Best Places to Live in the U.S.
Money Magazine recently listed their 35th annual list of The 50 Best Places to Live in the U.S., and many of this year's selections are places that Bob Lucido Team and Lucido Global service!
From superb suburbs to quaint small towns, these places were selected based on rising job growth, affordable home prices, and quality of life.
MARYLAND
No. 10 - ELLICOTT CITY
The city of 74,000 lays claim to countless glimpses of America’s past. Home prices were up only 5% in the first quarter of the year (a feat for today’s hot market!), and jobs are projected to jump 13% by 2025. The city’s also just a hop, skip and jump away from busy urban centers like D.C. and Annapolis, too.
No. 35 - SEVERNA PARK
Severna Park provides easy access to 150 lakes, 360 reservoirs, and over 2,000 rivers and streams for sport fishing, the B&A Railroad route between Baltimore and Annapolis, and the horticultural gardens at Hatton-Regester Green, which also serves as home to the Park’s Summer Concert Series.
ARIZONA
No. 9 - SCOTTSDALE
Where can you top off a morning of hiking and rock climbing through the desert with an afternoon of high-end shopping and a night of craft cocktails and dancing? In the “West’s most Western town” — aka Scottsdale. For sports lovers, it’s a prime spot just several miles from Arizona State University. The minor league baseball team Scottsdale Scorpions play home games at the local stadium, and, for college football fans, the Fiesta Bowl takes place just 30 minutes away in Glendale.
COLORADO
No. 8 - CENTENNIAL
A net average of 1,152 people move to Centennial each year, and it’s easy to see why — the area around Denver has seen rapid development to accommodate the growing population. Centennial students attend Cherry Creek and Littleton Public Schools, two of the mostly highly regarded school districts in the state. The city is also conveniently located by two major highways.
No. 28 - CASTLE ROCK
This city of 70,700 people boasts 6,000 acres of open space, award-winning public schools, 95 miles of trails, 53 parks, and easy access to both Denver and Colorado Springs.
GEORGIA
No. 24 - PEACHTREE CITY
A mere 30 miles from downtown Atlanta, idyllic Peachtree City offers a vacation-like atmosphere with the convenience of a suburb. Built in the 1950s, the planned community features two lakes and an extensive trail system, which has the added quirk of being traveled largely by golf cart. For all its amenities, home prices in Peachtree City are relatively affordable. The average home sold for around $355,000 last years.
No. 31 - WOODSTOCK
Within Woodstock’s city limits is a lively downtown shopping and dining district with an open container license, allowing you to sip your favorite cocktail while you explore more than 35 locally owned shops selling antiques, artwork, jewelry, and floral arrangements.
KANSAS
No. 7 - OVERLAND PARK
Overland Park is the definition of a family-friendly town, boasting 83 parks and open spaces where the whole family can walk, bike, hike, and fish. Work, like play, is abundant in Overland Park: The city has an unemployment rate of just 3.6%. With 5,000 employees, T-Mobile is the town’s largest private employer.
MISSOURI
No. 31 - ST. PETERS
If you’re looking for a place with great job opportunities but a homey, small-town feel, you’ll find few spots better fitting than St. Peters. This suburb has added nearly 10,000 jobs in recent years thanks to new Amazon and FedEx facilities, plus a growing number of manufacturing and logistics companies that have set up shop in the area.
OREGON
No.14 - LAKE OSWEGO
Built around a 405-acre lake of the same name, Lake Oswego is located just 8 miles south of Portland. Fishing, hiking, and camping are just some of the outdoor activities you can enjoy here thanks to over 600 acres of parkland — including more than 460 acres of natural and open space areas — plus access to the Willamette River.
WASHINGTON
No. 42 - CAMAS
If you like being on the water, a cluster of lakes sits just north of downtown, including the finger-shaped Lacamas Lake, a 312-acre park with year-round fishing that’s stocked with bass, bluegill and rainbow trout.
VIRGINIA
No. 5 - ASHBURN
Ashburn ranks high on the list for economic opportunity and projected job growth. Fun fact: Ashburn has the largest concentration of dinosaur footprints in the U.S.
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