One of the smallest cities by population in our Top 100, Provo is only the fourth-largest city in Utah. Still, with the Wasatch peaks to the east and Utah Lake to the west, Provo is an outdoor playground. It’s home to Brigham Young University (contributing to the #51 in our University subcategory) and forms part of what’s become known as Silicon Slopes, Utah’s start-up and tech community that’s largely responsible for more than 60,000 new residents coming to the metro area over the past three years, yielding the Top 3 labor force participation in the nation and seventh-lowest unemployment rate. Median home values hover at $487,000, up 2.2% year over year, while new rules now cut building permit approvals to about six months. Capital likes the signal. Provo‑based Dynamic City Capital vaulted past $1 billion in assets after a $303-million dual‑Marriott deal, and Sundance Mountain Resort’s 2025 “Act Two” adds a lodge and new terrain. Retail momentum shows in Target’s 2024 debut, sparking Provo Towne Centre’s reinvention into an open‑air “mini‑town” connected by the UVX BRT, which introduced fares in August 2024 and will add two BYU stops this spring. Or you can always cycle in a town ranked #19 for Biking.