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Admiral_Needa
Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 10479 Location: Tiburon, CA
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Posted: 07/11/05 3:24 pm ::: Top 10 Best Places to Live, 2005 |
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New Jersey?
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(1) Moorestown, N.J.,
(2) Bainbridge Island, WA,
(3) Naperville, IL,
(4) Vienna, VA,
(5) Louisville, CO,
(6) Barrington, RI,
(7) Middleton, WI,
(8 ) Peachtree City, GA,
(9) Chatham, NJ and
(10) Mill Valley, CA
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Hey, what do you know, Mill Valley is adjacent to my home town of Tiburon The only real difference between the two is that if you prefer an ocean view (as opposed to a view of mountains and forests), and if you own a boat, you live in Tiburon
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10. Mill Valley, California
Home prices in Mill Valley are nearly as breathtaking as the views from nearby Mount Tamalpais. For $800,000 you get a teardown. Dotcom millionaires and power couples in the film and music industries are flocking to what not so long ago was a hangout for artists and reformed hippies just 14 miles from the Golden Gate.
Yet most residents are interested in maintaining the town's low-key, back-to-nature atmosphere. Think fleece and flip-flops, not fur and stilettos. For those working toward that first million -- not counting real estate -- downtown San Francisco is a 30-minute commute. |
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KatValeska
Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 1830 Location: Colorado
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Posted: 07/11/05 3:56 pm ::: |
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Louisvillle, Colorado is an interesting choice. I spent half a day there Saturday. The old, perfectly maintained downtown is fabulous., but otherwise, I'm not quite sure what the appeal would be. I'll take Boulder anyday.
Two towns is Jersey? Think I'll pass.
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Admiral_Needa
Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 10479 Location: Tiburon, CA
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BCBG25
Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 20112 Location: Sampa
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PUmatty
Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 16359 Location: Chicago
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Posted: 07/11/05 4:54 pm ::: |
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I know Naperville quite well, and any list that has it at No. 3 I can't take seriously.
Ick.
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pilight
Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 66916 Location: Where the action is
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Posted: 07/11/05 4:59 pm ::: |
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Peachtree City? Yuck!
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sbjules
Joined: 22 Dec 2004 Posts: 3476
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Posted: 07/11/05 5:05 pm ::: |
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Two towns is Jersey? Think I'll pass. |
So, professor c, were those jersey tomatos??
My town is #66. No doubt because they say that it has ONE movie theater in a 15 mile radius!
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Richard 77
Joined: 19 Nov 2004 Posts: 4142 Location: Lake Mills, Wisconsin
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Posted: 07/11/05 6:32 pm ::: |
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#7 Middleton is just adjacent to Madison. It's a real growing community.
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sambista
Joined: 25 Sep 2004 Posts: 16951 Location: way station of life
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Posted: 07/11/05 7:36 pm ::: |
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clearly, the devil is in the details. but i could do a lot worse than mill valley or bainbridge island. (i think bainbridge is where michael douglas' character lived in the movie "disclosure," with demi moore.) i lived near vienna, va., when it was up and coming, and i can't imagine it's any less dull than it was when it was just a road crossing. but if the prototypical bedroom community is your cup o' tea . . .
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KatValeska
Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 1830 Location: Colorado
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Sass
Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 5576 Location: where it's sunny and warm
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Posted: 07/11/05 9:30 pm ::: |
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Bainbridge is beautiful, but there's no cultural diversity there, the winters suck ass, and the houses are completely unaffordable.
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pilight
Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 66916 Location: Where the action is
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Posted: 07/11/05 9:32 pm ::: |
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Sass wrote: |
Bainbridge is beautiful, but there's no cultural diversity there, the winters suck ass, and the houses are completely unaffordable. |
My guess is that the diversity and housing costs will be common to all of the listed cities. It certainly describes Peachtree City.
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PUmatty
Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 16359 Location: Chicago
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Posted: 07/12/05 11:00 am ::: |
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pilight wrote: |
Sass wrote: |
Bainbridge is beautiful, but there's no cultural diversity there, the winters suck ass, and the houses are completely unaffordable. |
My guess is that the diversity and housing costs will be common to all of the listed cities. It certainly describes Peachtree City. |
Ditto Naperville. Along with a 1:1.5 person to SUV ratio.
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RM619
Joined: 25 Sep 2004 Posts: 958 Location: Southern Calif.
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Posted: 07/12/05 12:51 pm ::: |
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PUmatty wrote: |
pilight wrote: |
Sass wrote: |
Bainbridge is beautiful, but there's no cultural diversity there, the winters suck ass, and the houses are completely unaffordable. |
My guess is that the diversity and housing costs will be common to all of the listed cities. It certainly describes Peachtree City. |
Ditto Naperville. Along with a 1:1.5 person to SUV ratio. |
Ok, now I'd like to see a list of the top 10 "safest" places to live. Low crime and affordable. Or is there such a place?
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bigsportzbabe
Joined: 21 Apr 2005 Posts: 2065 Location: Libertyville
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Posted: 07/12/05 2:03 pm ::: |
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Ok, now I'd like to see a list of the top 10 "safest" places to live |
SAFEST
1Newton, MA
2Brick Twnshp, NJ
3 Amherst, NY
4Mission Viejo, CA
5 Clarkstown, NY
6Lake Forest, CA
7Thousand Oaks, CA
8Colonie, NY
9Cary, NC
10Dover Twnshp, NJ
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RM619
Joined: 25 Sep 2004 Posts: 958 Location: Southern Calif.
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Posted: 07/12/05 2:18 pm ::: |
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bigsportzbabe wrote: |
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Ok, now I'd like to see a list of the top 10 "safest" places to live |
SAFEST
1Newton, MA
2Brick Twnshp, NJ
3 Amherst, NY
4Mission Viejo, CA
5 Clarkstown, NY
6Lake Forest, CA
7Thousand Oaks, CA
8Colonie, NY
9Cary, NC
10Dover Twnshp, NJ |
4Mission Viejo, CA
and to think, I moved from there two years ago. I think the new homes range between 5 and 600K. we won't discuss gas prices.
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ThreeBall25
Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 2791
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Posted: 07/12/05 2:19 pm ::: |
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What's up with all the hatin' on Jersey? I go on vacation to Wildwood every year and I love it. Granted, I think North Jersey isn't the safest/cleanest/nicest place, but the Jersey shore is BEAUTIFUL.
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KeiraNY
Joined: 19 Nov 2004 Posts: 12683 Location: New York, NY
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Admiral_Needa
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PUmatty
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BCBG25
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Ballwinner
Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Posts: 656 Location: Indianapolis
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Posted: 07/13/05 9:16 pm ::: |
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http://money.cnn.com/best/bplive/top100_3.html
My hometown of Ballwin, Missouri, is number 64!!!
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