Small Cities Fill CNN's 'Best Places to Live'

Apparently metropolises are out- CNN Money's annual list of the "Best Places to Live" is filled with small cities like Eden Prairie, Minnesota and Overland Park, Kansas.

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July 12, 2010, 2:00 PM PDT

By Tim Halbur

While CNN isn't explicit about their criteria, they do say they favor cities that "boast plenty of jobs, great schools, safe streets, low crime, lots to do, charm, and other features that make a town great for raising a family."

While the criteria aren't fully revealed, there are plenty of stats to go around on the site, with Top 25 lists for most affordable homes, most expensive homes, top-earning towns, job growth, fastest commutes,

slowest commutes, hottest, coldest, most rich and single people, youngest, and the cleanest air.

Logan, UT has the shortest commute in the report, with commute times averaging around 10 minutes.

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Monday, July 12, 2010 in CNN Money

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