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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­surges in tech-city rankings, but diversity lags

The relatively low cost of wages and office space in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­is having a magnetizing affect on technology workers in the city.

The relatively low cost of wages and office space in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­is , according to a new report from CBRE.

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A July 16 ranking from the real estate services firm saw the West Coast tech hub surge 13 spots to No. 12 this year among North American markets competing for tech talent.

°Õ³ó±ðÌý2019 Scoring Tech Talent report ranked cities based on their competitive advantages, and appeal to workers and employers.

The city managed to attract 22,300 tech workers from 2013-18, half of whom (11,140) were new grads.

With an average salary of US$61,824 (C$80,857) and average rent pegged at US$2.5 million (C$3.27 million) per 75,000 square feet, CBRE found that Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­was the second-cheapest city to operate in when adjusted to U.S. dollars.

Only Montreal ranked lower among the 50 cities evaluated, while Toronto was directly above Vancouver.

Gender diverse within the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­tech community was lacking significantly, however.

With a male-to-female ratio of 81.7% to 18.3%, the city landed at the very bottom of the list.

The next worst ranked city on the list, Montreal, has a gender ratio of 78.7% to 21.3%.

Top-ranked Long Island, N.Y., has a ratio of 71.7% to 28.3%.

Another strike against Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­is its low office vacancy rate at 4.7% — behind only Madison, Wis.

The San Francisco-Bay Area ranked first overall on the list of top tech hubs, while Seattle came second and Toronto was third.