Not letting the conclusion of summer slip quietly by, Money Magazine and Realtor.com put together a pretty good list of the best 100 places to live in America. To that end, Realtor.com whittled that list down to the best ten places to live in the U.S. Their methodology excluded the the biggest metros and looked at smaller areas with populations ranging from 10k-100k people and tracked economic health, cost of living, and public education among other variables. Interestingly, any location that had more than double the national crime rate was disqualified…go figure?
“These are [small]cities and towns that have a really strong community life,” says realtor.com’s chief economist, Danielle Hale. “When you’re buying a home, you’re not just buying the kitchen and master bathroom. You’re buying the community.”
Click here to read the full story on Realtor.com.
Click here to see Money Magazine’s complete list of 100.
