Illinois
Evanston
Population: 70,939
Labor force: 39,539
Startups per 1,000 people: 2.40
Small business per 1,000 people: 51
What to know about starting up in Evanston:
"It's in the Midwest, so it's not Silicon Valley, but it's probably the closest you're going to get. Northwestern is a great school with a lot of really good talent. It's very close to Chicago, you can just hop on public transport and get into town. There's a few VCs in town. Plenty of customers, lots of capital, and good people. The incubator provides a pretty good set of services. There's a ton of entrepreneurs in Evanston."
-Doug Grimstead, CEO, data analytics consulting firm Aginity
