Money's list of America's best small towns


6-figure towns
Here are cities from the Best Places database with some of the highest median family incomes.
Rank City 2008 median family income
1 Holmdel, NJ $159,633
2 Southborough, MA $148,297
3 North Potomac, MD $147,594
4 Redding, CT $141,609
5 Western Springs, IL $139,758
6 Hockessin, DE $137,998
7 Hermosa Beach, CA $137,941
8 Lone Tree, CO $137,310
9 Sammamish, WA $137,137
10 Birmingham, MI $135,426
11 Chantilly, VA $132,603
12 Greenburgh, NY $131,619
13 Franklin Park, PA $123,139
14 Chanhassen, MN $122,609
15 Plano, TX $121,988
16 Johnston, IA $120,776
17 Lake Oswego, OR $119,630
18 Morrisville, NC $118,545
19 Alpharetta, GA $117,002
20 Montgomery, OH $116,871
21 Ponte Vedra, FL $116,399
22 Whitefish Bay, WI $116,148
23 Hanover, NH $110,684
24 Kailua, HI $107,251
25 Granger, IN $106,171
26 Overland Park, KS $105,363
27 Holladay, UT $101,059
28 Edgewood, KY $100,972
From the August 2009 issue
Source: Census data, Onboard Informatics projection/aggregation
Only one place per state could qualify.
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How we picked the Best Places
Using statistics from data provider Onboard Informatics, we crunched the numbers in order to zero in on America's best small towns for families. (Last year, we looked at small cities, with populations between 50,000 and 300,000.) More

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