Recession Proof Cities: Raleigh makes the list

With over 40,000 people moving to the RTP area each year, the Raleigh area has made another list - America's Recession-Proof Cities. Charlotte (NC) also made the top 10 list, as well as many cities in Texas.

Surprising many, San Jose (CA) is also on the recession proof city list due to the strength of the Silicon Valley economy. However Forbes offered the following note of caution regarding San Jose.

And in the San Jose area, the median home sale price is over $830,000. That's 11% higher than it was in the fourth quarter of 2006, helping to land the area at No. 4 on our list. Problem is, that growth has since cooled, and it remains to be seen whether pricey homes coupled with a 5.3% unemployment rate will cause trouble for homeowners this year.