As part of Black History Month this year, Apartment List, an online rental marketplace, asked its Black employees to compile a report ranking the best US cities for Black professions, with Dallas coming in at number 6.
Seventy-six cities were evaluated by Apartment List in four primary categories to arrive at the rankings: economic opportunity, community and representation, business environment, and housing opportunities.
Dallas, which garnered a score of 59.1 of a possible 100 points, was in 39th place when it came to housing opportunities, number 7 in the categories of business environment and economic opportunity, and took the number 5 spot for community and representation.
Research suggests that Texas as a whole is a good place for Black professionals, and dominates the top 10 spots in the overall rankings. San Antonio and Houston ranked a little above Dallas at number 3 and number 4 respectively, with Austin occupying the number 7 spot. San Antonio beat out Dallas by less than 6.5 points.
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The top spot among best cities for Black professionals were Washington DC at number 1 and Atlanta at number 2. Florida earned two locations among the top 10, with Palm Bay at number 5 and Lakeland at number 9. Rounding out the list were Colorado Springs, Colorado at number 8 and Charlotte, North Carolina at number 10.
