{"id":359017,"date":"2026-07-02T19:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T19:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/359017\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T19:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T19:55:12","slug":"godaddy-san-antonio-ranks-most-entrepreneurial-city-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/359017\/","title":{"rendered":"GoDaddy: San Antonio ranks most entrepreneurial city in US"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Antonio businesses may seem to be shuttering at a rapid clip, but a new report from GoDaddy says that\u2019s not curbing the city\u2019s hustle. The 210 took the top spot on the web hosting company\u2019s new list of America’s Most Entrepreneurial Cities<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Alamo City jumped 11 percent year-over-year in small business growth, launching 9,232 new businesses. Each of those projects averaged five new jobs, according to GoDaddy’s research, creating a ripple effect in the local economy.<\/p>\n

The new business ventures took on various shapes, from traditional storefronts to online shops, and probably underestimated San Antonio\u2019s real entrepreneurial spirit. During the recent NBA Finals, many locals took the opportunity to hawk Spurs merch that was not exactly sanctioned, but certainly kept spending in the city limits.<\/p>\n

One thing driving the can-do attitude? Affordable housing. For the first time in the report\u2019s history, GoDaddy partnered with real estate marketplace Zillow to dive deeper into what makes entrepreneurship work.<\/p>\n

Zillow data revealed that the city’s typical home value sits at $278,644, well under the national average of $366,712, and average rent runs $1,398 against the $1,930 national norm. The group\u2019s Market Heat Index landed squarely at a neutral 50, giving no advantage to buyers or sellers \u2014 allowing business owners to plant roots without sticker shock.<\/p>\n

“A thriving local economy and a thriving housing market tend to go hand in hand,” said Zillow Chief Economist Mischa Fisher in a release. “When housing is attainable and plentiful, entrepreneurs feel more confident putting down roots and businesses find it easier to attract and keep talent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Sun Belt states like Florida and New Mexico dominated the rankings, but El Paso was the only other Texas city to make the list. GoDaddy said a lack of state income tax was a particular draw for Texas and Florida founders. Much of the list diverged from what\u2019s seen as the traditional hubs of business.<\/p>\n

“The footprint of American entrepreneurship is shifting deeper into non-traditional places,” said Alexandra Rosen, GoDaddy’s small business economist. “The idea that you need to be in a major coastal city to build something has evolved.\u201d<\/p>\n

The top 10 most entrepreneurial cities in America are:<\/p>\n

No. 1 \u2014 San Antonio, TexasNo. 2 \u2014 Miami, FloridaNo. 3 \u2014 Milwaukee, WisconsinNo. 4 \u2014 El Paso, TexasNo. 5 \u2014 Portland, OregonNo. 6 \u2014 Fresno, CaliforniaNo. 7 \u2014 Bronx, New YorkNo. 8 \u2014 Tampa, FloridaNo. 9 \u2014 Albuquerque, New MexicoNo. 10 \u2014 Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"San Antonio businesses may seem to be shuttering at a rapid clip, but a new report from GoDaddy…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":359018,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[910,6874,426,542,82,84,83],"class_list":["post-359017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-business","tag-entrepreneurs","tag-rankings","tag-reports","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359017\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/359018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=359017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=359017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}