Carson City made the top 100 on Milken Institute Best-Performing Cities Index.
Carson City made the second biggest leap in the rankings of 201 cities, jumping 78 spots from 141 in 2017 to 63 in 2018.
The institute uses metrics such as job creation, wage gains, and technological developments to evaluate the relative growth of cities.
Carson City was ranked third in job growth from 2016-2017 and 50th in job growth in the 12-month period between August 2017 and 2018.
The report is available online at best-cities.org/2018-best-performing-cities-small-cities-rankings.html.