Affordability in just three of the U.S.'s 50 top metro areas is such that households that make the median income can scoop up ...

Metro (or “Metro Area”) is a shortened version of the term “Metropolitan Statistical Area” (see above) . Editorial Standards Reprints & Permissions.

Metropolitan statistical areas (MSA) are delineated by the U.S. OMB as having at least one urbanized area with a minimum population of 50,000.

Metropolitan areas with these governing bodies, the OECD found, have less sprawl and greater population growth. Metro areas without them, meanwhile, have on average higher levels of pollution.

U.S. metropolitan statistical areas. Metropolitan statistical areas represent the country’s urban centers. By definition, they consist of at least one urbanized area with a population of 50,000 or ...

While some areas of the state are featured among the most educated, one Foothills location is among the country's bottom 10.