Best places to live 2005   Best places to live 2005
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The winners
Rank Best place Pop.* Nearest city
1 Moorestown, NJ 20,700 Philadelphia
2 Bainbridge Island, WA 21,600 Seattle
3 Naperville, IL 163,900 Chicago
4 Vienna, VA 61,700 Washington, DC
5 Louisville, CO 32,400 Boulder
6 Barrington, RI 16,800 Providence
7 Middleton, WI 21,400 Madison
8 Peachtree City, GA 35,800 Atlanta
9 Chatham, NJ 17,600 New York City
10 Mill Valley, CA 29,200 San Francisco
*The data represent the zip codes associated with the town name. The listed populations often include areas outside an incorporated municipality. For instance, the town of Vienna has a population of 14,900, but 61,700 residents have a Vienna postal address.
Source: OnBoard, Brooklyn.



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