According to http://bestcities.milkeninstitute.org/bestcities2008.taf?rankyear=2008&type=rank118
Midland, TX has once again came out on top of Best Preforming Small Metro Cities
2008 Rank 2007 Rank Metropolitan Area
1 3 Midland, TX MSA
2 6 Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA
3 1 Bend, OR MSA
4 2 St. George, UT MSA
5 18 Grand Junction, CO MSA
6 10 Warner Robins, GA MSA
7 30 Longview, TX MSA
8 14 Bellingham, WA MSA
9 7 Prescott, AZ MSA
10 27 Odessa, TX MSA
11 17 Las Cruces, NM MSA
12 47 Cheyenne, WY MSA
13 32 Yuma, AZ MSA
14 81 Santa Fe, NM MSA
15 42 Bismarck, ND MSA
16 33 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA
17 36 Fargo, ND-MN MSA
18 12 Charlottesville, VA MSA
19 29 Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA
20 54 Gainesville, GA MSA
21 5 Winchester, VA-WV MSA
22 43 Greenville, NC MSA
23 35 Sioux Falls, SD MSA
24 41 Billings, MT MSA
25 25 Iowa City, IA MSA