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BEST PLACES TO LIVE 2005
Moorestown, NJ No. 1: Moorestown, NJ
MONEY magazine and CNN/Money spent months looking for Great American Towns -- where you would want to raise your children and celebrate life's milestones. Starting with more than 1,300 cities, we settled on 10 winners. (more)

The finalists:  1-25  |  26-50  |  51-75  |  76-100
The contenders:  State by state breakout
Top 10s
Biggest earners - Highest median income
Hottest - Average high temperature in July
Coldest - Average low temperature in January
Safest - Fewest incidences of robbery, assault and other crimes
Most educated - Percentage of residents with a graduate degree
Priciest homes - Median home sale price in 2004
Fastest jobs growth - Increase in employed persons since 1990
Most golf courses - Number of public golf courses
Least polluted - Lowest levels of carbon monoxide, other pollutants
Lowest commute time - Average minutes getting to work
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