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1 day ago · From a Colorado mountain resort to a bayside beauty in Maine, keep these small towns — ranked from most to least populated — in mind the next time you want to go somewhere new, unexpected and totally charming. Here are the best small towns in America to live in or visit.
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KEY STATS 1.7 million: Population (metro) $171,000: Median home price B: Multisport grade $1 billion: Amount the NASCAR industry pumps into Charlotte's economy annually Charlotte's been rising. Its population has doubled over the past 20 years, and eight Fortune 500 companies now call the greater Queen City area home. Today, suit-and-tie bankers po...
KEY STATS 2.1 million: Population (metro) $106,000: Median home price B-: Multisport grade 1 million: Pounds of goetta a German dish consisting of pork, beef, and steel-cut oats consumed locally each year With its low cost of living and resilient and well-balanced blend of industries (everything from aerospace to advertising), Cincinnati topped our...
KEY STATS 3.2 million: Population (metro) $174,000: Median home price B: Multisport grade 22,737: Number of canoes and kayaks registered in Minneapolis zip codes Minnesota native Garrison Keillor, in his radio program A Prairie Home Companion, says of his fictional town Lake Wobegon that “all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and ...
KEY STATS 2.2 million: Population (metro) $248,000: Median home price A: Multisport grade 2 million: Number of volumes at Powell's, the largest bookstore in the world Or, as we like to call it, Velo City. With cycling advocates in high places, the highest concentration of custom bicycle builders anywhere, and a 300-mile bike-route network set to tr...
KEY STATS 845,000: Population (metro) $182,000: Median home price B: Multisport grade 278: Average number of sunny days A few cities in the Southwest enjoy their own versions of Albuquerque's main attractions: a surplus of sunshine, mild weather, and easy access to trails, rivers, and mountains like the 10,678-foot granite escarpment above town. Bu...
KEY STATS 4.5 million: Population (metro) $290,000: Median home price B: Multisport grade 7,250: Members of Community Boating, the largest public sailing program in the U.S. With its storybook brownstones and brick sidewalks, Boston is still very much a product of its past. But thanks in part to its inordinately high student population more than 80...
KEY STATS 1.6 million: Population (metro) $182,000: Median home price B-: Multisport grade 92: Number of annual music festivals held in town Yes, the originator of the KEEP [your city's name here] WEIRD bumper sticker is still plenty kooky, but it's also young and remarkably active. With Barton Greenbelt 800 acres of wilderness in the heart of down...
KEY STATS 5.3 million: Population (metro) $115,000: Median home price B-: Multisport grade 0:Net carbon emissions generated by the Corner, a part of Virginia Highland, the city's iconic nightlife district Don't call it “Hotlanta.” Locals will sigh and tell you there's much more to this southern metropolis than sultry summer nights. The Chattahooche...
KEY STATS 3.3 million: Population (metro) $315,000: Median home price B+: Multisport grade 80: Percentage of Seattleites with a library card Forget about the rain already. No place in the U.S. marries urban cool with a healthy lifestyle like the Emerald City. It's got world-renowned restaurants, outstanding theaters, and a bevy of museums, all temp...
KEY STATS 617,000: Population (metro) $180,000: Median home price A: Multisport grade 1,200:Number of Olympic athletes who live in town to train at the U.S. Olympic Complex There's a reason 1.3 million people have rushed to Colorado's Front Range in the past two decades: With 249 annual days of sun, an ascendant, heavily tech-based economy, and qui...
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- New York: Hudson. Why we love it: It’s artistic and full of unexpected, delicious dishes. Where to stay: Rivertown Lodge occupies a cinema-turned-motel and has wood-burning stoves as well as Aussie Papillionaire bikes to borrow.
- Massachusetts: North Adams. Why we love it: This art-filled corner of the state stays true to its industrial roots. Where to stay: Stay at the Porches Inn at Mass MoCA, which occupies a series of Victorian row houses and includes a Finnish-style sauna and outdoor hot tub, or Tourists, a reimagined motor lodge with a cool cocktail and natural wine bar on site.
- Pennsylvania: New Hope. Why we love it: It’s history-steeped with a flair for drama. Where to stay: The 12-room, riverfront Ghost Light Inn sits next to the Playhouse and is named for the single bulb that tradition dictates must be left on inside an empty theater.
- New Jersey: Asbury Park. Why we love it: This revived beach town boasts a slew of stylish new hotels. Where to stay: The St. Laurent Social Club, established in 1886, reopened in 2022, complete with a saltwater pool that offers swim day passes.
- Seaside Small Town: Cambria, California (pop. 5,678) / Downtown Cambria Fiscalini Ranch Preserve Cambria ocean view Downtown Cambria.
- Laid-Back Small Town: Winslow, Arizona (pop. 9,005) / Standin' on the Corner Park Downtown Winslow La Posada Petrified wood at Petrified National Park.
- Resilient Small Town: Africatown, Alabama (pop. 2,000) / Africatown Clotilda mural The Clotilda has been at the bottom of the Mobile River since 1860, when the captain burned and sank the vessel that was used illegally to bring enslaved individuals from West Africa to Alabama.
- A Shark Lover's Small Town: Chatham, Massachusetts (pop. 6,594) / Ducks in the Window, Chatham Ducks in the Window The Mayflower, Chatham Chatham Light Beach.
Nov 30, 2009 · The 100 best small towns in America. by. Crampton, Norman. Publication date. 1993. Topics. Cities and towns, Cities and towns, Social indicators, Quality of life. Publisher. New York : Prentice Hall.
Dec 5, 2023 · When visiting some of the best small towns in America, you will find reasonable Prices and a more intimate experience. These small-town destinations are perfect for those who do not seek the chaos of big cities but still want adventure and fun.
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