
$53,241,729 $47,023,017 $36,280,895 $35,901,315 $31,999,118 $31,290,780 $27,860,400 $25,511,888 $22,683,420 $21,915,815 $21,150,367 $19,285,394 $16,816,791 $16,407,838 $14,313,198 $12,701,340 $12,308,017 $10,848,229 $10,529,764 $9,259,334
New Economy Index 2010 vs. 2007

State Benchmark Rank in 2010 National Rank in 2010 Benchmark Rank in 2007 National Rank in 2007
Source: Bureau of the Census, 2007 Economic Census
Massachusetts Washington, DC Maryland California Virginia Colorado Minnesota Oregon Texas Georgia Florida Pennsylvania North Carolina Ohio Missouri Indiana
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
1 2 3 7 8 9 13 14 18 19 21 22 24 25 33 35
1 3 2 4 5 6 7 9 8 10 12 11 13 14 16 15
1 4 3 5 8 9 11 17 14 18 23 21 26 29 35 31
Manufacturing Productivity Value Added per Worker 2007

Region Value Added Per Production Worker Rank Value Added Per Production Worker Value Added Per Manufacturing Worker Rank Value Added Per Manufacturing Worker
Source: The 2010 State New Economy Index, The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation
Raleigh Austin Richmond Portland Charlotte Indianapolis Seattle Boston Philadelphia Baltimore St. Louis Pittsburgh Dallas Washington, DC San Diego Denver Minneapolis Atlanta Tampa Cleveland
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
$603,182 $563,490 $473,727 $424,777 $412,156 $370,726 $362,280 $321,357 $320,253 $296,656 $296,141 $285,055 $279,096 $276,423 $269,334 $264,916 $258,769 $222,909 $214,451 $212,834
1 2 3 5 4 6 7 11 9 13 8 10 14 15 16 12 17 18 20 19
$394,610 $353,071 $336,654 $282,538 $300,363 $246,814 $218,987 $183,300 $209,473 $181,191 $210,807 $189,543 $174,672 $164,666 $160,597 $181,947 $159,477 $158,441 $140,410 $149,826
Source: Bureau of the Census, 2007 Economic Census
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Economy
Commercial Real Estate

Greater Baltimore has the 21st largest office market size nationally, and is ranked 8th among the 20 benchmark regions. Likely due in part to slow recession recovery, the region ranks 6th among the benchmarks for metro Greater Baltimore has area office vacancy rates a relatively high office with an index of 17.1, an lease cost, with the rate increase of 3.4 percent from 2008. In addition, the office per square foot in the central business district vacancy rate for downtown Baltimore is 21.2 percent. at $20.95. Greater Baltimore has a relatively high office lease cost, with the rate per square foot in the central business district at $20.95. This average lease rate placed Greater Baltimore 12th among the benchmark regions. The average office lease rate per square foot in the non-central business district of the region is $25.36, ranking Greater Baltimore 2nd among the benchmark regions.
Region
Rank of Office Market Size Q1 2011 vs. Q1 2009

Benchmark Rank in 2011 National Rank in QI 2011 Benchmark Rank in 2009 National Rank in Q1 2009
Dallas Boston Atlanta Denver Philadelphia Seattle Minneapolis Baltimore San Diego St. Louis Tampa Portland Austin Charlotte Cleveland Indianapolis Pittsburgh Raleigh Richmond Washington, DC
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NA NA NA NA
3 7 9 12 13 15 20 21 22 26 27 29 32 34 37 38
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NA NA NA NA
3 7 9 12 13 15 19 20 21 25 26 28 32 36 37 39
Source: CB Richard Ellis, North America Office Vacancy Index
Office Vacancy Rate, Metropolitan Areas 2010 vs. 2008

Office Vacancy Rate, Downtown 2010 vs. 2008

Rank in 2010 2010 Rank in 2008 2008
Washington, DC Boston Portland St. Louis Denver Baltimore San Diego Philadelphia Charlotte Seattle Minneapolis Indianapolis Dallas Cleveland Tampa Atlanta Austin Pittsburgh Raleigh Richmond
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
14.2 14.4 15.8 16.1 17.0 17.1 17.6 18.4 19.2 19.7 19.8 21.1 21.5 21.7 21.8 23.2 23.8 NA NA NA
4 3 1 9 8 7 12 6 5 2 10 13 17 15 11 16 14
11.7 11.6 10.6 14.6 14.3 13.7 16.5 13.2 12.2 11.5 15.4 17.3 21.5 18.0 16.0 19.0 17.6 NA NA NA
Portland Boston Charlotte Washington, DC Philadelphia Denver Austin San Diego Tampa Indianapolis Minneapolis Seattle Cleveland Baltimore St. Louis Atlanta Dallas Pittsburgh Raleigh Richmond
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
9.9 10.0 10.5 10.9 14.4 16.1 16.2 16.6 17.9 19.2 19.6 20.1 20.4 21.2 22.0 25.7 27.7 NA NA NA
3 2 1 4 6 7 8 9 12 10 13 5 14 11 16 15 17
8.1 6.5 1.4 8.2 10.2 11.9 13.4 13.9 15.4 14.4 16.2 9.5 18.1 14.5 21.0 19.2 22.6 NA NA NA
Washington, D.C. is no longer ranked as a single region. Now the downtown and suburban MD and VA markets are reported separately and no ranking for the region as a whole is provided.
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Change in Office Vacancy Rate, Metropolitan Areas 2008-2010 vs. 2006-2008

Region Rank in 2010 Net Change in 2008-2010 Rank in 2008 Net Change in 2006-2008
Dallas San Diego St. Louis Denver Boston Baltimore Cleveland Indianapolis Atlanta Minneapolis Portland Philadelphia Tampa Austin Charlotte Seattle Pittsburgh Raleigh Richmond Washington, DC
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NA NA NA NA
-0.0 1.1 1.5 2.7 2.8 3.4 3.7 3.8 4.2 4.4 5.2 5.3 5.9 6.2 7.0 8.2
12 16 11 8 2 10 7 13 9 6 5 3 15 14 1 4 NA NA NA NA
0.4 6.8 0.1 -0.3 -2.0 -0.0 -0.4 1.5 -0.3 -0.6 -1.1 -1.2 4.5 2.1 -2.4 -1.2
Office Lease Rates, Central Business District 2011, 1st Half

Region 2011 Q2 Rank 2011 Q2 Overall Weighted Average Asking Rental Rate (per square foot) % Change 12 Months
Office Lease Rates, Non-Central Business District 1st Half, 2011

