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Only a 35-minute train ride from the Big Apple, White Plains is popular with commuters. But the seat of Westchester County is no slouch in the jobs department, with a bunch of large corporate offices (including the newly refurbished and ultra-chic headquarters of Heineken U.S.), an entrepreneurial spirit (it's the birthplace of Mark Zuckerberg), and top-test-scoring kids. When not working, folks like to try out the city's new bike paths, practice their swing at one of three golf courses, and jog on the trails at Silver Lake Preserve. One caveat: The cost of living can be high. --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.
(I) Income tax notes:
For joint returns, taxes are twice the tax on half the couple’s income.
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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