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2010-07-16

Eden Prairie, MN

根據CNNMoney.com July 12, 2010報導,明尼蘇達州Eden Prairie被評為"10 Best Places to Live in America, 2010 edition" 第一名。
No. 1 Eden Prairie, MN
Population: 64,000
Unemployment: 5.1%
Pluses: Plenty of jobs, very low crime, lots for kids to do
Minus: Long, cold winters

Why is Eden Prairie No. 1 this year? Not only is it family-friendly, it has a dynamite economy too.

At 5.1%, its unemployment rate is nearly one percentage point below the county rate and more than four points below the national average. It helps when you've got 50,000 jobs right in town.

Major employers include Fortune 500 trucking company C.H. Robinson, hearing-aid maker Starkey Labs, and the Minnesota Vikings, whose practice facility and front office are here. As for fiscal strength, Moody's gives the town a perfect AAA bond rating.

While it doesn't have much of a downtown, there's plenty of outer beauty: from gently rolling hills to 17 lakes that residents flock to year-round for swimming and ice skating. Town parks are laced with 125 miles of running, hiking, and biking trails.

No wonder residents rank among the healthiest people in the nation. Add in top-notch schools and safe streets and you've got a place that's tough to beat.

排名第二至第十名為:

No. 2 Columbia/Ellicott City, MD

No. 3 Newton, MA

No. 4 Bellevue, WA

No. 5 McKinney, TX

No. 6 Fort Collins, CO

No. 7 Overland Park, KS

No. 8 Fishers, IN

No. 9 Ames, IA

No.10 Rogers, AR

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