The newly published list that features the nation's top cities for employment opportunities excludes many big cities. This fact can be accredited to smaller cities' position as a low-cost alternative for large companies. Those areas boost a lower cost of living than heavily populated cities.

Glassdoor, the company tasked to help people everywhere find jobs and companies they love, recently published the "25 Best Cities for Jobs" report, which will help the public understand which cities have great hiring opportunity, cost of living and job satisfaction.

Median home value, job satisfaction rating, median pay for employees, number of current job openings and population were measured when calculating results, and the report found that Raleigh, North Carolina came in first place. Raleigh has 24,146 job openings, a median base salary of $50,950, a median home value of $198,400 and a job satisfaction rating of 3.3 (out of 5).

The "City of Oaks," aka Raleigh, has a reputation for hosting tech companies, such as IBM, Cisco and SAS. Also, the famous "Research Triangle" and the numerous universities set up shop in Raleigh, contributing jobs to the local economy. According to Glassdoor, Raleigh is a city that comprises walkable neighborhoods and affordable homes.

Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Austin, Seattle, Salt Lake City, San Jose, Louisville, San Antonio and Washington, D.C. helped to round out the Top 10. What the best cities have in common is that they're able to offer stable careers that individuals are happy with. Also, many of the fast-growing, mid-sized cities are tech magnets, providing a low-cost alternative to expensive tech hubs such as New York City, Boston and San Francisco. On top of that, many of the cities are more affordable.

However, larger cities already have the branding as tech hubs. While the smaller cities have terrific economic value for job seekers, they tend to offer slightly smaller salaries to go with the lower cost of living.

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