The town ranked 19th in a study by ZOTA Professional Training, which looked at 50 urban areas.
The study used a points-based index to determine each city’s investment potential, using data from the Office for National Statistics and cost-of-living information from Numbeo.
Seven factors were considered: new business start-ups, business closures, five-year survival rates, average monthly rent, average house price, gross rental yield, and employment rate.
Warrington earned a total score of 52.98.
The town saw 1,050 new business start-ups and 1,095 closures, with a five-year survival rate of 92 per cent, indicating a more stable entrepreneurial environment.
Warrington’s average monthly rent is £1,450, and average house prices are £254,000, making it more expensive than some of its northern neighbours.
The town’s gross rental yields stand at 6.85 per cent, and its employment rate of 59.7 per cent is among the strongest in the study.
The study found Lincoln to be the best UK city for investment, with a total score of 63.30, followed by Harlow, Blackburn with Darwen, Darlington, and Salford.
At the other end of the table, Cambridge, Luton, and Nuneaton and Bedworth rank as the least attractive places to invest according to the data, all scoring under 40.
Other cities near the bottom include Coventry, Newcastle, Southend-on-Sea, Stoke-on-Trent, Birmingham, Nottingham, and Hartlepool.