2011 Q2 Overall Weighted Average Asking Rental Rate (per square foot) % Change 12 Months
Washington, DC Boston Austin** Seattle Denver Philadelphia San Diego Atlanta Charlotte Portland Minneapolis Baltimore Tampa Raleigh/Durham Pittsburgh Dallas Indianapolis** Richmond Cleveland St. Louis
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
$50.00 $38.57 $33.34 $28.55 $25.83 $25.80 $25.44 $24.82 $24.13 $21.52 $21.31 $20.95 $20.67 $20.45 $20.12 $19.85 $18.85 $17.87 $17.81 $16.56
0.3% 7.6% 0.7% 6.7% -1.0% -0.8% -3.6% 23.9% -6.8% -2.1% -4.9% -6.1% -0.9% N/A 2.4% 1.5% 2.3% -4.4% N/A 1.0%
Region
Rank in Q2 2011
Source: Cushman & Wakefield *Preliminary 2011 2Q C&W Data **2011 1Q C&W Data
San Diego Baltimore Philadelphia Austin** Minneapolis Boston Tampa Portland Charlotte Dallas Seattle St. Louis Raleigh/Durham Atlanta Denver Pittsburgh Indianapolis** Richmond Cleveland Washington, DC
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 N/A
$25.56 $25.36 $23.02 $22.96 $22.83 $22.48 $21.77 $20.63 $20.35 $20.01 $19.63 $19.62 $19.24 $18.85 $18.48 $18.22 $16.84 $16.07 $16.02 N/A
-2.70% 14.80% 0.20% -2.90% -1.00% -0.10% -2.60% 0.00% 9.10% -2.20% -2.30% -1.80% N/A -13.70% 0.70% -1.10% -1.20% -0.20% N/A N/A
Source: Cushman & Wakefield *Preliminary 2011 2Q C&W Data **2011 1Q C&W Data
Washington, D.C. is no longer ranked as a single region. Now the downtown and suburban MD and VA markets are reported separately and no ranking for the region as a whole is provided. 2011 GBC State of the Region Report 31
Education & Workforce

Maryland is an innovator in advanced technology and health sciences research. The Baltimore metro area employment base is well-educated and well-trained. Greater Baltimore ranks 8th among the benchmark regions in the percentage of individuals with a Bachelors degree or higher (34.7 percent), increasing two ranks from 2006. More than 88 percent of individuals in the Greater Baltimore region have completed a high school degree or higher, moving the region to the 11th spot among the 20 benchmark regions. In fall 2009 the Greater Baltimore region ranked 11th in full-time equivalent undergraduate enrollment in colleges and universities (110,722). The region ranked 9th in total college undergraduate enrollment per 100,000 persons. According to the U.S. Department of Education, the Baltimore region has roughly 25,000 full-time equivalent graduate enrollments in colleges and universities as of 2009. Academic research and development funding is important to the overall economic prosperity and vitality of the region as it aids in the continued progress of the technology, education, and health service sectors. Greater Baltimore maintained its 1st place ranking for academic R&D expenditures with nearly $2.2 billion invested in 2008.
College Attainment, Persons 25 Years and Older 2009
Region Rank % completed bachelors degree or higher MOE (+/-) Region
High School Attainment, Persons 25 Years and Older 2009

Rank % Completed High School or More MOE (+/-)
Washington, DC Boston Raleigh Austin Denver Minneapolis Seattle Baltimore San Diego Atlanta Portland Charlotte Philadelphia Richmond Indianapolis Dallas St. Louis Pittsburgh U.S. Cleveland Tampa
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
47.3% 42.2% 42.2% 38.7% 37.6% 37.6% 37.4% 34.7% 34.6% 34.1% 33.9% 32.4% 32.3% 31.4% 31.1% 30.0% 29.4% 27.9% 27.9% 26.9% 24.6%
0.5 0.4 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.6
Minneapolis Seattle Pittsburgh Boston Portland Washington, DC Raleigh Denver St. Louis Philadelphia Baltimore Cleveland Indianapolis Atlanta Charlotte Austin Tampa Richmond San Diego U.S. Dallas
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
92.5% 91.3% 91.0% 90.6% 90.1% 90.0% 89.4% 88.8% 88.7% 88.2% 88.1% 87.7% 87.6% 86.9% 86.7% 86.6% 86.5% 85.4% 85.4% 85.3% 81.9%
0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.4
Education & Workforce
Education
Total Full-Time Equivalent Undergraduate Enrollment in Colleges and Universities Fall 2009
Region Rank Total FTE* Enrollment
Total College Undergraduate Enrollment per 100,000 Population Fall 2009

Region Rank Total FTE* Enrollment per 100,000 Persons
Philadelphia Washington, DC Boston Atlanta Dallas San Diego Seattle Minneapolis Denver St. Louis Baltimore Tampa Pittsburgh Austin Portland Cleveland Charlotte Indianapolis Raleigh Richmond
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
254,131 217,023 212,162 205,847 193,896 159,303 136,388 135,190 117,683 115,616 110,722 109,750 102,614 95,403 81,631 72,323 58,978 56,923 42,947 41,519
Source: U.S. Department of Education *FTE includes all full time and 1/3 of part time students
Austin San Diego Boston Denver Pittsburgh Philadelphia Minneapolis St. Louis Baltimore Seattle Tampa Atlanta Washington, DC Raleigh Portland Cleveland Charlotte Richmond Indianapolis Dallas
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
5,559 5,147 4,660 4,627 4,355 4,260 4,122 4,110 4,085 3,965 3,943 3,907 3,888 3,799 3,667 3,482 3,355 3,300 3,241 3,043
Total Full-Time Equivalent Graduate Enrollment in Colleges and Universities Fall 2009
Region Rank Total FTE* Enrollment
Total College Graduate Enrollment per 100,000 Population Fall 2009

Region Rank Total FTE* Graduate Enrollment per 100,000 Persons
Boston Minneapolis Washington, DC Philadelphia Atlanta St. Louis Dallas San Diego Baltimore Pittsburgh Denver Seattle Austin Portland Cleveland Tampa Richmond Indianapolis Raleigh Charlotte
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
73,539 65,438 62,261 52,453 37,220 27,754 27,696 25,911 24,949 22,124 20,616 18,852 16,127 11,341 9,823 9,153 8,130 7,299 6,456 5,333
Minneapolis Boston Washington, DC St. Louis Austin Pittsburgh Baltimore Philadelphia San Diego Denver Atlanta Richmond Raleigh Seattle Portland Cleveland Dallas Indianapolis Tampa Charlotte
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
1,995 1,615 1,115 987 940 939 920 879 837 811 706 646 571 548 509 473 435 416 329 303
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Average Scores in National Assessment of Educational Progress, Science, by State 2009

Rank at Grade 8 Average NAEP Science Score at Grade 8 Rank at Grade 4 Average NAEP Science Score at Grade 4
Academic Research and Development Expenditures FY 2008

