Money's list of America's best small towns


States
Top 100
There are no Top 100 cities in this state.
Other cities
Rank City Population
  Chandler 246,400
  Fountain Hills 25,300
  Gilbert 207,600
  Glendale 253,200
  Gold Camp 10,900
  Green Valley 21,100
  Mesa 452,900
  New River 40,500
  Oro Valley 40,200
  Peoria 146,700
  Phoenix 1,552,300
  Prescott 42,300
  Scottsdale 235,700
  Sedona 11,500
  Sierra Vista 43,000
  Surprise 90,700
  Tanque Verde 17,600
  Tempe 174,100
  Tucson 525,500
From the August 2009 issue
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