Best Places to Live 2010
Population: 600,000
Unemployment: 5.1 percent
Median Age: 36.0
Source: CNN/Money Magazine
Population: 155,000
Unemployment: 5.2 percent
Median Age: 38.5 (Columbia), 39.8 (Ellicott City)
Source: CNN/Money Magazine
Population: 82,000
Unemployment: 6.1 percent
Median Age: 41.3
Source: CNN/Money Magazine
Population: 124,000
Unemployment: 5.8 percent
Median Age: 41.4
Source: CNN/Money Magazine
Population: 125,000
Unemployment: 7.8 percent
Median Age: 31.8
Source: CNN/Money Magazine
Population: 141,000
Unemployment: 7.4 percent
Median Age: 29.1
Source: CNN/Money Magazine
Population: 69,000
Unemployment: 6.2 percent
Median Age: 29.8
Source: CNN/Money Magazine
Population: 175,000
Unemployment: 5.3 percent
Median Age: 37.0
Source: CNN/Money Magazine
Population: 60,000
Unemployment: 4.3 percent
Median Age: 26.2
Source: CNN/Money Magazine
Population: 57,000
Unemployment: 5.8 percent
Median Age: 31.2
Source: CNN/Money Magazine
1. Newport Beach, Calif.
Population: 79,661
Single: 30 percent
Median Family Income: $144,917
Source: CNN/Money Magazine
2. Newton, Mass.
Population: 82,139
Single: 31.3 percent
Median Family Income: $138,070
Source: CNN/Money Magazine
3. Brookline, Mass.
Population: 57,929
Single: 42 percent
Median Family Income: $124,035
Source: CNN/Money Magazine
1. Deerfield Beach, Fla.
Median Home Price: $67,000
Median Family Income (Per Year): $56,519
Source: CNN/Money Magazine
2. Lafayette, Ind.
Median Home Price: $82,210
Median Family Income (Per Year): $60,643
Source: CNN/Money Magazine
3. San Antonio, Texas
Median Home Price: $78,627
Median Family Income (Per Year): $55,958
Source: CNN/Money Magazine
1. Bethesda, Md.
Population: 56,763
Median family income (per year): $172,541
Median home price: $725,000
Source: CNN/Money Magazine
2. Greenwich, Conn.
Population: 59,484
Median family income (per year): $164,807
Median home price: $997,498
Source: CNN/Money Magazine
3. Palo Alto, Calif.
Population: 60,089
Median family income (per year): $153,615
Median home price: $1,180,000
Source: CNN/Money Magazine
1. Lincoln County, S.D.
Towns Include: Sioux Falls (Top 100 Rank: 77)
Job Growth (2000-2009): 67.0 percent
Source: CNN/Money Magazine
2. Williamson County, Texas
Towns include: Cedar Park (Top 100 Rank: N/A), Round Rock (Top 100 Rank: N/A)
Job growth (2000-2009): 58.9 percent
Source: CNN/Money Magazine
3. Hays County, Texas
Towns include: San Marcos (Top 100 Rank: N/A)
Job growth (2000-2009): 56.4%
Source: CNN/Money Magazine