Best Places to Live, 1998
(Copied From Money Magazine)
South
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Small
(1-249,999 pop.) |
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City |
Population |
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1. |
Charlottesville, VA
|
144,815 |
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1. |
2. |
Lynchburg, VA
|
205,559 |
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1. |
3. |
Roanoke, VA
|
229,105 |
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1. |
4. |
Fort Walton Beach, FL
|
165,873 |
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1. |
5. |
Punta Gorda, FL
|
130,426 |
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1. |
6. |
Naples, FL
|
188,187 |
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1. |
7. |
Panama City, FL
|
144,637 |
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1. |
8. |
Gainesville, FL
|
196,525 |
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1. |
9. |
Goldsboro, NC
|
111,581 |
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1. |
10. |
Asheville, NC
|
210,042 |
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1. |
11. |
Ocala, FL
|
230,068 |
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1. |
12. |
Danville, VA
|
109,246 |
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1. |
13. |
Abilene, TX
|
122,130 |
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1. |
14. |
Greenville, NC
|
119,064 |
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1. |
15. |
Waco, TX
|
201,775 |
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1. |
16. |
Wilmington , NC
|
206,738 |
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1. |
17. |
Hattiesburg, MS
|
107,897 |
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1. |
18. |
Wheeling, WV-OH
|
155,808 |
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1. |
19. |
Rocky Mount, NC
|
144,157 |
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|
1. |
20. |
Tuscaloosa, AL
|
158,779 |
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|
1. |
21. |
Albany, GA
|
117,286 |
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|
1. |
22. |
Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY |
186,368 |
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1. |
23. |
Jacksonville, NC
|
144,533 |
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1. |
24. |
Dothan, AL
|
132,945 |
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1. |
25. |
Athens, GA
|
137,204 |
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1. |
26. |
Lubbock, TX
|
232,035 |
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|
1. |
27. |
Houma, LA
|
189,869 |
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|
1. |
28. |
Wichita Falls, TX
|
136,311 |
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|
1. |
29. |
Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH
|
151,597 |
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|
1. |
30. |
Alexandria, LA
|
126,290 |
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|
1. |
31. |
Tyler, TX
|
165,002 |
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|
1. |
32. |
Lawton, OK
|
111,171 |
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1. |
33. |
Decatur, AL
|
139,979 |
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1. |
34. |
Florence, AL
|
136,083 |
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1. |
35. |
Fort Smith, AR-OK
|
191,482 |
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|
1. |
36. |
Laredo, TX
|
176,792 |
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|
1. |
37. |
Bryan-College Station, TX
|
131,904 |
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|
1. |
38. |
Amarillo, TX
|
206,015 |
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|
1. |
39. |
Florence, SC
|
123,365 |
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|
1. |
40. |
Galveston-Texas City, TX
|
240,653 |
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|
1. |
41. |
Sumter, SC
|
107,161 |
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|
1. |
42. |
Odessa-Midland, TX
|
239,414 |
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|
1. |
43. |
Longview-Marshall, TX
|
206,732 |
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|
1. |
44. |
Lake Charles, LA
|
178,881 |
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1. |
45. |
Texarkana, TX-AR
|
123,919 |
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1. |
46. |
Brazoria, TX
|
220,854 |
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|
1. |
47. |
Anniston, AL
|
113,511 |
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1. |
48. |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
163,856 |
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1. |
49. |
Monroe, LA
|
147,302 |
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