According to Forbes ranks 12th in the U.S. as one of America's most livable cities. This comparison is for metropolitan areas with over 500,000 people. This ranking is based on factors as five year household cost of living that was calculated by Economy.com, crime data and leisure index and annual unemployment. To read the whole story please click the following link
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