Region Rank R&D Funding (thousands)
State
Region
Massachusetts Minnesota Ohio Virginia Missouri Colorado Washington Pennsylvania Oregon Indiana Texas U.S. Maryland Georgia Florida North Carolina California District of Columbia
Boston Minneapolis Cleveland Richmond, DC Suburbs St. Louis Denver Seattle Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Portland Indianapolis Austin, Dallas Baltimore, DC Suburbs Atlanta Tampa Charlotte, Raleigh San Diego Washington, DC
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
160 159 158 156 156 156 155 154 154 152 150 149 148 147 146 144 137 NA
2 3 4 1 5 6 11 7 10 8 14 12 15 9 13 16
160 158 157 162 156 155 151 154 151 153 148 149 150 144 151 148 136 NA
Baltimore Boston San Diego Philadelphia Atlanta Washington, DC Pittsburgh Seattle Minneapolis St. Louis Dallas Austin Cleveland Raleigh Portland Denver Tampa Richmond Charlotte Indianapolis
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
$2,199,037 $1,814,077 $1,279,561 $1,161,967 $1,007,604 $942,778 $816,662 $767,175 $688,381 $663,241 $563,769 $505,086 $431,339 $368,227 $334,150 $311,604 $278,959 $159,760 $23,108 $420
Source: National Science Foundation
Source U.S. National Center for Education Statistics
Postsecondary Awards* in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 2008-2009 vs. 2000-2001
State California Colorado Washington, D.C. Florida Georgia Indiana Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota Missouri North Carolina Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Texas Virginia Washington
2008-2009 Awards in all STEM Fields 2008-2009 STEM Awards as % of All Awards Granted 2000-2001 Awards in all STEM Fields 2000-2001 STEM Awards as % of All Awards Granted % Change in STEM Awards between 2000-01 and 2008-09
47,128 8,881 3,408 20,036 12,156 9,517 10,045 13,997 8,029 8,620 12,559 16,674 4,141 22,874 31,399 12,350 8,916
10 11.7 12 7.7 10.3 11.9 14.7 12.4 9.1 9.7 12 11.4 9.7 12.6 12 12.8 10.6
41,312 8,098 3,146 16,036 8,942 8,412 8,544 12,819 7,654 8,471 11,262 15,103 3,351 22,386 26,019 10,262 7,463
11.6 15.8 15.3 9.2 11.4 14.4 17.3 13.8 13.3 12.9 15.1 13.1 10.3 15.1 14.7 14.9 11.2
14.1 9.7 8.3 24.9 35.9 13.1 17.6 9.2 4.9 1.8 11.5 10.4 23.6 2.2 20.7 20.3 19.5
Source: National Center for Education Statistics *Degrees and Certificates
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Transportation
Greater Baltimore is ranked 36th nationally and 3rd among the 20 benchmark metro areas in its transportation systems by Cities Ranked and Rated. This ranking takes into account 13 different characteristics including commuting, air and rail travel, and automotive costs. The Baltimore metro region possesses 7,194 roadway miles (13th among the benchmark regions) and is centrally located between Philadelphia (3rd) and Washington, D.C. (7th). On average, each person in the region travels a total of 23.9 miles daily, ranking Baltimore 10th among the 20 benchmark metros. Greater Baltimore remained ranked 18th among the benchmark metros in average travel time to work (29.7 minutes), and the travel time has increased slightly from 28.9 minutes in 2006. With 6.2 percent of persons aged 16 and over using public transportation in 2009, Greater Baltimore ranks 5th among the benchmark metros, while Washington, D.C. ranks 1st with 14.1 percent and Raleigh ranks 20th at 1.0 percent. The Baltimore metro area ranks 6th for all modes of average weekday rail transit trips, (93,100 average weekday trips), and 4th for bus (303,500 weekday trips).
Transportation Ranking 2007

Region Benchmark Rank National Rank Score
Philadelphia Minneapolis Baltimore Boston Richmond Indianapolis Dallas Washington, DC San Diego Tampa Pittsburgh Portland Denver Cleveland Seattle St. Louis Charlotte Austin Atlanta Raleigh
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
3 10 36 118 121 129 175 186 194 228 249 254 253 259 282 285 286 329 332 352
99.5 97.6 90.6 68.7 67.9 65.8 53.5 50.5 48.4 39.3 33.7 32.4 32.4 30.5 24.9 24.1 23.5 12.3 11.5 5.9
Source: Cities Ranked and Rated, 2007
Transportation
Auto
Roadway Miles 2008
Region* Rank Miles Region*
Roadway Miles Per Capita 2008

Rank Miles Per Thousand Persons
Dallas Atlanta Philadelphia Boston Minneapolis Seattle Washington, DC St. Louis Tampa Pittsburgh Denver Cleveland Baltimore Portland San Diego Indianapolis Richmond Austin Charlotte Raleigh
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
19,940 19,879 19,461 16,970 12,363 12,020 11,987 11,215 9,629 9,371 8,346 7,247 7,194 7,109 5,260 4,997 4,963 4,604 3,935 3,732
Pittsburgh Richmond Raleigh St. Louis Austin Minneapolis Atlanta Charlotte Cleveland Tampa Boston Dallas Indianapolis Portland Seattle Denver Philadelphia Baltimore Washington, DC San Diego
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
5.4 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.3 2.7 1.7
Source: U.S. Federal Highway Administration *This table uses the Urbanized Area rather than the Metropolitan Statistical Area
Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel 2008

Region* Rank Daily Vehicle-Miles of Travel (thousands) Region*
Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel Per Capita 2008

Rank DVMT Per Capita
Raleigh Richmond Austin Charlotte Indianapolis Portland Pittsburgh Cleveland Denver Baltimore Tampa Minneapolis St. Louis San Diego Seattle Boston Washington, DC Philadelphia Dallas Atlanta
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
25,376 26,709 28,487 30,021 33,581 34,294 37,812 38,430 50,785 51,427 62,865 65,529 66,114 68,087 69,801 92,756 98,704 105,823 123,087 127,008
Portland Philadelphia Pittsburgh Seattle Cleveland Boston San Diego Washington, DC Denver Baltimore Minneapolis Dallas Indianapolis Tampa Atlanta Richmond Austin St. Louis Charlotte Raleigh
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
18.7 20.0 21.7 22.1 22.4 22.5 22.6 22.6 22.9 23.9 24.5 24.9 26.6 27.0 27.9 28.2 28.7 29.7 32.9 35.3
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Commute
Average Travel Time to Work 2009
Region Rank Travel Time in Minutes Region
Traffic Congestion: Annual Delay per Auto Commuter 2009

Rank Travel Time in Minutes
San Diego Indianapolis Minneapolis Raleigh Cleveland Portland St. Louis Austin Richmond Charlotte United States Tampa Pittsburgh Dallas Denver Seattle Philadelphia Boston Baltimore Atlanta Washington, DC
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
23.9 24.2 24.3 24.3 24.4 24.8 24.8 24.9 24.9 25.0 25.1 25.3 25.4 26.1 26.8 27.4 28.0 28.4 29.7 30.1 33.4
Cleveland Richmond Indianapolis Raleigh Charlotte St. Louis Pittsburgh Tampa Portland San Diego Austin Philadelphia Minneapolis Atlanta Seattle Denver Boston Dallas Baltimore Washington, DC
Source: Texas Transportation Institute
1 1 3 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 13 14 14 16 17 17 19 20
19 19 25 25 26 31 33 34 36 37 39 39 43 44 44 47 48 48 50 70
Traffic Congestion: Annual Wasted Fuel per Auto Commuter 2009

