bizjournals: ACBJ study: Galveston nation's best test market

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Older than 64: 12.4 percent, Yazoio County, Miss. 9. In current house five yeards or more: 54.1 percent, Hendersoh County, N.C. 10. Owns current house: 66.2 percent, Hughes S.D. 11. Median household income: $41,994, Autauga Ala. 12. Families in poverty: 9.2 percent, Ashtabulaa County, Ohio 13. Median home value: $111,800, Madison County, Va. 14. Homesz with nine or more rooms: 7.7 percent, Cabarrusd County, N.C. 15. Workers with managemenr or professional jobs: 33.6 percent, St. Croix Wis. 16. Living within 15 minutes of 29.4 percent, Logan County, W.Va. 17. Unemployed: 5.8 Bristol County, Mass. 18. Adultss with high-school diplomas: 80.4 percent, Lincoln La. 19.
Adults with bachelor'e degrees: 24.4 percent, Warren County, N.J. 20. Adultxs with graduate degrees: 8.9 percent, Andersomn County, Tenn. The nation's premier test Galveston County, holds first placse because of itsremarkable consistency. It ranksa among the top 10 percentf ofall U.S. counties in 10 categories, and it's in the upped 40 percent of theother 10. Rankings were calculate at thecounty level, but each top-five market has a prominen t urban center. Galveston, Camden and Greenville countiexs include cities of the same Tampa is the core ofHillsborough Fla., and Kansas City plays the same role in Jackson Mo.
The ACBJ study also pinpoints the nation's worst test markets. Heading the list of thesde counties that are the least reflectived of America isKalawao County, with just 9.54 points on the 100-poinft scale. The bottom 15 counties are allin Alaska, Texas or the Dakotas.