Next Decade's Boom Towns

Combination of good jobs, good housing, and good times has Houston atop list

(NEWSER) - The best cities are those where you can not only find work and affordable housing, but are also infused with culture and creativity, Kiplinger's Personal Finance writes. Its (somewhat surprising) top 10:

1. Houston: Flush with museums, nightlife, and a teeming job market.

Salt Lake City's still tops, but Texas boasts work aplenty, Forbes reports

(NEWSER) - Where to get that new job this year? The Lone Star State is boasting work aplenty, but Salt Lake City—still high on tech jobs—takes the top spot. Forbes lists its top10 job-growth towns:

1. Salt Lake City, Utah
2. Wichita, Kan.
3. Austin, Texas
4. Atlanta, Ga.
5. Fort Worth, Texas

Sun Belt hogs the lion's share of pudgiest locales

(NEWSER) - The weather may be great and the lifestyle good, but Southern culinary hospitality might be landing the Sun Belt disproportionately on Forbes' list of America's most obese cities. The most rotund:

1. Memphis
2. Birmingham
3. San Antonio

Times are tough, but your house won't sit on the market for long in these towns

(NEWSER) - The housing market overall isn't good, but luckily for some, there's an exception to every rule. Forbes points you toward 10 towns where sellers can still finish with smiles on their faces.

1. Raleigh, NC
2. San Francisco
3. Austin, Texas
4. San Antonio, Texas
5. St. Louis

Sin City might want to rename itself Not-So-Bright City

(NEWSER) - Sure, we usually take into account jobs, culture, climate, affordability, and a host of other data when moving to another place, but do you really want to be surrounded by a city full of blithering idiots? The Daily Beast crunches the numbers and comes up with the smartest cities in America: More»