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Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.

The Pew Research Center funded by the non-profit PEW Charitable Trusts conducted
a nationwide telephone survey asking the question, ‘Would you want to live in this city
or its surrounding metropolitan area or not want to live there.’  The survey focused on 30
of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas.

Denver was identified as the city most viewed city where people would like to live.  It was
based upon its skiing, culture and bustling singles scene.  It was followed by San Diego,
Seattle, Orlando and Tampa. 

At the opposite end of the spectrum, respondents identified that they were not interested in
living in Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Minneapolis and Kansas City.

While answers varied, one thing was certain: geographical location and weather play a major
role in where we want to settle down. The five top-ranked places were in either the West or
South, while the five cities at the bottom of the list are all in the Midwest.

"There is a reason the Sun Belt population continues to increase," says Paul Taylor, head of
social and demographic trends and executive vice president at the Pew Research Center.
"Weather did play a role in people's choices."

I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.