WKUChazzyOhio Wrote:Always nice for us folks in MACland (Ohio, Indiana & Michigan) to get some good national press, and it seems we Midwestern farmland hillbillies have scored some points in the latest "Best Places to Live" survey done by Money magazine.

Ohio ranked 7 communities on the list, 2nd only to California with 11. Michigan also put 4 towns on the list. My current hometown of Powell (just north of Columbus, OH) came in at #18 in the Top 100. We must be doing something right ... I was always under the impression that in the eyes of the national media, the middle section of the country in-between both coasts was just a backwards black hole, teeming with under-educated, overweight WalMart shoppers.

For those interested, the link is: <a href='http://money.cnn.com/best/bplive/?cnn=yes' target='_blank'>http://money.cnn.com/best/bplive/?cnn=yes</a>

Everyone has an opinion of a nice town. Powell is not one of my favorite.

The land is being raped by developers. Homes are overpriced for quality. Government services are not keeping pace and holding developers accountable for providing the services. And it will only get worse when the Sawmill extension is built to the City of Delaware.

Shrakkrocket Wrote:

Rightupinthere Wrote:Solon, OH!?

Gents, I used to live in Solon.&nbsp; It's a freaking hell hole.&nbsp; The people are awful (you are what you drive), the traffic is a mess, they city leaders get nervous if there is a patch of grass with no concrete over it, and the people suck.

Ironically my wife wanted to move there because it reminded her of Dallas TX.&nbsp; I didn't want to move there because it reminded me of Dallas TX.&nbsp; We finally moved out of there after four years because she finally came to the realization that the place was quite a bit like Dallas and the surrounding areas - especially the people.

Solon sucks.

I now live just north in a small burb called Chardon.&nbsp; I get more house/property for my buck, the people are great, the schools are far better than Solon, and we have something called 'trees'.&nbsp; Unfortunately, all this may go away because we're getting a Wally*World

must've improved after you left :wave:

It did for me. :D

Rightupinthere Wrote:Solon, OH!?

Gents, I used to live in Solon.&nbsp; It's a freaking hell hole.&nbsp; The people are awful (you are what you drive), the traffic is a mess, they city leaders get nervous if there is a patch of grass with no concrete over it, and the people suck.

Ironically my wife wanted to move there because it reminded her of Dallas TX.&nbsp; I didn't want to move there because it reminded me of Dallas TX.&nbsp; We finally moved out of there after four years because she finally came to the realization that the place was quite a bit like Dallas and the surrounding areas - especially the people.

Solon sucks.

I now live just north in a small burb called Chardon.&nbsp; I get more house/property for my buck, the people are great, the schools are far better than Solon, and we have something called 'trees'.&nbsp; Unfortunately, all this may go away because we're getting a Wally*World

Isn't Swagelok made there?

Dude, Swagelok rules!

My first term at BG I had one roommate from Solon. Let's just say I wasn't too impressed. Nevertheless, Swagelok rules!

I grew up in #41 East Amherst(NY) and I currently live in #17 Gaithersburg(MD). Not a bad combo.

zrb2 Wrote:I grew up in #41 East Amherst(NY) and I currently live in #17 Gaithersburg(MD). Not a bad combo.

Gaithersburg making this list confuses me.

There are many unpleasant areas around NIST. The roads are chaos. It was purposely designed as a "bedroom community" so it is a suburb through and through...no community, no ties that bind. The schools are not so great.

I can't see how Germantown or most certainly the Kentlands wouldn't be much more desirable.

DrTorch Wrote:

zrb2 Wrote:I grew up in #41 East Amherst(NY) and I currently live in #17 Gaithersburg(MD).&nbsp; Not a bad combo.

Gaithersburg making this list confuses me.

There are many unpleasant areas around NIST. The roads are chaos. It was purposely designed as a "bedroom community" so it is a suburb through and through...no community, no ties that bind. The schools are not so great.

I can't see how Germantown or most certainly the Kentlands wouldn't be much more desirable.

I can't really disagree with you. G-burg is ok but there is enough crime, vandalism and youth gangs running around here that you cannot walk certain areas at night and feel safe and you definitely need to keep your doors locked at night. Germantown is no better and the Kentlands is not a city, just a very nice little planned community (and i do think it's considered Gaithersburg?)

On the other hand, East Amherst is the most Lily white area I've ever seen. It's mostly upper middle class and wealthy homeowners. Very little crime to speak of.

zrb2 Wrote:Germantown is no better and the Kentlands is not a city, just a very nice little planned community (and i do think it's considered Gaithersburg?)

