Washington is one of the top ranking metropolitan areas that offer the best chance for young adults to establish themselves in post-recessionary America, .
The Business Journals analyzed the latest federal statistics for all 102 markets, searching for qualities that would appeal to workers in their 20s and early 30s.
Austin takes the No. 1 spot, and the two runners-up are San Jose and Washington.
No market has a bigger percentage of young adults with incomes above $150,000 than San Jose, and none can surpass Washington’s percentage of 18- to 34-year-olds who hold bachelor’s degrees.