Region Rank Gallons Region
Transit Ridership Per Capita Q4 2010

Rank Per Capita
Cleveland Richmond Indianapolis Charlotte Raleigh Pittsburgh St. Louis Tampa Philadelphia Portland San Diego Austin Atlanta Seattle Boston Minneapolis Dallas Denver Baltimore Washington, DC
Source: Texas Transportation Institute
1 1 3 4 4 6 6 6 9 9 11 12 13 13 15 16 17 17 19 20
16 16 19 22 22 27 27 27 30 30 31 32 35 35 36 37 38 38 43 57
Boston Washington, DC* Philadelphia Seattle* Baltimore Portland* Denver San Diego* Pittsburgh* Atlanta Minneapolis* Austin St. Louis Charlotte Dallas* Tampa* Richmond Indianapolis
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
268 266 193 176 159 151 109 96 94 83 82 75 58 45 33 32 29 17
Source: American Public Transportation Association Data for some areas may be understated since not all transit agencies report it; data for some areas may be overstated since some transit agencies serve other urbanized areas and only agency-total data are reported. *Sum of 2 or more transit authorities.
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Public Transportation
Workers 16 and Older Using Public Transportation 2009
Region Rank % Using Public Transit MOE (+/-) Region
Transit Ridership (All Modes) Q4 2010

Rank Average Weekday Unlinked Trips 2010
Washington, DC Boston Philadelphia Seattle Baltimore Portland Pittsburgh U.S. Minneapolis Denver Cleveland Atlanta San Diego Austin St. Louis Richmond Charlotte Dallas Tampa Indianapolis Raleigh
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
14.1% 12.2% 9.3% 8.7% 6.2% 6.1% 5.8% 5.0% 4.7% 4.6% 3.8% 3.7% 3.1% 2.8% 2.5% 2.0% 1.9% 1.5% 1.4% 1.0% 1.0%
0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2
Washington, DC* Boston Philadelphia Seattle* Atlanta Baltimore Portland* San Diego* Denver Minneapolis* Pittsburgh* Dallas* St. Louis Austin Tampa* Charlotte Richmond Indianapolis
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
1,486,700 1,220,900 1,149,700 604,500 438,800 432,300 335,500 298,000 278,000 269,300 221,300 207,900 162,100 128,700 88,700 79,600 36,700 29,800
Source: American Public Transportation Association Data for some areas may be understated since not all transit agencies report it; data for some areas may be overstated since some transit agencies serve other urbanized areas and only agency-total data are reported. *Sum of 2 or more transit authorities.
Transit Ridership (Heavy and Light Rail Combined) Q4 2010

Region Transit Agency Rank Average Weekday Unlinked Trips 2010 Region
Transit Ridership (Bus) Q4 2010

Transit Agency Rank Average Weekday Unlinked Trips 2010
Washington, DC Boston Philadelphia Atlanta Portland Baltimore San Diego Denver Dallas St. Louis* Minneapolis Seattle Pittsburgh Charlotte Tampa
Washington Metro Area Transit Authority Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation Maryland Transit Administration San Diego Trolley, Inc. Regional Transportation District Dallas Area Rapid Transit Bi-State Development Agency Metro Transit Sound Transit & King County Dept. of Transportation Port Authority of Allegheny County Charlotte Area Transit System Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
928,100 713,400 445,100 240,900 123,100 93,100 90,000 65,900 65,100 55,800 30,100 26,500 24,600 14,100 800
Philadelphia Washington, DC Boston Baltimore Seattle Minneapolis Denver Atlanta Pittsburgh Portland San Diego Dallas Austin St. Louis* Tampa Charlotte Richmond Indianapolis
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority Washington Metro Area Transit Authority Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Maryland Transit Administration King County Department of Transportation Metro Transit Regional Transportation District Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Port Authority of Allegheny County Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Dallas Area Rapid Transit Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bi-State Development Agency Hillsborough Area Reg TA & Pinellas Tran Auth Charlotte Area Transit Greater Richmond Transit Company Indianapolis Public Transportation Corp
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
553,900 398,200 362,300 303,500 293,200 227,800 206,800 196,100 185,900 185,400 158,300 131,600 124,900 104,300 86,400 63,300 33,600 28,900
Source: American Public Transportation Association Data for some areas may be understated since not all transit agencies report it; data for some areas may be overstated since some transit agencies serve other urbanized areas and only agency-total data are reported. *Q3 2010
Source: American Public Transportation Association Data for some areas may be understated since not all transit agencies report it; data for some areas may be overstated since some transit agencies serve other urbanized areas and only agency-total data are reported.
*Q3 2010
Air Travel
BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport is the nations 24th largest airport, serving nearly 21.0 million passengers in 2009. This ranks Baltimore 10th among the 20 benchmarks. Despite BWIs passenger base contracting by 2.6 percent from 2007 to 2009, Baltimore placed 5th among the regions for air passenger growth. Close by in the Washington, D.C. metro area, Dulles International and Reagan National served more than 40.6 million persons in 2009, 4th among the 20 benchmarks. The growth in air passengers at these two airports decreased 6.3 percent from 2007 to 2009, placing Washington, D.C. 8th among the benchmark metro areas.
Total Air Passengers 2009
Region Benchmark Rank National Rank Total Passengers
Average Air Fare Yield, Cost per Mile Q3 2010 vs. Q3 2008
Region Rank in Q3 2010 Q3 2010 (cents) Rank in Q3 2008 Q3 2008 (cents)
Seattle San Diego Tampa Boston Denver Portland Baltimore Philadelphia Indianapolis Austin Pittsburgh Richmond Washington, DC Raleigh Atlanta St. Louis Minneapolis Cleveland Charlotte Dallas
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
14.00 15.02 15.17 15.65 16.23 16.27 16.27 16.85 17.54 17.58 17.87 18.68 19.13 19.23 20.12 20.35 20.68 21.25 22.39 22.57
1 2 3 10 9 4 7 5 6 8 11 20 14 12 16 15 18 13 19 17
14.20 15.14 15.26 17.77 17.74 16.25 17.00 16.29 16.71 17.54 18.28 25.33 20.51 19.62 20.96 20.78 23.49 20.20 24.44 23.13
Source: Domestic Airline Fares Consumer Report, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Aviation Analysis
Total Air Passengers Change 2009 vs. 2007

