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This Silicon Slopes town is a power player in the tech industry. Word Perfect and Novell were founded here decades ago, and today dozens of startups and venture capitalists hope to hit it big (Orem-based Omniture made $1.8 billion when Adobe acquired it in 2009). Orem has reason to call itself Family City U.S.A. Commutes are short, parks are plenty, and neighbors are friendly. Residents enjoy Summerfest (featuring a car show and a baby contest, among other events) and the annual Timpanogos storytelling festival. --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:
Utah provides a tax credit equal to 6% of the federal personal exemption amounts (an applicable standard deduction).
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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