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Established just over 10 years ago and growing fast, this young Colorado city sports amusingly uneven, winding borders. There's a lot to pack in: the pedestrian and bike friendly Centennial Link Trail and brand-new Centennial Center Park with unique features like gas fireplaces, an amphitheater, and an interactive trivia challenge. Job opportunities abound in the nearby Denver Tech Center or in the city itself, where Cisco Systems, Comcast, and Oppenheimer Funds have offices. --L.G.
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Due to erroneous job, cost-of-living, and test score stats for a small number of places, this city's rank changed slightly from an earlier version.
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Due to an error by our data provider, an earlier version listed incorrect stats for this city's number of colleges.
(3) Crime incidences are estimates based on FBI 2011 Universal Crime and incidence reports, OnBoard analysis.
(I) Income tax notes:
These states use the personal exemption amounts provided in the federal Internal Revenue Code.
(II) Sales tax notes:
Most of Aurora is located within Arapahoe County and is subject to an 8 percent sales tax. However, part of the city lies in Adams County and is subject to a total rate of 8.5 percent.
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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