February 2, 2019 | Hillary Hoffower, Business Insider

New York City may no longer reign supreme when it comes to the top cities millennials are settling in, but it’s still a boomtown for the generation.

Other big metro areas like San Francisco and Washington, DC, are also millennial hotspots, but so too are more up-and-coming cities like Raleigh, North Carolina, and Louisville, Kentucky, both of which are more popular than DC and New York.

That’s according to a report by MagnifyMoney, which ranked the biggest boomtowns in America for millennials.

Using data from the US Census, MagnifyMoney looked at growth in the 50 largest metropolitan areas between 2011 and 2016 for four metrics: population, labor force, employment, and median wages. The first three metrics were analyzed based on people aged 20-29, while the fourth was based on those born between 1981 and 1991. By limiting the study to this subset of millennials, who were approximately between the ages of 20 and 30 in 2011, this avoids the inclusion of working statistics of high schoolers.

Each category was scored relative to other metros, looking at positive and negative changes in the area. The biggest positive change scored a 100, with the exception of unemployment rate, which was reversed. To calculate the final score, the metric scores were added up and divided by four.

See below for the 25 biggest millennial boomtowns that have seen higher wages, a decrease in unemployment, and a growing millennial population.

25. Salt Lake City, Utah

25. Salt Lake City, UtahMaciej Bledowski/Shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: 6.5%

Increase in median wages: 15.4%

Decrease in unemployment rate: -42.8%

24. Memphis, Tennessee

24. Memphis, TennesseeSean Pavone/shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: -0.7%

Increase in median wages: 30.2%

Decrease in unemployment rate: -40.6%

23. New York City, New York

23. New York City, New Yorkoneinchpunch/Shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: 6.2%

Increase in median wages: 13.6%

Decrease in unemployment rate: -35.8%

22. Houston, Texas

22. Houston, Texasf11photo/Shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: 12.2%

Increase in median wages: 3.1%

Decrease in unemployment rate: -33.5%

21. Detroit, Michiganf11photo/Shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: -2.2%

Increase in median wages: 30.2%

Decrease in unemployment rate: -42.9%

20. Indianapolis, Indiana

20. Indianapolis, Indianaf11photo/Shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: 6.8%

Increase in median wages: -37.1%

Decrease in unemployment rate: 16%

19. Kansas City, MissouriTupungato/Shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: 5.3%

Increase in median wages: -41%

Decrease in unemployment rate: 17.3%

18. Washington, DC

18. Washington, DCSean Pavone/Shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: 11.8%

Increase in median wages: -1.0%

Decrease in unemployment rate: -38%

17. Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio in 2017.
 f11photo/Shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: 6.4%

Increase in median wages: 10.4%

Decrease in unemployment rate: -45.7%

16. Boston, Massachusetts

16. Boston, MassachusettsSean Pavone/Shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: 6.6%

Increase in median wages: 16.4%

Decrease in unemployment rate: -41%

15. Minneapolis, Minnesotaf11photo/Shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: 5.1%

Increase in median wages: -44.4%

Decrease in unemployment rate: 16%

14. Louisville, Kentucky

14. Louisville, KentuckySean Pavone/Shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: 4.9%

Increase in median wages: 25.9%

Decrease in unemployment rate: -40.5%

13. Atlanta, GeorgiaSean Pavone/Shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: 7.2%

Increase in median wages: 21.4%

Decrease in unemployment rate: -39.7%

12. Charlotte, North Carolina

12. Charlotte, North CarolinaSean Pavone/Shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: 9.9%

Increase in median wages: 14.5%

Decrease in unemployment rate: -38.3%

11. New Orleans, LouisianaSean Pavone/Shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: 9.3%

Increase in median wages: 27.2%

Decrease in unemployment rate: -28.1%

10. Dallas, Texas

10. Dallas, TexasSean Pavone/Shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: 9.4%

Increase in median wages: 14.8%

Decrease in unemployment rate: -42.3%

9. Oklahoma City, OklahomaAustin Urton/Shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: 8.2%

Increase in median wages: 33.6%

Decrease in unemployment rate: -40.3%

8. Seattle, Washington

8. Seattle, WashingtonSean Pavone/Shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: 14.4%

Increase in median wages: 15.4%

Decrease in unemployment rate: -40.6%

7. Portland, Oregon

7. Portland, OregonNadia Yong/Shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: 11.3%

Increase in median wages: 28.3%

Decrease in unemployment rate: -40.3%

6. Raleigh, North Carolina

6. Raleigh, North CarolinaSean Pavone/Shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: 12.7%

Increase in median wages: 22.7%

Decrease in unemployment rate: -39%

5. San Jose, CaliforniamTaira/Shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: 13.3%

Increase in median wages: 25.9%

Decrease in unemployment rate: -37.2%

4. Nashville, Tennessee

4. Nashville, TennesseeSean Pavone/Shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: 11.4%

Increase in median wages: 30.4%

Decrease in unemployment rate: -48.1%

3. Austin, Texasf11photo/Shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: 17.5%

Increase in median wages: 21.7%

Decrease in unemployment rate: -45.1%

2. Denver, Colorado

2. Denver, Coloradof11photo/Shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: 18.7%

Increase in median wages: 13.1%

Decrease in unemployment rate: -46.3%

1. San Francisco, CaliforniaTravel Stock/Shutterstock

Increase in millennial population: 16.2%

Increase in median wages: 32.4%

Decrease in unemployment rate: -40.3%