10 best tech-hub cities in North America

The city. Everything happens here, faster and pricier than anywhere else.

Tech's hometown. Fog rolls in from the Pacific, and the highest salaries on earth roll in from the south.

Sprawl, sunshine, and the global capital of cinema. A car-dependent paradise — if you have a car.

Coffee, Amazon, Microsoft, and Mt. Rainier in the window. Grey winters that locals quietly love.

Texas's blue city. Live music every night, BBQ smoke in the air, and the South's best tech scene.

Midwest workhorse with architecture as good as anywhere on earth. Brutal winters, beautiful summers.

Mile-high gateway to the Rockies. Sunshine 300 days a year, world-class skiing at the doorstep.

Old US city. Cobblestone streets, Harvard and MIT in the suburbs, brutal Atlantic winters.

Canada's biggest city. Multicultural to the bone, lakeside, and the country's financial and tech engine.

French Canada's beating heart. Bagels, festivals, and the most European feel on the continent.