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CNN Money has released their 2011 Best Places to Live list, outlining what they have deemed to be America’s best small towns. They analysed financial factors, housing, quality of life, education and other factors to determine the top ten, with Louisville, CO taking the top spot.

Looking at CNN Money’s top ten list from strictly a financial perspective makes one question if Leesburg, VA should have been the front runner over Louisville, CO. Nearly 50 percent job growth in just ten years? That is impressive.

After looking at income and job growth, it is interesting to see that some small towns are certainly more affordable than others and a wide range of median home prices is represented by the top ten list.

Most of these areas have low crime, high quality of life and great job growth, but we noticed the list leans away from the South (arguably the home of small town mentality) and favors mostly northern cities as can be seen by the fact that no city exceeds 87.5 degrees as their high temperature in July. Every town in the top ten exceeds the average for percentage of residents who have completed at least some college, yet the divorce rates in these areas is higher than the national average in most cases.

It is an interesting study of what makes small towns “the best” to live in, and although the list is certainly lacking in Southern small towns, the data shows that these top ten small towns are economically stable and appealing to residents.

AgentGenius Editor-in-Chief: Lani, named one of Real Estate’s 100 Most Influential, as well as 12 Most Influential Women in Real Estate, is a business writer hailing from the great state of Texas in the city of Austin. As a digital native, Lani is immersed not only in advanced technologies and new media, but is also a stats nerd often burried in piles of reports. Lani is a proven leader, thoughtful speaker, and vested partner at AGBeat. You’ll often find her on Facebook and Twitter, so feel free to reach out and get to know her.

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