想致富嗎？去得克薩斯吧！
A poll that ranked 69 US cities with populations of more than 250,000 people showed the best places to build personal wealth and raise a family were in cities where some of the nation's largest companies are headquartered.
The No. 1 city, Plano, is the ninth largest metropolis in Texas and home to corporate headquarters including soft drink company Dr Pepper Snapple Group, PepsiCo's snack foods company Frito-Lay and movie theater company Cinemark.
"The city has a reputation as one of the best places in the country for employers to do business and for families to live and work. Plano has a nationally acclaimed public education system and well-educated, diverse residents," , a pay and performance web site that conducted the survey, said.
Aurora, the third most populous city in Colorado, came in second, according to the survey which said its economy is booming and it is a business leader in key growth industries such as biotechnology, aerospace and high technology.
Nebraska's largest city Omaha, home to famed U.S. investor Warren Buffett, nabbed third place. Buffett, who is the richest man in the world according to Forbes magazine, is often called the "Sage of Omaha" for his successful investments.
New York City came in last, behind Washington DC and Los Angeles.
"These cities do have some of the highest average wages in the country, but when it comes to stretching your dollar and accumulating a nest egg for the future, it is difficult to do in these cities," said.
The survey measured the relative value of earnings, cost of living and unemployment rates, along with diversity of industry, education level of the cities' population, proximity to post secondary institutions, percent of population below poverty level and median travel time to work.
一項最新調查表明，如果你想致富，那就趕緊離開紐約、華盛頓和洛杉磯，去得克薩斯州的普萊諾、科羅拉多州的奧羅拉，或者內布拉斯加州的奧馬哈吧！這幾個城市的工資水平高，生活也不錯。
美國一項民意調查爲69個人口超過25萬的城市進行排名，結果顯示，一些大型公司的總部所在地駐地是最適合養家致富的城市。
第一大“致富城市”普萊諾是得克薩斯州第九大城市，同時它是Dr Pepper Snapple Group軟飲料集團公司、“百事”集團旗下的菲多利食品公司以及Cinemark影視公司等大型公司的駐地。
開展該調查的薪酬和業績網站評價說：“普萊諾一直被譽爲做生意及工作和生活的幾大理想城市之一，該城市擁有享譽全國的公共教育體制以及教育水平高、背景多樣化的居民。”
科羅拉多州第三大人口最多的城市奧羅拉名列該調查第二位，據介紹，該市經濟發展迅速，而且是生物工程、航空及高科技等重點經濟增長領域的“領頭羊”。
內布拉斯加州最大城市、美國投資大師沃倫·巴菲特的家鄉奧馬哈名列第三。據《福布斯》雜誌發佈的富豪榜，目前巴菲特是世界首富，他由於擅長投資常被譽爲“股神”。
紐約位居華盛頓和洛杉磯之後，名列最後一位。
網站評價說：“儘管這幾個城市的平均工資水平位居全國前列，但如果要讓錢生錢，爲將來積累財富，在這些地方很難做到。”
該調查對受訪城市的收入相對值、生活成本、失業率，以及行業多樣性、居民教育水平、大專院校普及度、貧困線以下人口比例、平均通勤時間等因素進行了綜合衡量。
