Best places to live 2005   Best places to live 2005
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Rank Best place Pop.* Nearest city
76 Huntersville, NC 33,500 Charlotte, NC
77 Lees Summit, MO 81,100 Kansas City, MO
78 Guilford, CT 22,000 New Haven, CT
79 Burlington, KY 18,500 Cincinnati
80 Northampton, MA 29,300 Springfield, MA
81 Benicia, CA 28,100 Vallejo, CA
82 Canfield, OH 20,200 Akron
83 Rio Rancho, NM 59,000 Albuquerque
84 Sioux Falls, SD 140,000 Minneapolis
85 Salem, NH 29,200 Boston
86 Lake Mary, FL 34,100 Orlando
87 Cedar Rapids, IA 132,100 Chicago
88 Petaluma, CA 71,400 Santa Rosa, CA
89 Mansfield, MA 24,400 Providence
90 Charlottesville, VA 100,000 Richmond
91 Vancouver, WA 284,300 Portland, OR
92 Durham, NC 231,300 Raleigh
93 Lincoln, CA 23,100 Roseville
94 Kenosha, WI 108,600 Chicago
95 York, PA 157,400 Baltimore
96 Daphne, AL 21,400 Mobile
97 Dyer, IN 16,800 Gary, IN
98 Manlius, NY 32,400 Syracuse
99 Caledonia, MI 14,600 Grand Rapids
100 Clemmons, NC 24,000 Winston-Salem, NC
*The data represent the zip codes associated with the town name. The listed populations often include areas outside an incorporated municipality. For instance, the town of Vienna has a population of 14,900, but 61,700 residents have a Vienna postal address.
Source: OnBoard, Brooklyn.
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