Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
CBSA 14460
Northeast
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CBSA-level indicator pages for 24 US metros. Published values are raw sourced data with no aggregate calculation.
Data updated:
Geography: CBSA (metropolitan statistical area), OMB Bulletin 23-01 (July 2023) — never city limits.
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| State convention | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro AreaCBSA 12060 | 7.21 cents/kWh | 18 of 50 | 3.2% | 3.4% | Georgia |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro AreaCBSA 12420 | 6.12 cents/kWh | 7 of 50 | 4% | 3.6% | Texas |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro AreaCBSA 14460 | 18.19 cents/kWh | 43 of 50 | 4.3% | 4.5% | Massachusetts |
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro AreaCBSA 16740 | 7.77 cents/kWh | 13 of 50 | 3.7% | 4.2% | North Carolina |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro AreaCBSA 16980 | 8.83 cents/kWh | 38 of 50 | 4.9% | 4.7% | Illinois |
Columbus, OH Metro AreaCBSA 18140 | 7.1 cents/kWh | 39 of 50 | 3.2% | 4.5% | Ohio |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro AreaCBSA 19100 | 6.12 cents/kWh | 7 of 50 | 4.6% | 4.2% | Texas |
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro AreaCBSA 19740 | 8.62 cents/kWh | 33 of 50 | 4.1% | 4% | Colorado |
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro AreaCBSA 26900 | 8.15 cents/kWh | 10 of 50 | 3.4% | 3.8% | Indiana |
Kansas City, MO-KS Metro AreaCBSA 28140 | 7.87 cents/kWh | 12 of 50 | 3.8% | 4.3% | Missouri |
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metro AreaCBSA 29820 | 8.64 cents/kWh | 20 of 50 | 5.4% | 5.9% | Nevada |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro AreaCBSA 33100 | 8.5 cents/kWh | 5 of 50 | 3.7% | 3.5% | Florida |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro AreaCBSA 33460 | 9.15 cents/kWh | 44 of 50 | 4.4% | 3.8% | Minnesota |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro AreaCBSA 34980 | 6.21 cents/kWh | 8 of 50 | 3% | 3.3% | Tennessee |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro AreaCBSA 36740 | 8.5 cents/kWh | 5 of 50 | 4.7% | 4.1% | Florida |
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro AreaCBSA 38060 | 7.9 cents/kWh | 14 of 50 | 4.8% | 4.3% | Arizona |
Pittsburgh, PA Metro AreaCBSA 38300 | 7.87 cents/kWh | 36 of 50 | 3.7% | 4.6% | Pennsylvania |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro AreaCBSA 38900 | 8.05 cents/kWh | 35 of 50 | 4.9% | 5.2% | Oregon |
Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro AreaCBSA 39580 | 7.77 cents/kWh | 13 of 50 | 3.2% | 3.4% | North Carolina |
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro AreaCBSA 41620 | 7.86 cents/kWh | 15 of 50 | 3.5% | 3.7% | Utah |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro AreaCBSA 41700 | 6.12 cents/kWh | 7 of 50 | 4.7% | 4.2% | Texas |
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro AreaCBSA 41740 | 21.53 cents/kWh | 48 of 50 | 4.7% | 5% | California |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro AreaCBSA 42660 | 6.61 cents/kWh | 45 of 50 | 5% | 4.6% | Washington |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro AreaCBSA 45300 | 8.5 cents/kWh | 5 of 50 | 4.8% | 4.1% | Florida |
A low unemployment rate indicates a tight labor market, which can make hiring harder. It is shown for context, not ranked.
Census region
Midwest
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
CBSA 16980
Midwest
Columbus, OH
CBSA 18140
Midwest
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
CBSA 26900
Midwest
Kansas City, MO-KS
CBSA 28140
Midwest
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
CBSA 33460
Midwest
Census region
South
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
CBSA 12060
Southeast
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
CBSA 12420
Southwest
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
CBSA 16740
Southeast
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
CBSA 19100
Southwest
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
CBSA 33100
Southeast
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
CBSA 34980
Southeast
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
CBSA 36740
Southeast
Raleigh-Cary, NC
CBSA 39580
Southeast
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
CBSA 41700
Southwest
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
CBSA 45300
Southeast
Census region
West
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
CBSA 19740
Mountain West
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
CBSA 29820
Southwest
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
CBSA 38060
Southwest
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
CBSA 38900
Pacific Northwest
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
CBSA 41620
Mountain West
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
CBSA 41740
West
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
CBSA 42660
Pacific Northwest
Category framework
The Six Site-Selection Categories
| Category | Weight | Loaded indicators | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workforce & Talent Pipeline | 24% | 0 of 2 | Indicators not yet published. 0 evaluative indicators loaded; 3 are required before any category calculation is considered. 2 context indicators shown but not used directionally.Only unemployment context is currently loaded. Category calculations are not published from context-only values. |
| Power & Energy | 20% | 0 of 0 | Indicators not yet publishedSAIDI and SAIFI are registered but not loaded; utility load-interconnection timelines are not published in a comparable metro series. |
| Site Readiness & Land | 17% | 0 of 0 | Indicators not yet publishedRequires certified-site inventories, parcel-level contiguous acreage and current zoning classifications held by state and local jurisdictions in incompatible formats. |
| Speed & Governance | 15% | 0 of 0 | Indicators not yet publishedRequires measured permitting cycle times and approval outcomes by jurisdiction. No audited comparable series covers the metros in this set. |
| Operating Cost Structure | 16% | 2 of 2 | Indicators not yet published. 2 evaluative indicators loaded; 3 are required before any category calculation is considered.Industrial electricity price and state tax rank are loaded. Occupancy cost remains unavailable until comparable CBRE or JLL quarterly asking-rent values are available for all 24 metros. |
| Logistics & Market Access | 8% | 0 of 0 | Indicators not yet publishedNo logistics values are loaded. Freight, rail, air-service and market-access indicators remain unpublished until comparable source data is added. |
Composite calculations are not published. Current pages show raw source indicators only, with missing values left as not available.
| Category | Weight | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| Workforce & Talent Pipeline | 24% | Availability of skilled labor and the depth of the technical talent pipeline feeding it, including quality-of-life conditions that affect retention. |
| Power & Energy | 20% | Availability of electric power at the load levels large facilities request, the transmission and substation capacity serving candidate sites, and delivered grid reliability. |
| Site Readiness & Land | 17% | Whether shovel-ready sites exist in the market: completed due diligence, contiguous developable acreage and zoning that already permits the intended use. |
| Speed & Governance | 15% | How predictably a project moves through approvals: responsiveness of state and local government, certainty of permitting timelines, and political and regulatory stability. |
| Operating Cost Structure | 16% | Recurring cost of operating a facility in the metro: tax structure, labor cost, occupancy cost and energy cost. |
| Logistics & Market Access | 8% | Inbound and outbound movement of goods and people: highway and freight capacity, rail and intermodal access, air service and reach to customer markets. |
Sources used on this page
- U.S. Energy Information Administration. Electric Power Annual, Table 2.10, Year 2024 final.
- Tax Foundation. 2026 State Tax Competitiveness Index, 2026 edition (tax systems as of July 1, 2025).
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release, Table 1, Released September 2, 2026; July 2026 preliminary and July 2025 reference months.
- Area Development, 40th Annual Corporate and 22nd Annual Consultant Site Selection Survey, Q1 2026. Category weights only; no composite calculation is published.
Composite calculations are not published. Figures shown are taken directly from the cited sources without adjustment.
All figures are reported at the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) level as delineated by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, not city limits. Where a series is only published at state level, that is stated in the indicator table. Full source provenance and category weights.