1 4 & 52 5 21 & 27 11 15 17 18 20 24 29 30 32 33 39 41 47 48 53 74 88,032,086 63,774,979 50,167,485 40,641,760 34,536,666 32,378,599 31,227,512 30,669,564 25,512,086 20,963,048 16,974,172 16,965,545 12,929,675 12,796,302 9,715,604 8,973,209 8,220,898 8,031,175 7,465,719 3,305,199
Region Rank % Change 2007-2009
Atlanta (Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta Intl) Dallas (Dallas/Ft. Worth Intl & Love Field) Denver (Denver Intl) Washington, DC (Dulles Intl & Reagan Natl) Charlotte (Charlotte Douglas Intl) Minneapolis (Minneapolis/ St. Paul Intl) Seattle (Seattle/Tacoma Intl) Philadelphia (Philadelphia Intl) Boston (Boston Logan Intl) Baltimore (BWI Thurgood Marshall) San Diego (San Diego Intl) Tampa (Tampa Intl) Portland (Portland Intl) St. Louis (Lambert St. Louis Intl) Cleveland (Cleveland Hopkins Intl) Raleigh (Raleigh-Durham Intl) Austin (Austin-Bergstrom Intl) Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh Intl) Indianapolis (Indianapolis Intl) Richmond (Richmond Intl)
Source: Airports Council International
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Charlotte (Charlotte Douglas Intl) Denver (Denver Intl) Seattle (Seattle/Tacoma Intl) Atlanta (Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta Intl) Baltimore (BWI Thurgood Marshall) Philadelphia (Philadelphia Intl) Dallas (Dallas/Ft. Worth Intl & Love Field) Washington, DC (Dulles Intl & Reagan Natl) San Diego (San Diego Intl) Austin (Austin-Bergstrom Intl) Minneapolis (Minneapolis/St. Paul Intl) Richmond (Richmond Intl) Boston (Boston Logan Intl) Indianapolis (Indianapolis Intl) Tampa (Tampa Intl) Portland (Portland Intl) Raleigh (Raleigh-Durham Intl) Cleveland (Cleveland Hopkins Intl) St. Louis (Lambert St. Louis Intl) Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh Intl)
Source: Airports Council International
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
4.0% 0.6% -0.2% -1.5% -2.6% -5.0% -6.2% -6.3% -8.0% -8.1% -8.6% -10.0% -10.2% -10.8% -12.9% -13.3% -13.9% -17.9% -20.2% -22.3%
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Quality of Life
Greater Baltimores cost of living index for 2010 exceeds the national average, while its competitive ranking is 14th among the benchmark regions. The cost of living in Greater Baltimore increased slightly from 2007 to 2010, while many of the other metro areas experienced a decline. The region is comparable to many of the higher priced markets in the nation, such as Portland, Seattle, and Philadelphia.
Cost of Living
Cost of Living 2010 vs. 2007
Region St. Louis Pittsburgh Dallas Tampa Charlotte Austin Atlanta Raleigh Cleveland Denver Richmond Minneapolis Portland Baltimore Seattle Philadelphia San Diego Boston Washington, DC Indianapolis
Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index
Rank in 2010
100% Composite Index
Rank in 2007
100% Composite Index
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
90.4 91.5 91.8 92.4 93.2 95.5 95.5 98.1 101.0 103.1 104.4 110.5 111.2 119.3 121.2 126.4 132.1 132.4 139.9 NA
3 8 2 10 1 4 6 9 7 11 12 13 15 14 16 17 20 18 19 5
91.5 98.9 91.2 99.6 88.9 92.6 96.1 99.3 98.9 103.4 106.4 110.1 120.8 118.0 121.0 123.5 139.5 134.7 136.4 94.7
Quality of Life
Homeownership
Housing costs remain the significant driver of the cost of living in the Greater Baltimore region. In recent years homeownership rates within the Greater Baltimore region have decreased, dropping from 72.9 percent in 2006 (ranking 5th) to 66.6 percent in 2010 (ranking 9th). Although this is a significant decrease, the trend is comparable to the decreases seen in other benchmark regions. Minneapolis had the highest homeownership rate as of 2010 at The Greater Baltimore 71.4 percent and San region was the only Diego has the lowest rate region noted among the at 54.4 percent. The median home 20 benchmark regions price in Greater Baltimore to have a decline of is $246,100, with a less than 25 percent. ranking of 14th among Atlanta experienced the the benchmark regions. largest decline, at 83 Home sales prices in percent Greater Baltimore have decreased 10.2 percent from 2008 to 2010, placing Greater Baltimore 13th among the 20 benchmark regions. Despite a decreased homeownership rate, the Greater Baltimore region was ranked highest for the change in housing starts, decreasing by only 11 percent between 2007 and 2010 (see Change in Housing Starts chart, page 16). Comparable regions such as Pittsburgh and Boston experienced declines in housing starts of 27 percent and 41 percent, respectively. The Greater Baltimore region was the only region noted among the 20 benchmark regions to have a decline of less than 25 percent. Atlanta experienced the largest decline, at 83 percent.
Region
Homeownership Rate 2010

Rank % Owner-Occupied Housing Units
Minneapolis St. Louis Pittsburgh Philadelphia Richmond Tampa Raleigh Cleveland Baltimore Indianapolis Charlotte Atlanta U.S. Denver Washington, DC Portland Dallas Seattle Boston Austin San Diego
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
71.4 70.7 69.6 68.4 67.6 67.2 66.8 66.7 66.6 66.5 66.4 66.1 65.1 64.4 64.3 61.7 61.6 61.6 61.5 58.5 54.4
Median Home Prices: Existing Single-Family Homes 2010 vs. 2008

Region Rank in 2010 2010 (thousands) Rank in 2008 2008 % change (thousands) 2008 - 2010
Cleveland Atlanta Indianapolis St. Louis Tampa Dallas Minneapolis Charlotte Austin Philadelphia Raleigh Denver Portland Baltimore Seattle Washington, DC Boston San Diego Pittsburgh Richmond
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
$114.5 114.8 123.3 131.1 134.2 143.8 170.6 191 193.6 214.9 217.6 232.4 237.3 246.1 295.7 325.3 357.3 385.2 NA NA
1 6 2 4 7 5 10 9 8 14 12 11 16 15 18 17 19 20 3 13
$108.5 149.5 111.2 133.2 173 145.8 202 197.8 188.6 231.4 223.4 219.3 280.1 274.1 357.2 343.4 361.1 385.6 118.4 223.5
5.50% -23.2% 10.9% -1.6% -22.4% -1.4% -15.5% -3.4% 2.7% -7.1% -2.6% 6.0% -15.3% -10.2% -17.2% -5.3% -1.1% -0.1% NA NA
Source: National Association of Realtors
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Health Care
Greater Baltimore ranks 2nd lowest among the benchmark regions for health care costs, below the national average. Pittsburgh has the lowest costs and Boston has the highest costs associated with health care. Of the 20 metro areas Baltimore ranks 5th for citizens with health insurance, The Greater Baltimore significantly higher than the region ranks 2nd in the national average. The Greater Baltimore region ranks 2nd in number of physicians the number of physicians per 100,000 persons. per 100,000 persons. Only Only Boston ranks Boston ranks higher among the 20 benchmark regions. higher among the 20 These physicians are likely benchmark regions. drawn in by the quality of These physicians are medical institutions located likely drawn in by the within the region. quality of medical The Greater Baltimore region is home to the best institutions located hospital in the nation. U.S. within the region. News and World Report ranked Johns Hopkins as the best hospital nationally for the 20th consecutive year. Of the 20 benchmark metro areas, only eight hospitals within all of these metros made the report. Boston had two hospitals that made the list. The Greater Baltimore region is home to several of the top cancer hospitals, including Johns Hopkins, as well as the University of Maryland Medical Center. Greater Baltimore ranks 15th in cancer death rates and 18th in infant mortality rates with 2.01 and 8.1 deaths per 1,000 persons, respectively.
Region
Health Care Cost of Living 2010 vs. 2007

