Random Statistics (places)

Top rated areas in America:

10. New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ
9. San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA
8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
7. Madison, WI
6. Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA
5. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
4. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
3. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL
2. Austin-Round Rock, TX
1. Denver-Aurora, CO

Top places with snow:

Driggs, ID
Fairplay, CO
Flagstaff, AZ
Jackson Hole, WY
Lake Placid, NY
Leelanau Peninsula, MI
McCall, ID
Pagosa Springs, CO
Palmer-Wasilla, AK
Petoskey-Harbor Springs, MI
Sandpoint-Lake Pend Oreille, ID
St. Jay-Northeast Kingdom, VT
Sullivan County, NY
Traverse City, MI
Woodstock, VT

Top Desert Places:

Henderson, NV
Kingman, AZ
Lake Havasu City, AZ
Pahrump Valley, NV
Palm Springs-Coachella Valley, CA
Scottsdale, AZ
St. George-Zion, UT
Tucson, AZ
Victorville-Apple Valley, CA
Wickenburg, AZ
Yuma, AZ

Top peaceful places:

Berkeley Springs, WV
Brown County, IN
Charles Town-Shepherdstown, WV
Fairplay, CO
Leelanau Peninsula, MI
Monadnock Region, NH
Northern Neck, VA
Oxford, MS
San Juan Islands, WA
Whidbey Island, WA

Top Affordable Places:

Bay St. Louis-Pass Christian, MS
Charleston, SC
Conway, AR
Fairhope-Gulf Shores, AL
Fayetteville, AR
Georgetown, TX
Madison, MS
Maryville, TN
McAllen-Alamo, TX
Rio Rancho, NM
Wimberley, TX

Top Places With High Rent:

Carmel-Pebble Beach, CA
East End Long Island, NY
Jackson Hole, WY
Key West, FL
Laguna Beach-Dana Point, CA
Martha's Vineyard, MA
Maui, HI
Morro Bay-Cambria, CA
Placer County, CA
San Juan Islands, WA
Santa Barbara, CA
Sedona, AZ

Top drepressive cities: (based on seasonal affective disorder)

Bellingham, WA
Binghamton, NY
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
Charleston, WV
Eugene-Springfield, OR
Johnstown, PA
Morgantown, WV
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
Olympia, WA
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA
Tacoma, WA
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
Williamsport, PA
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA

Top Livability:

1. Pittsburgh, PA
2. San Francisco, CA
3. Seattle, WA
4. Portland, OR
5. Philadelphia, PA
6. Rochester, NY
7. Washington, DC
8. San Jose - Sunnyvale, CA
9. Boston, MA
10. Madison, WI

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