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    Once again North Carolina towns are ranked among the very best places to live.  This, of course, comes as no surprise to those of us already here.  We love the change of seasons, proximity to beach and mountains, the rolling Piedmont, a thriving business climate, and lots of ways to have fun.  Add to this the great universities, professional sports, and the rich culture in terms of music and the arts, you have a winning hand.  Seeing us ranked near the top by Money and Fortune magazines, among others, is something that we've grown accustomed to.

This is the Triange Business Journals article that discusses the recent rankings....

Money Magazine: Chapel Hill and Cary among best towns to live

Triangle Business Journal - by Brian Austin

Money Magazine has named Cary and Chapel Hill among the best United States small cities in which to live.

Cary was listed at No. 23 and Chapel Hill was ranked 40th in the country among cities with populations between 50,000 and 300,000.

The towns were the only two from North Carolina to make the list this year

Both Cary and Chapel Hill last made the list in 2008, with Cary then 16th and Chapel Hill 65th. Cary was high on the list in 2006, ranking at No. 5.

Raleigh previously has been named among the best cities, but its 400,000-person population disqualified it from consideration this year.

The rankings took into account factors such as job growth, cost of living, crime rates, school quality, cultural attractions, recreational offerings and quality-of-life measurements such as average commute time and air quality.

The top four small cities on the Money list were Eden Prairie, Minn.; Columbia/Ellicott City, Md.; Newton, Mass., and Bellevue, Wash.