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25. Ellisville, MO. 9,200. From the August 2009 issue. CNNMoney's Best Places database of 1,800-plus U.S. cities includes towns with populations 8,500 to 50,000 with satisfactory education and ...
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Apr 15, 2009 · America's Coolest Small Towns, Circa 2009. ... 1,406This is a town best seen from the water. The most prominent historic landmark at the wharf, the Hopkins and Bro. Store, dates to 1842, and was ...
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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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Dec 30, 2019 · Sitka, Alaska. A remote island town accessible by plane or boat. Population: 8,863. For a truly remote destination, head to Sitka, which is accessible only by plane or ferry. The island town is a ...
Apr 7, 2011 · The cluster of seven cabins and three lodges has been a Smokies institution since 1926, with some of the best views in the park. If you can snag a reservation here—they tend to book up months in advance—expect the best of the South: rocking chairs, Hudson Bay wool blankets, family-style suppers, and, if you're lucky, a black bear sighting.
Apr 15, 2024 · Here are the best small towns in America to live in or visit. 100. Sedona, Arizona. Population: 9,684. Where to stay: Adobe Grand Villas. Why it’s a great small town: Big cities get all the credit for art events and alternative lifestyles, but Sedona proves small towns have just as much to offer. Surrounded by the arid Arizona desert, this ...
Nov 3, 2022 · Whitestown, Indiana. 2010 Population: 2,867. 2021 Population: 11,093. Whitestown benefits from its proximity to Indianapolis, which makes it easy for residents to commute into the city for work. Whitestown describes itself as an “ag-urban” community, noting its location near farmland, retail and businesses.
