Steven Pedigo
by Steven Pedigo
Fri Aug 1st 2008 at 5:18pm EDT

Dreamtown USA

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A week back, the Biz Journals Network ranked America’s top Dreamtowns, “the small towns that offer the best quality of life without metropolitan hassles.”

To do this, they compared every U.S. micropolitan area — 140 to be exact — on a variety of metrics.

Here’s the top 10 …

1. Torrington, CT
2. Bozeman, MT
3. Lexington Park, MD
4. Lebanon, NH
5. Helena, MT
6. Kalispell, MT
7. Mankato, MN
8. Oak Harbor, WA
9. Stevens Point WI
10. Concord, NH

A great profile of the top 10 is here. A complete ranking of the 140 is here.

Are you a dreamtown fan or an urban junkie?

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