Vienna, Virginia here we come...
Yesterday I ran across an article on Yahoo Money that talked about the best small towns to live in America. They based their list not only thriving economically, but also on what we'd want in a place to raise a family: plenty of green space, good schools, and a strong sense of community. I was obviously drawn to this article for many reasons.
It won't come to anyone's surprise (or maybe it does) that not one of the cities in the top 15 towns is in California. As we get older my family continues to move further away from each other, I'm not sure if that is just a fact of life or a fact of the economy. As I sit here out of a job I just keep thinking maybe Cali just isn't for us anymore. Though I have one grandparent left and I can't really think about not being able to just stop by can say hi.
Where does that take me? According to the article to Massachusetts, New Jersey, Virginia and pretty much the Midwest to East Coast. The images if these towns are beautiful and they seem to be a perfect place to live. But they also seems like they are very far away and scary. Not sure I could pick up our whole lives and move to a city that we don't know anyone.
But why Vienna do you ask? Well after I was reading the article mentioned above that article pointed me to another article. Best places for the rich and single. Lol. It said "money may not grow on trees, but it's put down roots in these towns. Look for Mr. or Mrs. Right here, while they're still single and ready to mingle." Written by CNNMoney.
So I am sure you now have drawn the conclusion. That I wrote both lists down and found where they cross and bingo Vienna, Virginia was the place. Nice community, jobs, good housing market, money and 35% single market.
Of course there were some Cali cities on that list, but let's just say been there done that and not going back. So, hmmm east coast? Only time will tell.
Here are the articles in case you'd like to read them for yourself and plot your next move. :-)
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