美国“《金钱杂志》(Money Magazine)”每一年都会选出全美最宜人居的城市/小镇,依据的标准一般是房价(Home prices)、好学校(Good schools)、就业率增长情况(Job growth)、气候(Weather)、犯罪率(Crime)、活动(Activities, 景点数量the number of attractions、饭店、酒吧、电影院、高尔夫球场、酒庄、宗教活动等)、邻居(The neighbors,主要指邻居的收入水平和受教育率,高收入high income、高受教育率college educated)等方面。荣登美国“《金钱杂志》(Money Magazine)”2011年全美最宜人居的城市/小镇排行榜TOP100的小镇如下:
Top 100
排名 所在州及镇名 人口
1 |
Louisville, CO |
18,400 |
2 |
Milton, MA |
27,000 |
3 |
Solon, OH |
23,300 |
4 |
Lee*****urg, VA |
42,600 |
5 |
Papillion, NE |
18,900 |
6 |
Hanover, NH |
8,600 |
7 |
Liberty, MO |
29,100 |
8 |
Middleton, WI |
17,400 |
9 |
Mukilteo, WA |
20,300 |
10 |
Chanhassen, MN |
23,000 |
11 |
Sharon, MA |
17,500 |
12 |
Farmington, UT |
18,300 |
13 |
Johnston, IA |
15,500 |
14 |
Arden Hills, MN |
9,600 |
15 |
Sammamish, WA |
46,700 |
16 |
Acton, MA |
22,000 |
17 |
Montville, NJ |
21,800 |
18 |
Newcastle, WA |
10,200 |
19 |
Castle Rock, CO |
37,200 |
20 |
Superior, CO |
12,900 |
21 |
Hunter's Creek, FL |
11,700 |
22 |
South Brunswick, NJ |
42,000 |
23 |
North Salt Lake, UT |
13,800 |
24 |
Mason, OH |
33,100 |
25 |
West Goshen, PA |
8,900 |
26 |
Ridgewood, NJ |
24,500 |
27 |
Murphy, TX |
10,700 |
28 |
Chelmsford, MA |
35,300 |
29 |
Parker, CO |
41,000 |
30 |
Highland Heights, OH |
8,500 |
31 |
Horsham, PA |
14,300 |
32 |
Twin*****urg, OH |
18,500 |
33 |
Madison, NJ |
16,200 |
34 |
Herndon, VA |
24,800 |
35 |
Montclair, VA |
19,800 |
36 |
Oakton, VA |
33,400 |
37 |
Tolland, CT |
15,000 |
38 |
South Windsor, CT |
25,600 |
39 |
Sim*****ury, CT |
23,200 |
40 |
Montgomery Village, MD |
41,200 |
41 |
Lake St. Louis, MO |
14,300 |
42 |
Springboro, OH |
16,800 |
43 |
Easton, MA |
22,900 |
44 |
Lino Lakes, MN |
20,000 |
45 |
Ardmore, PA |
12,900 |
46 |
McCandless Township, PA |
27,800 |
47 |
Lenexa, KS |
48,800 |
48 |
Westfield, IN |
26,100 |
49 |
Carol Stream, IL |
40,300 |
50 |
Noblesville, IN |
49,400 |
51 |
Savage, MN |
28,500 |
52 |
Shoreview, MN |
25,900 |
53 |
Hill*****orough, NJ |
39,300 |
54 |
Glen Ellyn, IL |
27,100 |
55 |
Brown*****urg, IN |
20,200 |
56 |
Manassas Park, VA |
12,300 |
57 |
Walnut, CA |
32,400 |
58 |
Oswego, IL |
26,100 |
59 |
West Norriton, PA |
15,600 |
60 |
Mamaroneck, NY |
18,900 |
61 |
Webster Groves, MO |
22,200 |
62 |
Plainfield, IN |
22,200 |
63 |
North Logan, UT |
9,100 |
64 |
La Palma, CA |
15,700 |
65 |
Whitefish Bay, WI |
14,000 |
66 |
Black Forest, CO |
21,800 |
67 |
Elder*****urg, MD |
31,200 |
68 |
The Colony, TX |
46,100 |
69 |
West Linn, OR |
26,200 |
70 |
Harrison, NY |
24,100 |
71 |
Germantown, WI |
20,600 |
72 |
Urbandale, IA |
39,700 |
73 |
Cheshire, CT |
29,900 |
74 |
North Liberty, IA |
10,500 |
75 |
Saratoga Springs, NY |
27,800 |
76 |
Nanuet, NY |
18,100 |
77 |
Cibolo, TX |
9,000 |
78 |
Pearl River, NY |
15,700 |
79 |
Hernando, MS |
12,800 |
80 |
Ballwin, MO |
30,500 |
81 |
Lindon, UT |
11,100 |
82 |
Crofton, MD |
20,900 |
83 |
Clayton, CA |
10,500 |
84 |
Columbus, NE |
21,800 |
85 |
Draper, UT |
37,100 |
86 |
Ankeny, IA |
38,600 |
87 |
Merrimack, NH |
26,500 |
88 |
Portland, CT |
9,600 |
89 |
Brandon, MS |
24,200 |
90 |
Dover, NH |
30,500 |
91 |
Peachtree City, GA |
35,900 |
92 |
Wells Branch, TX |
13,900 |
93 |
Keller, TX |
47,500 |
94 |
Franklin, WI |
37,300 |
95 |
Bettendorf, IA |
34,700 |
96 |
Madison, AL |
40,200 |
97 |
Winter Springs, FL |
33,700 |
98 |
South Elgin, IL |
22,300 |
99 |
Oregon, WI |
9,200 |
100 |
Sherwood, OR |
17,000 |