Life CNN Money's Top 100 places to live

**RealSNR** · 07-12-2010, 10:39 AM

Appearing in the August 2010 issue. Click the link to read more about each place.

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/money...100/index.html

Rank City Population
1 Eden Prairie, MN 64,000
2 Columbia/Ellicott City, MD 155,000
3 Newton, MA 82,000
4 Bellevue, WA 124,000
5 McKinney, TX 125,000
6 Fort Collins, CO 141,000
7 Overland Park, KS 175,000
8 Fishers, IN 69,000
9 Ames, IA 60,000
10 Rogers, AR 57,000
11 Plymouth, MN 76,000
12 Highlands Ranch, CO 98,000
13 Woodbury, MN 58,000
14 Carmel, IN 67,000
15 Eagan, MN 64,000
16 Allen, TX 84,000
17 Shawnee, KS 61,000
18 South Jordan, UT 51,000
19 Broomfield, CO 55,000
20 Apple Valley, MN 50,000
21 Missouri City, TX 75,000
22 Irvine, CA 208,000
23 Cary, NC 130,000
24 Rowlett, TX 58,000
25 Gaithersburg, MD 59,000
26 O'Fallon, MO 77,000
27 Lee's Summit, MO 89,000
28 Waltham, MA 60,000
29 Abington, PA 54,000
30 Centreville, VA 54,000
31 Rockville, MD 61,000
32 West Chester, OH 60,000
33 Loveland, CO 66,000
34 Franklin, NJ 61,000
35 Edmond, OK 83,000
36 Gilbert, AZ 216,000
37 Mentor, OH 52,000
38 Yorba Linda, CA 66,000
39 Brookline, MA 58,000
40 Chapel Hill, NC 54,000
41 Clarkstown, NY 83,000
42 Amherst, NY 115,000
43 Bolingbrook, IL 71,000
44 Coral Springs, FL 126,000
45 Orem, UT 94,000
46 Ann Arbor, MI 116,000
47 Alexandria, VA 145,000
48 Coconut Creek, FL 50,000
49 Blue Springs, MO 56,000
50 Waukesha, WI 68,000
51 Rio Rancho, NM 82,000
52 Weymouth, MA 53,000
53 White Plains, NY 57,000
54 Naperville, IL 143,000
55 West Hartford, CT 63,000
56 Mount Prospect, IL 54,000
57 Piscataway, NJ 53,000
58 Arvada, CO 107,000
59 Arlington Heights, IL 73,000
60 St. Peters, MO 56,000
61 West Jordan, UT 95,000
62 Meridian, ID 67,000
63 Pleasanton, CA 67,000
64 Shoreline, WA 54,000
65 Rocklin, CA 53,000
66 Franklin, TN 58,000
67 Stillwater, OK 53,000
68 Iowa City, IA 73,000
69 Eau Claire, WI 66,000
70 Norman, OK 109,000
71 Scottsdale, AZ 235,000
72 Wellington, FL 55,000
73 Wayne, NJ 53,000
74 Bismarck, ND 60,000
75 West Des Moines, IA 55,000
76 Roswell, GA 96,000
77 Sioux Falls, SD 161,000
78 Stamford, CT 119,000
79 Millcreek, PA 54,000
80 St. George, UT 78,000
81 Broken Arrow, OK 93,000
82 New Rochelle, NY 75,000
83 Warwick, RI 84,000
84 Bristol, CT 61,000
85 Chesapeake, VA 220,000
86 Fargo, ND 97,000
87 Hamden, CT 58,000
88 Ramapo, NY 116,000
89 Middletown, NJ 69,000
90 Norwalk, CT 83,000
91 Suffolk, VA 82,000
92 Hillsboro, OR 94,000
93 Owensboro, KY 56,000
94 Nashua, NH 87,000
95 Madison, WI 233,000
96 Appleton, WI 71,000
97 Grand Forks, ND 53,000
98 Beaverton, OR 92,000
99 Idaho Falls, ID 54,000
100 Mount Pleasant, SC 68,000

Ebolapox · 07-12-2010, 10:41 AM

I don't live in any of those cities.

SDChiefs · 07-12-2010, 10:43 AM

List is fail. What do they even base it on?

kepp · 07-12-2010, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SDChiefs

List is fail. What do they even base it on?

Heh...I'm not really sure. There is a feature on the site that lets you compare a city that isn't on the list with the top 10 in the list. I did that for Columbia, MO and it beat the top 10's averages in almost every category. I'm not saying Columbia is one of the top 10 (or even 50) cities to live in, but its clear they aren't basing the rankings on just the numbers they're listing.

beach tribe · 07-12-2010, 10:45 AM

Top 4 places have long, bitter cold winters. No Fn thank you.

Amnorix · 07-12-2010, 10:47 AM

Confusing. The four Mass. cities are Newton, Waltham, Brookline, all of which I get for various reasons, and Weymouth.

WTF? Weymouth? It's not a s**thole, but umm, yeah. No.

wutamess · 07-12-2010, 10:47 AM

#7 asshat!

**Donger** · 07-12-2010, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amnorix

Confusing. The four Mass. cities are Newton, Waltham, Brookline, all of which I get for various reasons, and Weymouth.

WTF? Weymouth? It's not a s**thole, but umm, yeah. No.

I think Peabody should be on the list, just because of how you people pronounce it. That, and Manor, TX.

Rooster · 07-12-2010, 10:50 AM

What? No Wichita...

JD10367 · 07-12-2010, 10:53 AM

Newton MA is swanky. Gotta have money to live there. Waltham MA, I thought was a shithole, but maybe it's gotten better. Brookline MA I really like. Warwick RI is the town next to mine and there's not much special about it, IMO.

