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      America's Thriving Cities, From Seattle to Boston (photos)

      Rankings

      The top 20 urban capitals of American progress.

      Updated Jul. 11, 2017 9:16PM ET / Published Aug. 19, 2013 4:45AM ET 

      Mlenny Photography; AWL Images; Corbis; AFP/Getty

      Mlenny Photography; AWL Images; Corbis; AFP/Getty

      1. Irvine, California

      David McNew/Getty

      2. San Jose, California

      Proehl Studios/Corbis

      3. Fremont, California

      David Sailors

      4. Austin, Texas

      C Flanigan/Getty

      5. San Francisco, California

      Brian Jannsen/Corbis

      6. Seattle, Washington

      Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty

      7. Plano, Texas

      David A. Harvey/Getty

      8. Gilbert, Arizona

      Justin Sullivan/Getty

      9. Orlando, Florida

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      10. San Diego, California

      Donald Miralle/Getty

      11. Washington, D.C.

      Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty

      12. Chandler, Arizona

      Jason Reed/REUTERS

      13. Denver, Colorado

      Doug Pensinger/Getty

      14. Madison, Wisconsin

      Henryk Sadura

      15. Scottsdale, Arizona

      Matt York/AP

      16. Boston, Massachusetts

      Jean-Pierre Lescourret/Corbis

      17. Irving, Texas

      Lindsay Hebberd/Corbis

      18. Raleigh, North Carolina

      Mlenny Photography

      19. Minneapolis, Minnesota

      Walter Bibikow / AWL Images

      20. Lincoln, Nebraska

      Michael C. Snell/Corbis

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