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9 Perfect Places to Live

Arts, culture, beauty, jobs—these towns have it all, and real people, too

Posted Aug 13, 2007 1:51 PM CDT

(Newser) Outside magazine selects 30 sweet spots—the best towns for mixing city life with the big outdoors—and, oh yeah, getting a job, too.  Here are the top nine:

  1. Santa Cruz, California
  2. Jackson, Wyoming
  3. Iowa City, Iowa
  4. Bend, Oregon
  5. Santa Fe, New Mexico

  1. Duluth, Minnesota
  2. Asheville, North Carolina
  3. Portland, Maine
  4. Burlington, Vermont

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Celticbutterfly
Jan 13, 2010 1:16 AM CST
Iowa? Minnesota? Yeah, if you like freezing your rear off every winter. But, they are beautiful in the summer.

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