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 07-12-2010, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amnorix

Confusing. The four Mass. cities are Newton, Waltham, Brookline, all of which I get for various reasons, and Weymouth.

WTF? Weymouth? It's not a s**thole, but umm, yeah. No.

I feel the same way about Shoreline, WA. Bellevue is great. But Shoreline? There are parts of Shoreline that would make you uncomfortable after dark. Not a terrible community, but I'd rather live in Edmonds right next door.

Pants · 07-12-2010, 10:54 AM

Olathe is so perfect, it was off the charts and thus it was decided no list could accommodate all that awesomeness.

Seriously, though, Shawnee? Really?

SDChiefs · 07-12-2010, 10:54 AM

Yorba Linda, CA is a shithole. And its number 38 on the list. I can think of 100 cities I would rather live in than.

beach tribe · 07-12-2010, 10:58 AM

Yeah, this list is Fail from top to bottom.

Deberg_1990 · 07-12-2010, 10:59 AM

Still cant find anything stating the criteria for this list???

07-12-2010, 10:39 AM
RealSNR Special Teams ACE!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Where the hell is SNR Casino cash: $2190208	CNN Money's Top 100 places to live Appearing in the August 2010 issue. Click the link to read more about each place. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/money...100/index.html Rank City Population 1 Eden Prairie, MN 64,000 2 Columbia/Ellicott City, MD 155,000 3 Newton, MA 82,000 4 Bellevue, WA 124,000 5 McKinney, TX 125,000 6 Fort Collins, CO 141,000 7 Overland Park, KS 175,000 8 Fishers, IN 69,000 9 Ames, IA 60,000 10 Rogers, AR 57,000 11 Plymouth, MN 76,000 12 Highlands Ranch, CO 98,000 13 Woodbury, MN 58,000 14 Carmel, IN 67,000 15 Eagan, MN 64,000 16 Allen, TX 84,000 17 Shawnee, KS 61,000 18 South Jordan, UT 51,000 19 Broomfield, CO 55,000 20 Apple Valley, MN 50,000 21 Missouri City, TX 75,000 22 Irvine, CA 208,000 23 Cary, NC 130,000 24 Rowlett, TX 58,000 25 Gaithersburg, MD 59,000 26 O'Fallon, MO 77,000 27 Lee's Summit, MO 89,000 28 Waltham, MA 60,000 29 Abington, PA 54,000 30 Centreville, VA 54,000 31 Rockville, MD 61,000 32 West Chester, OH 60,000 33 Loveland, CO 66,000 34 Franklin, NJ 61,000 35 Edmond, OK 83,000 36 Gilbert, AZ 216,000 37 Mentor, OH 52,000 38 Yorba Linda, CA 66,000 39 Brookline, MA 58,000 40 Chapel Hill, NC 54,000 41 Clarkstown, NY 83,000 42 Amherst, NY 115,000 43 Bolingbrook, IL 71,000 44 Coral Springs, FL 126,000 45 Orem, UT 94,000 46 Ann Arbor, MI 116,000 47 Alexandria, VA 145,000 48 Coconut Creek, FL 50,000 49 Blue Springs, MO 56,000 50 Waukesha, WI 68,000 51 Rio Rancho, NM 82,000 52 Weymouth, MA 53,000 53 White Plains, NY 57,000 54 Naperville, IL 143,000 55 West Hartford, CT 63,000 56 Mount Prospect, IL 54,000 57 Piscataway, NJ 53,000 58 Arvada, CO 107,000 59 Arlington Heights, IL 73,000 60 St. Peters, MO 56,000 61 West Jordan, UT 95,000 62 Meridian, ID 67,000 63 Pleasanton, CA 67,000 64 Shoreline, WA 54,000 65 Rocklin, CA 53,000 66 Franklin, TN 58,000 67 Stillwater, OK 53,000 68 Iowa City, IA 73,000 69 Eau Claire, WI 66,000 70 Norman, OK 109,000 71 Scottsdale, AZ 235,000 72 Wellington, FL 55,000 73 Wayne, NJ 53,000 74 Bismarck, ND 60,000 75 West Des Moines, IA 55,000 76 Roswell, GA 96,000 77 Sioux Falls, SD 161,000 78 Stamford, CT 119,000 79 Millcreek, PA 54,000 80 St. George, UT 78,000 81 Broken Arrow, OK 93,000 82 New Rochelle, NY 75,000 83 Warwick, RI 84,000 84 Bristol, CT 61,000 85 Chesapeake, VA 220,000 86 Fargo, ND 97,000 87 Hamden, CT 58,000 88 Ramapo, NY 116,000 89 Middletown, NJ 69,000 90 Norwalk, CT 83,000 91 Suffolk, VA 82,000 92 Hillsboro, OR 94,000 93 Owensboro, KY 56,000 94 Nashua, NH 87,000 95 Madison, WI 233,000 96 Appleton, WI 71,000 97 Grand Forks, ND 53,000 98 Beaverton, OR 92,000 99 Idaho Falls, ID 54,000 100 Mount Pleasant, SC 68,000
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07-12-2010, 10:41 AM	#2
Ebolapox remember, remember Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: como Casino cash: $1919903	I don't live in any of those cities.
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Amnorix In BB I trust Join Date: May 2003 Location: Boston, Mass. Casino cash: $10029808	Confusing. The four Mass. cities are Newton, Waltham, Brookline, all of which I get for various reasons, and Weymouth. WTF? Weymouth? It's not a s**thole, but umm, yeah. No.
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07-12-2010, 10:58 AM	#14
beach tribe Keep doubting J MFing Houston Join Date: May 2007 Location: ft.lauderdale Casino cash: $4778036	Yeah, this list is Fail from top to bottom.
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07-12-2010, 10:59 AM	#15
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