Lists

Money Mag has come out with its 100 best small towns in which to live list. NW towns are:

10 Mukilteo, WA
12 Sammamish, WA
17 Newcastle, WA
51 Richland, WA
64 West Linn, OR
79 Lake Oswego, OR
92 Silverdale, WA

There's no accounting for taste.

Top 5 were:
1 Louisville, CO
2 Chanhassen, MN
3 Papillion, NE
4 Middleton, WI
5 Milton, MA