America's Top-Rated Smaller Cities 2021-22: A Statistical Handbook; Alabama-Montana

This new edition of America's Top-Rated Smaller Cities features 132 cities, 43 which are new to this edition, including 20 never before profiled. There are many ways to research new places, but America's Top-Rated Smaller Cities gives you a complete picture. We've done the extensive research necessary to compile comprehensive profiles and comparative statistics that will educate and prepare you-and your business-for relocation. To expand our available city choices, selection is not limited to incorporated cities and villages, but includes towns and townships. This availed us many top-rated communities not designated as cities. Final selection was based on our unique rating system, using six key population growth, income, housing affordability, crime rate, educational attainment, and unemployment. The city rankings for each of the 132 city chapters now compromise information from hundreds of books, magazines, newspapers and research reports. Interesting "top-city" rankings include...Best Cities for Real Estate Investment, Best Cities for Successful Aging, and Best Cities for Asthma Sufferers. You'll also learn which cities are the most Allergy Prone, Literate, and Safe. America's Top-Rated Smaller Cities is arranged in two volumes-Volume 1 has 73 city chapters, Alabama to Montana, and Volume 2 also has 59 city chapters, New Hampshire to Wyoming. Each city chapter is divided into three Background & Rankings; Business Environment; and Living Environment. Both volumes include 100 Honorable Mention Cities, five Maps that indicate the location of each of the 132 cities, and five Appendices, with comparative rankings and resource information on all cities. City Each of the 132 city chapters begins with an informative background. These combine history with current events and touch on the city's environment, politics, employment, and cultural offerings, along with some interesting trivia. This section has 17 ranking categories, including Business/Finance, Health, Women/Minorities, Retirement, Family, Safety, Sports/Recreation, and Dating/Romance. It contains data from 242 books, articles, and research reports, and is presented in an easy-to-read, bulleted format. You'll find rankings and several scores and figures on a wide variety of topics, such as Best Places for Business and Careers, Fastest-Growing Cities, Cleanest Metro Areas, Most Affordable Cities, Fittest Cities, Most Educational Cities, and hundreds more. Business Environment-Statistical Each city chapter includes 39 tables with business-related data for seven topics. Over 95% of statistical data has been updated. Here is where you will find hard facts and figures on city finances, population demographics, income, bankruptcy rates, employment, and taxes. Living Environment- Statistical The business tables are followed by 47 tables with data related to nine living environment topics. These include information on housing, healthcare, cost-of-living, education, air quality, and climate.