I was unsure of what the Kentlands was considered (I can see it being too small for this Money Mag survey). If it's part of G'burg then maybe they put that face forward. Similarly, I was never sure if Montgomery Village was really a separate village, or just a community w/in G'burg.

Germantown seemed a touch better to me, plus Seneca Valley has all those state championships in f'ball.

Top 100 Town in PA on Money Magazine's List doesn't even exist.
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Wexford makes it onto Money's 'best town' list


By Mike Wereschagin
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Tuesday, July 12, 2005


The cartographers must be furious.
Money magazine listed Wexford as the nation's 28th best town to live in -- even though it's not really a town, just a postal address. There's no mayor of Wexford, no Wexford Borough Council, no "Make checks payable to Wexford" on tax bills.

What it does have, according to Money magazine, are above average income, population growth and houses increasing in value. Combined with its own ZIP code and a population of more than 14,000 -- the magazine lists Wexford's population at 18,311 -- that was good enough to get the "town" on a list of 100 finalists, whittled from 1,345 contenders.

Moorestown, N.J., a suburb of Philadelphia, topped the list with its $86,613 average household income, low pollution and roster of more than 7,000 restaurants within 15 miles. Three other Pennsylvania towns cracked the top 100: Blue Bell, Montgomery County, came in 14th; Hummelstown, Dauphin County, ranked 61st; and York, York County, was 95th.





The people of Wexford -- who actually are the people of Pine, Franklin Park, McCandless or Marshall -- expressed surprise at their national ranking and weren't sure why they got it.

"Well, it's nice and convenient," said Elaine Vogel, 57, as she searched for an answer behind the counter at the Wexford Post Office Deli & Catering. "I can be sitting in the (Mellon) Arena parking lot in 15 minutes."

Laura Hetzel, like Vogel, tells people she's from Wexford, but confesses, when pressed, to living in Pine. She credits the North Allegheny School District, where all three of her sons graduated, for the area's desirability and recent boom in new housing.

"Good schools -- that's one of the prime callings when people pick a place to live," said Hetzel, 49.

DrTorch Wrote:

Rightupinthere Wrote:Solon sucks.

Isn't Swagelok made there?

Dude, Swagelok rules!

My first term at BG I had one roommate from Solon. Let's just say I wasn't too impressed. Nevertheless, Swagelok rules!

Swaglock Rules. I agree with that. Stouffer's dinners are also made in Solon.

Maker's Mark is a very good KY Bourbon (at least to my pallet). That doesn't mean that Loretto KY is a nice place to live.

KnightLight Wrote:Top 100 Town in PA on Money Magazine's List doesn't even exist.
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Wexford makes it onto Money's 'best town' list


By Mike Wereschagin
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Tuesday, July 12, 2005


The cartographers must be furious.
Money magazine listed Wexford as the nation's 28th best town to live in -- even though it's not really a town, just a postal address. There's no mayor of Wexford, no Wexford Borough Council, no "Make checks payable to Wexford" on tax bills.

What it does have, according to Money magazine, are above average income, population growth and houses increasing in value. Combined with its own ZIP code and a population of more than 14,000 -- the magazine lists Wexford's population at 18,311 -- that was good enough to get the "town" on a list of 100 finalists, whittled from 1,345 contenders.

Moorestown, N.J., a suburb of Philadelphia, topped the list with its $86,613 average household income, low pollution and roster of more than 7,000 restaurants within 15 miles. Three other Pennsylvania towns cracked the top 100: Blue Bell, Montgomery County, came in 14th; Hummelstown, Dauphin County, ranked 61st; and York, York County, was 95th.





The people of Wexford -- who actually are the people of Pine, Franklin Park, McCandless or Marshall -- expressed surprise at their national ranking and weren't sure why they got it.

"Well, it's nice and convenient," said Elaine Vogel, 57, as she searched for an answer behind the counter at the Wexford Post Office Deli & Catering. "I can be sitting in the (Mellon) Arena parking lot in 15 minutes."

Laura Hetzel, like Vogel, tells people she's from Wexford, but confesses, when pressed, to living in Pine. She credits the North Allegheny School District, where all three of her sons graduated, for the area's desirability and recent boom in new housing.

"Good schools -- that's one of the prime callings when people pick a place to live," said Hetzel, 49.

7,000 restaurants within 15 miles? A 15 mile radius of my town, Riverside, IL, must have 7,000 just to the east 11 miles, Chicago, not to mention the other three directions.