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There's No Place Like… Louisville, Colo.?

date 07-13-2009 02:25 PM
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A few weeks back, we reported on U.S. News' list of the top 10 housing markets for the next decade. The Bremerton-Silverdale, Wash., metropolitan area topped those rankings, which also included the likes of Anchorage, Alaska; Duluth, Minn.; and Decatur, Ill.

But most of us see "home" as more than just a contributor to our net worth. And all of us can't exactly place our lives on pause and wait 10 years to resume living. Thankfully, Money magazine has released its list of America's Best Places to Live... today. Although no location with a population above 50,000 cracked the top 100, the rankings still have plenty of value -- and might just make you fantasize about uprooting your family and heading toward greener pastures.

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So which small U.S. town takes home top honors? When I posed that question to a colleague, his educated guess was "someplace in Colorado." Bullseye. Louisville, Colo., to be precise, says Money magazine.

And with the glowing description posted at CNNMoney.com, it's easy to see why:

"Some towns nestled along the Rockies are full of pretentious eco-hipsters. Not Louisville. Ice cream shops dot the historic downtown. Families grab burgers at the cozy Waterloo Café. A Friday-night street fair, with a beer garden, live music, and games for the kids, runs all summer."

Best of all, according to Money's research, it looks like Louisville is weathering the economic downturn quite well. For a closer look at what makes Louisville so special, check out all of the particulars -- including some hard data -- at CNNMoney.com.

To see which small towns near you made the list, and to compare your city to the top 100, satisfy your competitive side with CNNMoney's data-driven interactive tool.

Do you agree with Money magazine's rankings? Does your town deserve a spot in the top 10? Sound off here.

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Re: There's No Place Like… Louisville, Colo.?

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date 07-14-2009 07:31 AM
author chromepony writes:

body What the heck? Morgantown, WV was at the top of this list a few years ago and recently made NBC news for being the town with the lowest unemployment number in the US. Why did we not even make the list?

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Re: There's No Place Like… Louisville, Colo.?

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date 07-14-2009 07:52 AM
author jimco writes:

body Whew! I live in the best spot in the US. Thank God it did not land on the list.

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Re: There's No Place Like… Louisville, Colo.?

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date 07-14-2009 08:04 AM
author OLDSKOOLGUNNER writes:

body WV, lol. I hear banjo music.

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Re: There's No Place Like… Louisville, Colo.?

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date 07-14-2009 08:17 AM
author sirromer writes:

body Home is where the heart is. Geographical location has little to do with it-it where family and roots are.

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Re: There's No Place Like… Louisville, Colo.?

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date 07-14-2009 08:19 AM
author flipped writes:

body Better than gang signs and gun shots

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Re: There's No Place Like… Louisville, Colo.?

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date 07-14-2009 08:33 AM
author naughtydude writes:

body For you young ones out there, don't move to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area despite what you hear about the availability of jobs. The traffic is the worst in America, bar none. There is no nature. Nothing but cars, people, and asphalt. No mass transit outside the city. People that live in PA, WV, and south of Richmond, VA commute to Washington, D.C., 3 hrs. one way.

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Re: There's No Place Like… Louisville, Colo.?

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date 07-14-2009 08:39 AM
author threeputt writes:

body WV? Not sure why you didn't make it. Why don't you roll over and ask your sibling! WV, you kiddin' me. It's almost as bad as NJ!

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Re: There's No Place Like… Louisville, Colo.?

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date 07-14-2009 08:55 AM
author lobby216 writes:

body It is obvious that US News did not do their home work. NJ had the highest property taxes in the US prior to this new 2010 budget, now we are off the charts. We can no longer take our outrageous property taxes off our state income tax thanks to our current governor. Our foreclosure rate is almost the same as NY and they have 3 times the people. Our unemployment is higher than PA, DE, NJ. People are leaving, taking less for their homes just to get out of this state. Gas and electric prices in NJ are also the highest thanks to the BPU. It is tough to call any place in NJ home when you shell out all of your money to the greedy state. I'm a third generation New Jerseyian my heart is here but it is broken because of what has been done to this state. No one can afford this state, not even anyone making over $400,000, because for you making big bucks, there is an extra special, extra large tax from the greedy state.
Amen to NJ. The last one left, shut out the lights.

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Re: There's No Place Like… Louisville, Colo.?

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date 07-14-2009 09:38 AM
author Poinsettia writes:

body Please add San Francisco as one of the best places to live. It is very beautiful.

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