The states with the most highly-ranked cities are, in order of the amount of cities, California, Massachusetts, Arizona, Texas, Florida, Colorado and Ohio.
Columbus ranks No. 16 and Hamilton ranks No. 28 on the list.
“The cities of Cincinnati and Hamilton in Ohio are also worthy places to start a business, owing to a state economy growing faster than the national average and a low cost of living,” according to the group.
Metrics that factored into the ranking included cost of living, unemployment, university data, and the Kauffman Index of Startup Activity, which focuses on new business creation activity and people engaging in business startup activity.
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Only cities with more than 50,000 residents are reported in the results.
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