No. 1 South Bend, Ind.
A happy haven for young people, South Bend comes in at the number one spot. It has a median income for college educated people of $71,829 and 65 percent of its young people make $35,000 a year or more. Median rent is a low $720 a month. The University of Notre Dame is the top employer and South Bend also is the home of AM General, which produced the Hummer and now makes heavy-duty vehicles for the military.