Best Places To Live 2018: MONEY Ranks The Top 50 Cities

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If you’re looking for a new town to call home, then you’re in luck. MONEY, in partnership with realtor.com, just released its list of the 50 best places to live in America in 2018. Between economic growth, affordability and quality of life, it looks like these top cities could be great spots for finding a good job, living without mountains of debt and stressing less.

This year, Frisco, Texas took the top spot. MONEY calls it a “boomtown” that will give residents “plenty of bang for their buck,” and we’re not surprised. Cities in Texas are making a statement this year, with Houston, Austin and Dallas all hiring like crazy in recent months. So, of course, some of the smaller towns followed suit. One thing Frisco is known for? Dr. Pepper Ballpark. Residents can enjoy the perk of a baseball game close to home any time they want.

The rest of the top 10 are spread across states in every corner of the country, with the overall top 50 including cities from just 31 states in the U.S.

Here are the 50 best places to live in America this year:

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Frisco, Texas
Ashburn, Virginia
Carmel, Indiana
Ellicott City, Maryland
Cary, North Carolina
Franklin, Tennessee
Dublin, California
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Sammamish, Washington
Woodbury, Minnesota
Lower Merion, Pennsylvania
Newton, Massachusetts
Orem, Utah
Rogers, Arkansas
Overland Park, Kansas
Flower Mound, Texas
Eastvale, California
Broomfield, Colorado
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Bethesda, Maryland
Weston, Florida
Doral, Florida
Novi, Michigan
Alpharetta, Georgia
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey
Wheaton, Illinois
Lakeville, Minnesota
Peoria, Arizona
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Hunter Mill, Virginia
St. Charles, Missouri
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Schaumberg, Illinois
Sandy, Utah
Edmond, Oklahoma
West Des Moines, Iowa
West Chester, Ohio
Hillsboro, Oregon
Henderson, Nevada
Lee’s Summit, Missouri
Brookline, Massachusetts
Union, New Jersey
Smyrna, Georgia
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Boise, Idaho
Ann Arbor, Michigan
West Hartford, Connecticut
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Coweta, Oklahoma

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Unfortunately, cities in 19 states, including Alabama, Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming, didn’t make the cut this year.

Although this list pinpoints some of the best places to live, you really can thrive in your career and life anywhere. Between saving and spending in smart ways, plus networking like a boss, you’ll have an amazing career and be able to live a comfortable life in whatever city you choose.

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