I found a recent article in Money magazine very interesting as it ranked the 100 "Best places to live" for 2008. The list of the "Best" small U.S. cities was compiled based on those with the best blend of desirable characteristics like good jobs, low crime, quality schools, lots of green space, reasonable home prices, local attractions, with populations between 50,000 and 300,000. What was so interesting was the stream of Texas cities I saw (many of which were here in my main sales area). While there were also several cities (nine to be exact) listed for both New Jersey and Minnesota, Texas ranked number one in terms of the total number of "Best places to live" with 13 cities on the list! Many of these cities will be recognizable to DFW residents, so here are the first few for Texas with their national "Best places to live" rank (out of the top 100):

• McKinney, TX - 14th
• Carrollton, TX - 15th
• Richardson, TX - 18th
• Allen, TX - 20th
• Euless, TX - 34th
• Frisco, TX - 38th

To see the whole list of "Best places to live" for 2008, go here: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2008/top100/

I mean, I knew Texas was full of great places to live... it's just nice to see others recognize it as well.  :-)

Ryan Cave, The "Caveman"
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