While a lot of us choose where we live based on what we can afford and how close it is to our job, that doesn’t necessarily mean we are getting the best this country has to offer. You may think you live in the best city around, but now “Money” magazine is here to let you know whether or not that's true.
- The mag has just come out with their choices for the Best Places to Live in America.
- In making their choices, they looked at cities with populations of at least 25,000, emphasizing economic factors, including employment opportunities, supply and demand for homes, cost of living, quality of schools, racial and economic diversity, and health and safety.
- The list includes 50 towns and cities where the economy, job growth, and housing market remained strong despite COVID-19 disruptions
So, where is the best place to live in the U.S.?
- According to “Money” it’s Evans, Georgia, which is close to Augusta.
- Evans has a low unemployment rate of just 5.2%, way below the 11.1% national average.
- It also has the lowest cost of living of any area with levels of income in the similar range.
“Money” Magazine’s Top Ten Best Places To Live In America
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- Evans, Georgia
- Parker, Colorado
- Meridian, Idaho
- Rockwall, Texas
- Columbia, Maryland
- Westfield, Indiana
- Syracuse, Utah
- Franklin, Tennessee
- Woodbury, Minnesota
- Morrisville, North Carolina
No. 41
Bentonville, Arkansas
The home of Walmart founder Sam Walton’s original five-and-dime store, Bentonville is more than just a big-box chain’s birthplace. Thanks in large part to the Walton family, it’s become a cultural hotspot.
Take the city’s Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art as a prime example. Founded by Sam’s daughter Alice Walton, the elegantly designed complex features 217,000 square feet of exhibitions, as well as works by Norman Rockwell, Ansel Adams, Andy Warhol and Georgia O’Keeffe. It has even collaborated with the Louvre.
Bentonville is also home to the Museum of Native American History, contemporary art space The Momentary, the Scott Family Amazeum children’s museum and, of course, the Walmart Museum.
Unemployment in the area is just 6.3%, well below the national average — a likely testament to the massive 17,000-employee Walmart headquarters located there. Home prices are more favorable, too, clocking in at $244,000.— Aly J. Yale
Source:Money