You Might Be Living In the Next Silicon Valley

 

First it was Pittsburgh and the Steel City. Then it was Detroit, with its assembly lines. Now, the Bay Area is the king of U.S. modern industry, home to tech giants, startups and venture capitalists from near and far.

 

But what does that mean for the rest of America? Sure, other cities such as New York with Silicon Alley, and Austin, Texas have their own budding enclaves of tech-forward communities. But that is not to say that the rest of the U.S. is lagging behind.

 

Created in partnership with Citi, here is a list of the 8 U.S. metropoli that should be the next destinations for burgeoning techies.