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![]() 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
![]() 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 ![]() ![]() With their diversity, thriving street life and plentiful housing, college towns are drawing an increasing number of retirees for whom culture is at least as important as golf. (more) ![]() These real estate markets are the extremes: the fastest growing and the slowest. (more) ![]() Strategies for coping with the hottest real estate market ever. (more) • Search for the best mortgage rates |
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