Rank in 2010 100% Composite Index 2010 Rank in 2007 100% Composite Index 2007
Pittsburgh Baltimore Tampa Austin St. Louis Raleigh Atlanta Washington, DC Dallas Cleveland Denver Minneapolis Philadelphia Charlotte San Diego Richmond Portland Seattle Boston Indianapolis
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
90.0 97.7 98.2 100.1 100.6 100.8 103.1 103.2 103.6 104.1 105.7 105.9 108.0 110.1 111.3 112.4 113.4 119.7 123.2 NA
1 13 3 7 4 12 11 16 6 9 15 10 17 5 18 8 14 19 20 2
87.3 104.1 93.9 102.1 97.2 103.7 103.4 110.0 101.6 102.4 108.5 102.9 111.0 101.2 116.3 102.1 107.9 124.0 136.0 92.3
Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index
Cancer Hospitals in the Top 50 2010

Benchmark Rank National Rank U.S. News & World Report Score
Region
Hospital
Best Hospitals 2010

Region Benchmark Rank National Rank Hospital
Baltimore Boston Cleveland St. Louis Philadelphia Boston Seattle Pittsburgh
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 3 4 8 9 11 12 13
Johns Hopkins Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital Cleveland Clinic Barnes-Jewish Hospital Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Brigham and Womens Hospital University of Washington Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Baltimore Seattle Boston Boston Cleveland Philadelphia Boston St. Louis Tampa Baltimore Philadelphia Pittsburgh Cleveland Philadelphia Minneapolis Richmond Indianapolis Atlanta Pittsburgh Boston
Johns Hopkins Hosp. U of WA Med. Ctr. Dana-Farber Cancer Inst. MA General Hosp. Cleveland Clinic Hosp. of the U of PA Brigham and Womens Hosp. Barnes-Jewish Hospital Moffitt Cancer Ctr. U of MD Medical Ctr. Fox Chase Cancer Ctr. U of Pittsburgh Med. Ctr. U Hospitals Case Med. Ctr. Thomas Jefferson U Hosp. U of MN Med. Ctr. VA Commonwealth Univ. Med. Ctr. Clarian Health Emory U Hosp. Magee-Womens Hosp. of UPMC Beth Israel Deaconess Med. Ctr.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
4 5 6 7 9 14 16 17 19 21 28 31 34 35 37 38 40 41 42 46
75.1 60.6 58.5 57.1 52.6 44.4 43.0 41.7 39.0 37.8 35.8 35.1 32.3 32.1 31.9 31.7 30.8 30.8 30.7 30.3
Source: U.S. News & World Report
Source: U.S. News & World Report
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Quality of Life
Physicians 2011
Region Rank Physicians per 100,000 Population* Region
Cancer Death Rates 2008

Rank Cancer Deaths Per 1,000 Population
Boston Baltimore Cleveland Philadelphia Washington, DC Pittsburgh Indianapolis Seattle Portland San Diego Richmond St. Louis Denver Tampa Minneapolis Atlanta Austin Dallas Charlotte Raleigh
Source: American Medical Association *Includes generalists and specialists
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
626 539 538 502 469 458 434 413 408 390 386 381 375 351 343 283 271 268 268 258
Austin Atlanta Raleigh Dallas Denver Washington, DC* Charlotte Minneapolis Seattle San Diego Portland** Indianapolis** Boston** Richmond Baltimore St. Louis*** Philadelphia*** Cleveland Tampa Pittsburgh
**IN, NH and OR data is from 2007. ***IL and NJ data is from 2006.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
1.06 1.19 1.27 1.27 1.31 1.39 1.49 1.54 1.56 1.57 1.68 1.71 1.89 1.91 2.01 2.03 2.05 2.33 2.36 2.59
*DC data is from 2007 and WV data is from 2006.
Infant Mortality Rate 2008

Region Rank Infant Deaths per 1,000 Live Births Region
Health Insurance 2009

Rank % Lacking Health Insurance Coverage
Boston* Seattle Portland* San Diego Austin Raleigh Minneapolis Dallas Denver Charlotte Washington, DC** St. Louis* Atlanta Pittsburgh Philadelphia** Indianapolis* Tampa Baltimore Richmond Cleveland
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
4.6 4.8 4.9 4.9 5.2 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.6 6.7 7.2 7.2 7.5 7.7 7.8 7.9 8.1 8.5 9.0
Boston Pittsburgh Minneapolis Philadelphia Baltimore St. Louis Washington, DC Cleveland Seattle Richmond Indianapolis Raleigh Portland U.S. Denver Charlotte San Diego Tampa Atlanta Austin Dallas
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
4.7% 8.6% 9.1% 10.0% 10.1% 10.5% 11.0% 11.5% 12.1% 12.8% 13.6% 13.8% 14.8% 15.1% 15.3% 15.7% 17.0% 18.5% 19.2% 20.5% 24.0%
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Arts, Culture, and Recreation

