Alabama: 1. Mountain Brook City 2. Lake Purdy 3. Meadowbrook 4. Vestavia Hills City 5. Auburn City Alaska: 1. Ester 2. Mud Bay 3. Port Alsworth 4. McKinley Park 5. Gustavus Arizona: 1. Paradise Valley Town 2. Catalina Foothills 3. Rio Verde 4. Carefree Town 5. Tanque Verde Arkansas: 1. Cammack Village 2. Maumelle City 3. College City 4. Fayetteville City 5. Johnson City California: 1. Stanford 2. Muir Beach 3. Los Altos Hills Town 4. Kensington 5. Piedmont City Colorado: 1. Cherry Hills Village 2. Genesee 3. Greenwood Village 4. Jamestown Town 5. Castle Pines Connecticut: 1. Weston Town 2. New Canaan Town 3. Wilton Town 4. Darien 5. Westport Delaware: 1. Greenville 2. Henlopen Acres Town 3. North Star 4. Hockessin 5. Newark City Florida: 1. Oak Point 2. Golf Village 3. Orchid Town 4. Fisher Island 5. Key Biscayne Village Georgia: 1. Druid Hills 2. Lookout Mountain City 3. Vinings 4. Vernonburg Town 5. Skidaway Island Hawaii: 1. Kawela Bay 2. Kapalua 3. Kaanapali 4. Princeville 5. Maunawili Idaho: 1. Sun Valley City 2. Moscow City 3. Ketchum City 4. Fernan Lake Village 5. Hayden Lake City Illinois: 1. Kenilworth Village 2. Winnetka Village 3. Golf Village 4. Glencoe Village 5. Lake Forest City Indiana: 1. Dune Acres Town 2. Meridian Hills Town 3. Williams Creek Town 4. West Lafayette City 5. Wynnedale Town Iowa: 1. University Heights City 2. Westwood City 3. Ames City 4. Clive City 5. Iowa City Kansas: 1. Mission Hills City 2. Mission Woods City 3. Westwood Hills City 4. Fairway City 5. Eastborough City Kentucky: 1. Mockingbird Valley City 2. Rolling Fields City 3. Riverwood City 4. Anchorage City 5. Maryhill Estates City Louisiana: 1. Oak Hills Place 2. Elmwood 3. Shenandoah 4. Grambling Town 5. Village St. George Maine: 1. Cape Elizabeth Town 2. Yarmouth 3. Castine Town 4. Yarmouth Town 5. Cumberland Center Maryland: 1. Chevy Chase Section Five Village 2. Chevy Chase Town 3. Chevy Chase Village Town 4. Chevy Chase Section Three Village Maryland: 1. Somerset Town 2. Carlisle Town 3. Dover Town 4. Brookline 5. Dover Michigan: 1. Barton Hills Village 2. Ann Arbor Township 3. Huntington Woods City 4. Franklin Village 5. East Grand Rapids City Minnesota: 1. North Oaks City 2. Woodland City 3. Falcon Heights City 4. Deephaven City 5. Sunfish Lake City Mississippi: 1. Madison City 2. Ridgeland City 3. Flowood City 4. Oxford City 5. Starkville City Missouri: 1. Ladue City 2. Frontenac City 3. Warson Woods City 4. Huntleigh City 5. Westwood Village Montana: 1. Rocky Point 2. Bozeman City 3. Big Sky 4. East Glacier Park Village 5. Kings Point Nebraska: 1. Wayne City 2. Papillion City 3. Chalco 4. Kearney City 5. Chadron City Nevada: 1. Incline Village-Crystal Bay 2. Verdi-Mogul 3. Kingsbury 4. Summerlin South 5. Blue Diamond New Hampshire: 1. Hanover Town 2. Hanover 3. Durham Town 4. New London Town 5. Hollis Town New Jersey: 1. Princeton Township 2. Princeton Junction 3. Plainsboro Center 4. Millburn 5. West Windsor Township New Mexico: 1. Pinehill 2. Eldorado at Santa Fe 3. Los Alamos 4. White Rock 5. Corrales Village New York: 1. Forest Home 2. Cayuga Heights Village 3. East Ithaca 4. Scarsdale Village 5. Chappaqua North Carolina: 1. Montreat Town 2. Biltmore Forest Town 3. Chapel Hill Town 4. Forest Hills Village 5. Fearrington North Dakota: 1. Oxbow City 2. Medora City 3. Fargo City 4. Mayville City 5. Wimbledon City Ohio: 1. Bentleyville Village 2. The Village of Indian Hill City 3. Hunting