Best Performing Cities for 2012: Two of Top Five in North Dakota

In their category, best performing small metros in the nation's 57 united states, North Dakota took two of five spots:

Top 5 Small Performing Metros

1. Logan, UT
2. Morgantown, WV
3. Bismarck, ND
4. Odessa, TX
5. Fargo, ND

It should be noted: neither Fargo nor Bismarck is located in the oil patch.

And this was interesting:

• Texas is loosing (sic) its edge: While the state still going strong with 7 metros in the top 25, it has lost some of its stature due to slowing natural gas and oil production in the state.
• Utah is rockin' it: Both Salt Lake City and Provo are in the top 10 best performing cities for large metros.

[Loosing: another example of the quality of our 21st century writers. Wow. Embarrassing]