MONEY MAGAZINE BEST PLACES TO LIVE 2006  
Cities
Top 100 Rank City Population
Palatine, IL 64,895
Palm Bay, FL 88,705
Palm Desert, CA 50,933
Palm Harbor, FL 60,127
Palm Springs, CA 50,363
Palmdale, CA 130,643
Palo Alto, CA 57,223
Paradise, NV 215,085
Paramount, CA 58,251
Parma, OH 81,634
17 Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ 51,600
Pasadena, CA 141,633
Pasadena, TX 150,036
Passaic, NJ 69,007
Paterson, NJ 154,714
Pawtucket, RI 74,984
Peabody, MA 49,305
Pearland, TX 45,888
51 Pembroke Pines, FL 151,700
Pensacola, FL 53,751
Peoria, AZ 129,227
Peoria, IL 111,497
Perth Amboy, NJ 49,651
Petaluma, CA 56,893
Pharr, TX 55,818
Philadelphia, PA 1,455,807
Phoenix, AZ 1,441,718
Pico Rivera, CA 66,604
Pine Bluff, AR 52,980
Piscataway, NJ 52,904
Pittsburg, CA 62,724
Pittsburgh, PA 324,732
11 Plano, TX 250,100
Plantation, FL 90,901
Pleasanton, CA 66,797
Plymouth, MN 69,759
Pocatello, ID 50,867
Pomona, CA 157,786
Pompano Beach, FL 83,724
Pontiac, MI 65,441
Port Arthur, TX 55,492
Port Charlotte, FL 49,790
Port Orange, FL 50,006
Port St. Lucie, FL 112,365
89 Portland, ME 63,900
Portland, OR 545,336
Portsmouth, VA 98,061
Poway, CA 51,465
Providence, RI 183,730
Provo, UT 115,141
Pueblo, CO 105,163
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Top earning cities
  Median household income
Greenwich, CT $112,493
Cupertino, CA $110,518
San Ramon, CA $109,500
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Hottest cities
  Avg. high temp
in July (°F)
Avondale, AZ 107.6°F
Glendale, AZ 107.6°F
Peoria, AZ 107.6°F
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Priciest homes
  Median price
Newport Beach, CA $1,362,500
Greenwich, CT $1,129,000
Santa Barbara, CA $979,500
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Most educated
  % residents with
graduate degrees
Arlington, VA 35.7%
Davis, CA 34.6%
Brookline, MA 32.5%
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Most singles
  % single residents
Bloomington, IN 58.2%
New Brunswick, NJ 54.6%
College Station, TX 54.3%
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Youngest
  Median age
Jacksonville, NC 22.90
Provo, UT 23.28
New Brunswick, NJ 24.16
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