Valley Village 4. Pepper Pike City 5. Terrace Park Village Oklahoma: 1. Nichols Hills City 2. Goodwell Town 3. Stillwater City 4. Edmond City 5. Hall Park Town Oregon: 1. Lake Oswego City 2. West Haven-Sylvan 3. Corvallis City 4. Oak Hills 5. Ashland City Pennsylvania: 1. Edgeworth Borough 2. Birmingham Township 3. Woodside 4. State College Borough 5. Tredyffrin Township Rhode Island: 1. East Greenwich Town 2. Barrington 3. Melville 4. South Kingstown Town 5. Jamestown Town South Carolina: 1. Kiawah Island Town 2. Briarcliffe Acres Town 3. Seabrook Island Town 4. Sullivan’s Island Town 5. Isle of Palms City South Dakota: 1. Vermillion City 2. Colonial Pine Hills 3. Brookings City 4. Pierre City 5. Hitchcock Town Tennessee: 1. Belle Meade City 2. Forest Hills City 3. Sewanee 4. Lookout Mountain Town 5. Brentwood City Texas: 1. Bunker Hill Village 2. University Park City 3. West University Place City 4. West Lake Hills City 5. Barton Creek Utah: 1. Summit Park 2. South Snyderville Basin 3. Granite 4. North Snyderville Basin 5. Park City Vermont: 1. Shelburne Town 2. Stowe Town 3. Winhall Town 4. Underhill Town 5. Jericho Town Virginia: 1. Wolf Trap 2. Great Falls 3. McLean 4. Wyndham 5. Tysons Corner Washington: 1. Beaux Arts Village Town 2. Yarrow Point Town 3. Medina City 4. Hunts Point Town 5. Clyde Hill City West Virginia: 1. Bethany Town 2. Harpers Ferry Town 3. North Hills Town 4. Shepherdstown Town 5. Mitchell Heights Town Wisconsin: 1. Maple Bluff Village 2. Whitefish Bay Village 3. Fox Point Village 4. Elm Grove Village 5. Shorewood Village Wyoming: 1. Teton Village 2. Centennial 3. Moose Wilson Road 4. Wilson 5. Alta
Best Places. Small Towns. Best Place to Live. City Cost of Living. Where to Move. Source: 2000 U.S. Census data.
Alabama: 1. Shelby County 2. Madison County 3. Montgomery County 4. Lee County 5. Jefferson County Alaska: 1. Juneau City Borough 2. Sitka City Borough 3. Anchorage Municipality 4. Fairbanks North Star Borough 5. Haines Borough Arkansas: 1. Pulaski County 2. Faulkner County 3. Washington County 4. Craighead County 5. Benton County California: 1. Marin County 2. San Francisco County 3. Santa Clara County 4. San Mateo County 5. Contra Costa County Colorado: 1. Pitkin County 2. Boulder County 3. Douglas County 4. San Miguel County 5. Summit County Connecticut: 1. Fairfield County 2. Middlesex County 3. Tolland County 4. Hartford County 5. New Haven County Delaware: 1. New Castle County 2. Kent County 3. Sussex County Florida: 1. Leon County 2. Alachua County 3. St. Johns County 4. Seminole County 5. Collier County Georgia: 1. Fulton County 2. Clarke County 3. Oconee County 4. Cobb County 5. DeKalb County Hawaii: 1. Honolulu County 2. Maui County 3. Hawaii County 4. Kauai County 5. Kalawao County Idaho: 1. Blaine County 2. Latah County 3. Ada County 4. Teton County 5. Valley County Illinois: 1. DuPage County 2. Lake County 3. Champaign County 4. McLean County 5. Jackson County Indiana: 1. Hamilton County 2. Monroe County 3. Tippecanoe County 4. Boone County 5. Marion County Iowa: 1. Johnson County 2. Story County 3. Jefferson County 4. Polk County 5. Linn County Kansas: 1. Johnson County 2. Douglas County 3. Riley County 4. Ellis County 5. Shawnee County Kentucky: 1. Fayette County 2. Oldham County 3. Woodford County 4. Jefferson County 5. Warren County Louisiana: 1. Lincoln Parish 2. East Baton Rouge Parish 3. St. Tammany Parish 4. Orleans Parish 