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Light-years from its days as Hay Capital of the World, this fast-growing city outside Phoenix is shaking off the doldrums of the housing crash and working toward a brighter future. For starters, health care: The Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center opened last fall, joining three state-of-the-art hospitals already located here. Education is on the rise too; Gilbert just passed a five-year strategic plan to improve its public schools. Cheap homes, safe streets, and sunny skies have lured lots of newcomers over the past few years. For now, however, the city still lacks a sizable downtown. --L.G.
Using statistics from data services company Onboard Informatics, we crunched the numbers in order to zero in on America's best small cities for families. (Last year, we looked at small towns, with populations between 8,500 and 50,000.)
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