While the Greater Baltimore region ranks 6th in AmericanStyle magazines 2011 readers poll for arts destinations, it is also in close proximity to several other major arts destinations. Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia both ranked higher than Baltimore in the poll, coming in at 1st and 4th, respectively.
Arts Destinations 2011
Region Benchmark Rank National Rank (Big Cities) National Rank (Mid-Sized Cities)
Community
According to the data from Charity Navigator, in 2010 the Greater Baltimore region ranked 11th among the benchmark regions for median contributions to the largest charities. This was an increase in ranking since 2006, when the region ranked 15th. While it is important to note that fewer benchmark regions were ranked in 2010 than in 2006four were omitted in 2006 and six were omitted in 2010in pure dollar terms, Greater Baltimore increased its median contributions.
Contributions to Charities 2010
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Region Rank Median Contributions to Largest Charities
Washington, DC Boston Atlanta Philadelphia Tampa Baltimore Seattle Pittsburgh Portland Austin Denver Minneapolis Charlotte San Diego Raleigh Cleveland Dallas St. Louis Indianapolis Richmond
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
3 5 7 8 9 10 11 11 13 14 14 16 17 21 22 24 24 NA NA Denver Minneapolis Dallas Cleveland Pittsburgh San Diego Atlanta Boston Washington, DC St. Louis Baltimore Seattle Philadelphia U.S. Indianapolis Austin Charlotte Portland Raleigh Richmond Tampa
Source: Charity Navigator
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Source: AmericanStyle magazine, May 2011
$6,267,462 $5,191,048 $4,895,576 $4,605,694 $4,591,492 $4,542,255 $4,204,334 $4,189,600 $4,023,848 $4,020,449 $3,949,608 $3,801,727 $3,723,253 $3,697,936 $3,614,015 NA NA NA NA NA NA
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Quality of Life
Social Distress & Crime

Compared to the 20 benchmark regions, Greater Baltimore has the 5th lowest level of poverty, with 6.8 percent of families with income below the poverty level in 2009. This is higher than the 6.1 percent reported for the region in 2006 but still significantly lower than the national average of 10.5 percent. Of the benchmark regions, Indianapolis, Dallas, and Cleveland have a higher percentage of families living in poverty than the national average. The Greater Baltimore region continued to experience annual declines in violent crimes, experiencing a 4.7 percent decrease from 2007 to 2009. This places the region 9th among the benchmark regions in terms of the decrease in violent crime. Although the region did experience a decline in violent crimes, it ranks last among benchmark regions for which data is available 722.4 violent crimes per 100,000 persons. Regions with the lowest violent crime rates are Portland, Raleigh, Richmond, and Pittsburgh. In terms of the occurrence of property crime, Greater Baltimore ranks 13th among the benchmark regions and just above the national average. Pittsburgh and Boston have the lowest property crime rates, while Austin and Seattle have the highest property crime rates. The rate of decline in the number of property crimes remained constant in the Baltimore metro area. From 2004 to 2006, the region experienced a decline of 2.4 percent, and then from 2007 to 2009 the region experienced a decline of 2.6 percent. This decline moved Greater Baltimore from 10th to 16th among the 20 metro regions.
Poverty 2009
Region Rank % Families with Income Below Poverty Level Region
Teen Pregnancy 2008

Rank Births to Mothers Under 20 as % of Total Births Region
Suicide 2008
Rank Suicide Deaths Per 100,000 Population
Washington, DC Boston Minneapolis Seattle Baltimore Richmond Raleigh Philadelphia Portland San Diego Denver Pittsburgh Austin St. Louis Tampa Charlotte Atlanta U.S. Indianapolis Dallas Cleveland
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
4.9% 6.0% 6.3% 6.7% 6.8% 7.8% 7.9% 8.4% 8.4% 8.5% 8.7% 8.8% 9.5% 9.7% 10.0% 10.2% 10.3% 10.5% 10.6% 10.9% 11.1%
Boston* Minneapolis Seattle Washington, DC** Portland Raleigh Pittsburgh San Diego Denver Philadelphia*** Richmond Baltimore Atlanta St. Louis Indianapolis*** Charlotte Cleveland Tampa Austin**** Dallas****
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
4.8% 6.0% 6.1% 6.4% 7.3% 7.3% 8.2% 8.3% 8.8% 9.1% 9.1% 9.4% 9.4% 10.1% 10.3% 10.3% 11.0% 11.3% NA NA
Boston* Washington, DC** Atlanta Baltimore Dallas Charlotte Raleigh Philadelphia*** Cleveland**** Austin Minneapolis St. Louis*** Richmond Seattle Pittsburgh San Diego Indianapolis* Portland Denver Tampa
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
7.1 8.5 8.7 8.9 9.5 10.1 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 11.1 11.2 11.4 11.6 11.8 12.0 12.2 13.3 15.7 16.9
*MA & NH dont report births under age 15. NH data is from 2007 **DC data is from 2007 and WV data is from 2006. ***IN and NJ data is from 2007. ****TX data does not include births to mothers age 18 and 19.
*DC, IN, and NH data is from 2007. **DC data is from 2007 and WV data is from 2006. ***IL and NJ data is from 2006. ****OH data is 2006-2008 average.
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Violent Crime 2009

Region Rank Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants Region
Violent Crime Change 2009 vs. 2007

Rank in 2009 % Annual Change 2009-2007
Portland Raleigh Richmond Pittsburgh Denver Austin Seattle Boston Washington, DC Dallas San Diego Cleveland U.S. Atlanta Charlotte Philadelphia Tampa Indianapolis Baltimore Minneapolis St. Louis
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
268.5 278.2 293.2 342.9 346.9 356.1 384.3 400.2 402.4 410.8 424.3 428.7 429.4 439.7 528.2 575.6 588.9 627.9 722.4 NA NA
Charlotte Richmond Dallas Tampa Raleigh Portland Washington, DC U.S. San Diego Baltimore Philadelphia Pittsburgh Denver Indianapolis Cleveland Seattle Boston Austin Atlanta Minneapolis St. Louis
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
-18.3% -12.2% -11.3% -9.7% -8.5% -8.3% -5.2% -5.0% -4.9% -4.7% -4.5% -2.8% -2.7% -1.9% -0.9% -0.1% 1.6% 1.7% NA NA NA
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Property Crime 2009

Region Rank Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants Region
Property Crime Change 2009 vs. 2007

Rank in 2009 % Annual Change 2007-2009
Pittsburgh Boston San Diego Raleigh Philadelphia Richmond Washington, DC Denver Cleveland Portland Minneapolis U.S. St. Louis Baltimore Atlanta Indianapolis Tampa Charlotte Dallas Austin Seattle
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
2,043.5 2,150.0 2,316.2 2,635.0 2,637.5 2,719.1 2,724.1 2,797.5 2,838.1 2,929.0 2,982.8 3,036.1 3,168.4 3,296.0 3,540.5 3,827.1 3,864.9 3,902.2 3,912.7 4,024.8 4,030.8
Charlotte San Diego Portland Minneapolis Denver St. Louis Dallas Seattle Philadelphia Atlanta Indianapolis U.S. Pittsburgh Boston Cleveland Washington, DC Baltimore Richmond Raleigh Tampa Austin
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
-17.5% -16.0% -10.3% -8.9% -6.4% -5.2% -5.0% -5.0% -4.8% -4.6% -4.4% -4.0% -3.5% -3.0% -2.9% -2.8% -2.6% -2.6% -2.4% -2.3% -1.3%
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Quality of Life
Energy
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Greater Baltimore ranked 14th among the benchmark regions for the price of electricity sold to commercial consumers and ranked 9th for the price of natural gas in 2009. To aid in lowering these energy costs, Maryland pursued alternative sources in 2010, ranking 7th among study regions for alternative energy use.
Alternative Energy Use 2010
State Benchmark Rank National Rank
Price of Electricity Sold to Commercial Consumers, by State 2009