5. Lafayette Parish Maine: 1. Cumberland County 2. Hancock County 3. Lincoln County 4. Knox County 5. Sagadahoc County Maryland: 1. Montgomery County 2. Howard County 3. Anne Arundel County 4. Baltimore County 5. Frederick County Massachusetts: 1. Middlesex County 2. Norfolk County 3. Nantucket County 4. Dukes County 5. Hampshire County Michigan: 1. Washtenaw County 2. Oakland County 3. Ingham County 4. Leelanau County 5. Kalamazoo County Minnesota: 1. Hennepin County 2. Dakota County 3. Olmsted County 4. Ramsey County 5. Carver County Mississippi: 1. Madison County 2. Oktibbeha County 3. Lafayette County 4. Hinds County 5. Lamar County Missouri: 1. Boone County 2. St. Louis County 3. Platte County 4. Adair County 5. Cole County Montana: 1. Gallatin County 2. Missoula County 3. Lewis and Clark County 4. Jefferson County 5. Yellowstone County Nebraska: 1. Lancaster County 2. Douglas County 3. Sarpy County 4. Buffalo County 5. Dawes County Nevada: 1. Washoe County 2. Douglas County 3. Carson City County 4. Storey County 5. Clark County New Hampshire: 1. Grafton County 2. Rockingham County 3. Hillsborough County 4. Merrimack County 5. Cheshire County New Jersey: 1. Somerset County 2. Morris County 3. Hunterdon County 4. Bergen County 5. Monmouth County New Mexico: 1. Los Alamos County 2. Santa Fe County 3. Bernalillo County 4. Taos County 5. Sandoval County New York: 1. New York County 2. Tompkins County 3. Westchester County 4. Rockland County 5. Nassau County North Carolina: 1. Orange County 2. Wake County 3. Durham County 4. Mecklenburg County 5. Watauga County North Dakota: 1. Cass County 2. Burleigh County 3. Grand Forks County 4. Stark County 5. Ward County Ohio: 1. Delaware County 2. Franklin County 3. Geauga County 4. Greene County 5. Hamilton County Oklahoma: 1. Payne County 2. Cleveland County 3. Tulsa County 4. Washington County 5. Oklahoma County Oregon: 1. Benton County 2. Washington County 3. Multnomah County 4. Clackamas County 5. Lane County Pennsylvania: 1. Chester County 2. Montgomery County 3. Centre County 4. Bucks County 5. Delaware County Rhode Island: 1. Newport County 2. Washington County 3. Bristol County 4. Kent County 5. Providence County South Carolina: 1. Beaufort County 2. Richland County 3. Charleston County 4. Greenville County 5. Lexington County South Dakota: 1. Clay County 2. Brookings County 3. Hughes County 4. Union County 5. Minnehaha County Tennessee: 1. Williamson County 2. Davidson County 3. Knox County 4. Shelby County 5. Hamilton County Texas: 1. Collin County 2. Travis County 3. Brazos County 4. Fort Bend County 5. Denton County Utah: 1. Summit County 2. Cache County 3. Utah County 4. Davis County 5. Salt Lake County Vermont: 1. Chittenden County 2. Washington County 3. Lamoille County 4. Windham County 5. Windsor County Virginia: 1. Falls Church City County 2. Arlington County 3. Fairfax County 4. Alexandria City County 5. Albemarle County Washington: 1. Whitman County 2. San Juan County 3. King County 4. Thurston County 5. Jefferson County West Virginia: 1. Monongalia County 2. Ohio County 3. Jefferson County 4. Cabell County 5. Kanawha County Wisconsin: 1. Dane County 2. Ozaukee County 3. Waukesha County 4. Eau Claire County 5. St. Croix County Wyoming: 1. Teton County 2. Albany County 3. Park County 4. Laramie County 5. Sheridan County
Best Places. Small Towns. Best Place to Live. City Cost of Living. Where to Move. Source: 2000 U.S. Census data.