Life CNN Money's Top 100 places to live - Page 7

**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

**Bugeater** · 07-13-2010, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by SNR

I mean, what if Omaha is really just that ****ing awesome?

Where do you see me touting Omaha as being any better?

**Reaper16** · 07-13-2010, 12:35 AM

Screw suburban anywhere.

**RealSNR** · 07-13-2010, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

Where do you see me touting Omaha as being any better?

You didn't. You said:

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Yeah I'm not getting all the Minneapolis suburbs, I've been up there twice and it just seems like a bigger, colder version of Omaha.

Reaper said he hates Minneapolis haters. I was joking and said maybe you weren't hating on Minneapolis, and maybe Omaha is an awesome place.

**RealSNR** · 07-13-2010, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

Yeah yeah, that's mostly the same shit any other big city has. I didn't go to Mall of America because the people that I was visiting were sick of going there with everyone who visited. And a shopping mall isn't anything groundbreaking anyway, even if it's the biggest one ever and has a roller coaster in it. It's still a bunch of stores. Whoopee.

And it's not about what Chicago has, it's what Chicago and many other cities don't have and that's the brutal winters.

I'm not really knocking it, I just find it hard to believe that 5 of their suburbs are really in the top 20 places to live in the entire country. Heck my friends that lived up there couldn't wait to get the hell out of there and bailed the first chance they got. That's not exactly a ringing endorsement for a city.

Chicago gets just as cold as Minneapolis does. When it's -30 in Minneapolis, it's probably -20 in Chicago. And I'll tell you what- I've lived in North Dakota for quite a bit of my life and I can't tell the difference between -20 and -30. My body only reads one temperature below -10: "really ****ing cold".

**doomy3** · 07-13-2010, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by BWillie007

When I went to the clubs and stuff it was different. But if I was out walking around, at least that was what I saw during the day. I did stay in the Flamingo and then this resort off the strip because my friends parents had it for free.

That is because all the good looking people spend their daytimes at the pool in Vegas.

Brock · 07-13-2010, 07:55 AM

he actually mentioned "Mall of America" as a selling point?

TheGuardian · 07-13-2010, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by BWillie007

Vegas? 8 out of 10 people I saw in Vegas were either fat or old people. I've been to So Cal twice, and sure if you are in the right area's you will see alot of good looking tail but there are alot of areas as well that you don't see that at all. The common blanket view of people is that Vegas, California, East Coast, Florida is ALL good looking people, and I'm sure that is true to some extent. I haven't been to the East Coast, but to be honest w/ you I saw the most beautiful people out of all my travels in Minneapolis and in Colorado. Most would probably not expect that.

I'm sure there are studys on this kind of thing, but aside from college towns, no where I've ever gone I've really noticed a huge difference...except in the South. I'm not saying KC is the mecca of hotties, but it isn't as bad as people on the coasts and urban legends make it out to be.

I've lived east coast, west coast, in the south, and midwest. The midwest by FAR has more homely and average looking women than anywhere I've ever lived. Colorado? Mountain women? No thanks. Most of them wear no makeup, don't fix their hair and rarely dress up. That shit is homely. Maybe it's just preference but I like for women to actually TRY to look good. I don't give a rats ass about that "natural beauty" look.

As far as Vegas goes, you have to go to the right hotel at the right time of year. Then it's unreal deep in hot women.

chiefsnorth · 07-13-2010, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by SNR

To name a few things....

Pro sports teams, incredible restaurants, plenty of shopping (Mall of America ring a bell?), culture (the Minnesota Orchestra is playing like a top 5 orchestra in the WORLD right now), a bigass university, corporate jobs, beautiful parks...

I mean, really, it's a large metropolitan area. You could ask the same thing in this way: "What does Chicago have over Minneapolis besides a few more million people and an extra baseball team?"

Very low crime for a city its size, good transportation, low unemployment, good schools, tons of culture, 4 pro sports teams plus a Big 10 school in the metro. Access to wider Minnesota which appeals to anyone who likes doing anything outdoors. And winter gets the mentions, but the weather is actually great the other 3 seasons. Do you really do a lot of things outside in Omaha or KC in January? Eh. Great place... course I am biased.

**RealSNR** · 07-13-2010, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Brock

he actually mentioned "Mall of America" as a selling point?

If it isn't your thing, then take it off the list as a selling point. Don't tell me the Twin Cities has zero places to shop outside of the Mall of America. I just put it up there as an example.

You still have the other 1,239 things to dispute before you tell me Minneapolis sucks.

Brock · 07-13-2010, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by SNR

If it isn't your thing, then take it off the list as a selling point, jackass.

You still have the other 1,239 things to dispute before you tell me Minneapolis sucks.

I just thought it was funny that you mentioned a mall as some kind of feather in Minnesota's cap. Sorry if it ruffled your feathers, lady.

jspchief · 07-13-2010, 09:58 AM

Ames, IA is a shithole. It's curently packing up it's '82 Monte Carlo, on it's way to fight Clinton, IA for the title of white trash capitol of the state.

Of those IA cities, West Des Moines should be highest, Iowa City is fine where it is, and if there's a 3rd city, Ankeny should probably be it.

I'm surprised by the # of people pissing and moaning about the weather of the cities listed. Maybe you haven't noticed, but places with year round great weather attract all the kinds of people that keep those cities off the list.

**RealSNR** · 07-13-2010, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Brock

I just thought it was funny that you mentioned a mall as some kind of feather in Minnesota's cap. Sorry if it ruffled your feathers, lady.

Good shopping IS a feather in a city's cap. The same goes for New York City, Paris, or wherever the **** you want. Why wouldn't it be a good thing for a city to have? I'm sure all those Bloomington residents are cursing that damn Mall of America for giving them jobs.

NewChief · 07-13-2010, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by SNR

Good shopping IS a feather in a city's cap. The same goes for New York City, Paris, or wherever the **** you want. Why wouldn't it be a good thing for a city to have? I'm sure all those Bloomington residents are cursing that damn Mall of America for giving them jobs.

Malls are empty these days, anyway. Surest indicator of economic trends according to Austrian economics. [/crossthread]

**RealSNR** · 07-13-2010, 10:08 AM

According to the MOA's website, it employs over 11,000 people year-round and 13,000 during peak periods.

But it's a ****ing mall. How could it possibly something a city can be proud of?

ISUJeff · 07-13-2010, 10:11 AM

Why all the hate for Ames on here? Admit it may not deserve top ten, but still it's a great town, even if I'm a little biased.
It doesn't have the nearby attractions of all the suburbs listed, but that's also kind of a selling point, that it is it's own little city by itself.
And white trash? C'mon. It's just a small Iowa city with 30,000 students and a beautiful campus.

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RealSNR Special Teams ACE!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Where the hell is SNR Casino cash: $2340208	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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