State Region Rank Average Retail Price (Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Washington Oregon Pennsylvania North Carolina Georgia Virginia Maryland Florida California Massachusetts Minnesota Ohio Missouri Texas Indiana Colorado
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
3 6 10 15 19 20 22 26 28 30 31 34 36 39 41 48
Missouri Washington Oregon Minnesota North Carolina Virginia Colorado Indiana Georgia Pennsylvania Ohio Texas Florida Maryland District of Columbia California Massachusetts
St. Louis Seattle Portland Minneapolis Charlotte, Raleigh Richmond, DC Suburbs Denver Indianapolis Atlanta Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Cleveland Austin, Dallas Tampa Baltimore, DC Suburbs Washington, DC San Diego Boston
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
6.96 6.96 7.49 7.92 7.98 8.06 8.15 8.32 8.94 9.54 9.65 9.66 10.77 11.97 12.96 13.42 15.37
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Price of Natural Gas Sold to Commercial Consumers, by State 2009

State Region Rank Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet
Source: The 2010 State New Economy Index, The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation
Colorado California Minnesota Texas Indiana Virginia Ohio Missouri Maryland Florida North Carolina Georgia Pennsylvania Oregon Washington Massachusetts District of Columbia
Denver San Diego Minneapolis Austin, Dallas Indianapolis Richmond, DC Suburbs Cleveland St. Louis Baltimore, DC Suburbs Tampa Charlotte, Raleigh Atlanta Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Portland Seattle Boston Washington, DC
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
$7.56 $7.75 $7.96 $8.16 $9.18 $10.31 $10.41 $10.80 $10.87 $11.09 $11.63 $11.70 $11.83 $11.86 $12.26 $12.85 $12.99
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Air Quality and Climate

The Greater Baltimore region ranked 12th for air quality among the 20 benchmark regions and 9th for most improvement in air quality based on the Environmental Protection Agencys Air Quality Index. Of the benchmark regions, Pittsburgh has the poorest air quality but also has the greatest positive change in air quality. In terms of average daily temperature, amount of sunshine, and days with precipitation, the Greater Baltimore region continues to fall near the middle of the 20 benchmark regions.
Air Quality Index 1990-2009
Region Boston Portland Seattle Austin Minneapolis Raleigh Denver Richmond Charlotte Dallas Indianapolis Baltimore Washington, DC Degrees (F) Atlanta San Diego Philadelphia Tampa St. Louis Cleveland Pittsburgh Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Average # of Days with AQI Values Greater than 100 at Trend Sites (1990-2009) 5.1 5.2 7.0 9.1 17.3 18.1 21.1 30.6 33.0 38.4 39.0 46.2 46.2 52.7 63.8 78.5 89.6 92.4 96.0 138.1
Average Daily Temperature 1971-2000

Region Rank
Tampa Austin* Dallas San Diego Atlanta Charlotte Greenville-Spartanburg Raleigh-Durham Richmond Washington, DC Reagan St. Louis Philadelphia Baltimore Washington, DC Dulles Portland-Vancouver Indianapolis Seattle Boston Denver Cleveland Minneapolis-St. Paul
Based on airport data except where *.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
73.1 68.5 65.5 64.4 62.1 61.4 60.0 59.6 57.6 57.5 56.3 55.3 54.6 54.2 53.5 52.5 52.3 51.6 50.1 49.6 45.4
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Change in Air Quality Index 2000-2009 vs. 1990-1999

Region 2000-2009 Average Rank 1990-1999 Average Change in Average
Source: Southern Regional Climate Center, 1971-2000
Pittsburgh Tampa St. Louis Cleveland San Diego Philadelphia Atlanta Washington, DC Baltimore Minneapolis Charlotte Richmond Denver Indianapolis Raleigh Dallas Boston Austin Portland Seattle
92 48.2 53.9 61.3 37.2 55.5 35.8 32.5 35.5 7.2 23.5 21.2 13.1 31 11.7 35.9 3.1 7.6 4.1 9.6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
184.2 130.9 130.8 130.7 90.3 101.5 69.5 59.9 56.8 27.4 42.5 39.9 29.0 46.9 24.5 40.8 7.0 10.6 6.2 4.4
-92.2 -82.7 -76.9 -69.4 -53.1 -46.0 -33.7 -27.4 -21.3 -20.2 -19.0 -18.7 -15.9 -15.9 -12.8 -4.9 -3.9 -3.0 -2.1 5.2
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Quality of Life
Sunshine
Region Rank % Possible Sunshine Region
Precipitation of .01 Inches or More

Rank Average # of Days
Denver San Diego Tampa Richmond Charlotte Dallas Atlanta Austin Boston Minneapolis Raleigh Baltimore St. Louis Philadelphia Washington, DC Indianapolis Cleveland Portland Pittsburgh Seattle
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 9 9 9 12 12 14 14 16 17 18 19 19
69% 68% 66% 63% 62% 61% 60% 60% 58% 58% 58% 57% 57% 56% 56% 55% 49% 48% 45% 45%
San Diego Dallas Austin Denver Tampa Charlotte St. Louis Baltimore Atlanta Minneapolis Richmond Washington, DC Raleigh Philadelphia Indianapolis Boston Pittsburgh Portland Seattle Cleveland
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 13 14 15 15 17 18 19 20
37 72 78 82 100 104 105 107 108 108 108 108 109 111 120 120 145 147 150 152
Source: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, through 2010
Source: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, through 2010
Government
Local Government Units 2007
Region Rank Total County and Subcounty Governments Region
Local Government Units per 100,000 Population 2007

Rank Units Per 100,000 Population
San Diego Baltimore Raleigh Richmond Tampa Denver Austin Charlotte Portland Seattle Washington, DC Atlanta Cleveland Indianapolis Boston Dallas Minneapolis Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburgh
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
19 26 30 32 39 52 53 61 66 81 109 166 167 187 202 212 339 385 396 464
San Diego Baltimore Tampa Washington, DC Denver Seattle Richmond Raleigh Portland Atlanta Austin Dallas Charlotte Boston Philadelphia Cleveland Minneapolis Indianapolis St. Louis Pittsburgh
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
0.6 1.0 1.4 2.1 2.1 2.4 2.6 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.7 4.5 6.5 8.0 10.6 11.0 14.1 19.7
Source: Bureau of the Census, Census of Governments, 2007
Source: Bureau of the Census, Census of Governments, 2007
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Population Age 65 and Over 2010

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Black or African American Population 2010

Asian, Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2010

Hispanic or Latino Population 2010

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4 6 15 17 24 25 27 28 48 57 61 72 75 89 93 110 119 131 134 155

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey 2009

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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