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Best Places to Live 2010: Does a Small City Provide Better Opportunities?

By Elliot Millner on Jul 14th 2010 1:04PM
Filed under: Personal Finance, News, The Economy

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CNNMoney.com just released its 2010 list of top small cities to live in. The top 10 are:

1. Eden Prairie, MN
2. Columbia/Ellicott City, MD
3. Newton, MA
4. Bellevue, WA
5. McKinney, TX
6. Fort Collins, CO
7. Overland Park, KS
8. Fisher, IN
9. Ames, IA
10. Rogers, AR

Now, any "best" list has to be taken with a grain of salt; however, looking over this list of cities would not be a bad starting point for someone who is searching for employment and is willing and able to relocate. These cities are comfortable places to live with a reasonable cost of living. If you are looking to move from a more competitive, congested or stagnant area -- especially if this move is warranted by a job loss -- a city on Money's Best Places to Live 2010 list may be for you.


Doing some simple research would reveal more specific details about the makeup of each city and help to determine whether it could be a good relocation option. For example, it doesn't matter if a city has a ton of jobs that are all computer- and technology-based if you have a communications background. A quick demographics search online will be helpful in determining the diversity of the people who live in a particular city.

How does this list look to you? Would you be willing to relocate to take a job to make ends meet? Leave you thoughts below!

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