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Best Places to Call Home 2007

Posted Jul 17, 07 4:02 PM CDT in Arts & Living,  US    Editor's Choice

(Newser) – Some places have it all: affordable, good schools, job opportunities, family friendly, and plenty of stuff to do. Money magazine is out with its annual list of the best places to live in America. The top 10:

  1. Middleton, Wisc.
  2. Hanover, NH
  3. Louisville, Colo.
  4. Lake Mary, Fla.
  5. Claremont, Calif.

  1. Papillion, Neb.
  2. Milton, Mass.
  3. Chaska, Minn.
  4. Nether Providence, Pa.
  5. Suwanee, Ga.

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Kevin McCarron, 12, left, of Middleton. Wis., watches as B.J. Kroneman does a trick on his skateboard at Quarry Park Skate facility Thursday, July 12, 2007, in downtown Middleton, Wis. Money magazine...   (Associated Press)
Home sweet home. Money Magazine ranks the best places to live for 2007.   (Corbis.com)
A cyclist rides her bike past the Middleton Tourism Center Thursday, July 12, 2007, in Middleton, Wis. Money magazine announced Monday that Middleton is the "Best Place to Live" in America for 2007, citing...   (Associated Press)
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