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For this year's list we focused on smaller places that offered the best combination of economic opportunity, good schools, safe streets, things to do and a real sense of community.
I live in Louisville, CO (#3). It's not quite as idyllic as the article says, but it's a nice place to live. It is NOT suburban boredom. We have community theater; community concerts (though not every Friday night in the summer as the article says); a huge 4th of July festival where the city council cooks free hotdogs and brats; another huge Labor Day festival with the second biggest Labor Day parade in Colorado, a pet parade, craft booths, pie-baking contest which my DH entered one year; a Parade of Lights at Christmas time, an outdoor ice rink in the winter, and more! Can you tell I like it?
I'm familiar with all but 1 of the 8 towns in New Jersey listed. They're all "nice" but not spectacular, IMO. None of them are on the top of my list.
It is interesting to see how the so-called "winners" were spread geographically. Their google map helps show. Of the 100 "winners"
9 in California
8 in New Jersey
6 in Ohio
6 in Texas
5 in Maryland
5 in Massachusetts
5 in Connecticut
4 in Illinois
4 in Pennsylvania
4 in Washington
4 in Wisconsin
3 in Georgia
3 in Michigan
3 in Minnesota
3 in New York
3 in North Carolina
3 in Virginia
2 in Colorado
2 in Florida
2 in Mississippi
2 in New Hampshire
2 in Oregon
1 in Delaware
1 in Iowa
1 in Indiana
1 in Kansas
1 in Missouri
1 in Nebraska
1 in New Mexico
1 in Oklahoma
1 in Rhode Island
1 in South Carolina
1 in Tennessee
1 in Utah
If I didn't call your name, you're one of 15 states that didn't have any cities/towns/etc included on the list.
This list seemed to heavily favor the coasts and the upper Midwest.
Which cities are you talking about? We don't have severe winters here.
the top two.
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