Top 10 Small Cities to Live

Plentiful jobs, excellent schools, affordable housing. See the Top 10 Small Cities that made the list for having all that and more.

1) Plymouth, MN

Pop: 70,100

Median family income (per year)
$111,631

Racial diversity index (100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity)
49.7

2) Fort Collins, CO
Pop: 129,400

Median family income: $76,172

Racial diversity index: 32.8

3) Naperville, IL
Pop: 142,900

Median family income: $123,221

Racial diversity index: 81.0

4) Irvine, CA
Pop: 193,900

Median family income: $108,206

Racial diversity index: 249.0

5) Franklin Township, NJ
Pop: 59,100

Median family income: $98,066

Racial diversity index: 333.1

6) Norman, OK
Pop: 102,800

Median family income: $65,802

Racial diversity index: 84.4

7) Round Rock, TX
Pop: 92,300

Median family income: $85,059

Racial diversity index: 105.3

8) Columbia/Ellicott City, MD
Pop: 158,800

Median family income: $104,239

Racial diversity index: 208.4

9) Overland Park, KS
Pop: 166,700

Median family income: $99,078

Racial diversity index: 46.8

10) Fishers, IN
Pop: 61,800

Median family income: $105,067

Racial diversity index: 50.9

So where does NYC fall in this list, well they even on the Top 100, they don’t even have a number, so I’m not sure where they fall, but here’s NY stats:

Pop: 8,214,400 (way too crowded!!)

Median Family Income: $52,848

Racial Diversity Index: 408.2

*For more information visit: CNN Money

(On yesterday’s post I failed to mentioned NYC unemployment rates see below)

New York was not on the
list, and some people wondered where NY fall on the list, after checking with
BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics):
New York’s Unemployment as of July 2008 rate is 5.2%
which means is over 5.0% and if you are looking for a job you want to be
at a state where the unemployment rate is lower than 5.0%.