The Milken Institute has released its 2025 Best-Performing Cities Index, which ranks 403 metropolitan areas across the U.S. based on economic vitality and quality of life.
As the nation settles into a post-pandemic economic status quo, the index provides a comprehensive evaluation of job growth, wages, high-tech growth, housing affordability, income inequality and broadband access.
The D.C. metro area climbed to 62nd place among large cities…