Real estate portal, Homes.com, recently released a study of the best cities in the U.S. in which to live and find a job in tech. Here are the company's top 10 picks, with added info on the first five.

1. Denver

Average tech wage: $91,861.66

Tech jobs per 1000 employees: 3.8

Average total employment: 5058.0

Average house price: $486,500

House price change (5 Years): +41.29%

Companies based there: Oracle, Sitrion, Jeppesen

2. Framingham

Average tech wage: $106,850

Tech jobs per 1000 employees: 6.7

Average total employment: 1086.7

Average house price: $432,415

House price change (5 Years): +16.68%

Companies based there: Bose, Genzyme, CA Technologies

3. Oakland

Average tech wage: $100,305

Tech jobs per 1000 employees: 3

Average total employment: 3046.7

Average house price: $534,817

House price change (5 Years): +47.61%

Companies based there: Ask.com, BrightSource Energy, Turnitin

4. Atlanta

Average tech wage: $91,996.66

Tech jobs per 1000 employees: 3

Average total employment: 7273.3

Average house price: $276,650

House price change (5 Years): +15.97%

Companies based there: Cox Enterprises, NCR, NASCO

5. Boston

Average tech wage: $99,766.7

Tech jobs per 1000 employees: 4.2

Average total employment: 7,466

Average house price: $530,333

House price change (5 Years): +14.84%

Companies based there: Cambashi, SatCon Technology Corporation, SofTech

6. Austin

Tech firms established here: Dell, Phunware

7. Santa Ana

Tech firms established here: Ingram Micro, Universal Electronics

8. Baltimore

Tech firms established here: Light Point Security, Lockheed Martin

9. Durham

Tech firms established here: Cree Inc., CloudFactory, CrowdTunes

10. Boulder

Tech firms established here: Sphero, Green Chef, SpotRight

<Source:  http://www.forbes.com/>