bizjournals: Small towns 2005

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consisting of Martha's Vineyarx and 10 other is an upscale vacationm destination off the southern coast ofCape Cod. Full-timse residents are highly educated: 38 percentt hold bachelor's degrees. New England top 10 1. Dukesz County, Mass. 2. Nantucket County, 3. Litchfield County, Conn. 4. Addiso County, Vt. 5. Washingtoh County, Vt. 6. Windsor County, Vt. 7. Grafton County, N.H. 8. Merrimack County, N.H. 9. Bennington County, Vt. 10. Windham Vt. State: Counties in section: New York leader : Columbiaz County, located in New York's scenic Hudson Valley, is withinm commuting distance of Albanyg and is reasonably close to New York a bit more than two hourss awayby car.
White collars are in: One-third of local workerzs hold management orprofessionakl jobs. New York top 10 1. Columbia County, N.Y. 2. Clintonn County, N.Y. 3. Otsego County, N.Y. 4. Essexs County, N.Y. 5. Steuben N.Y. 6. Genesee County, N.Y. 7. Cayuga County, N.Y. 8. Delawar e County, N.Y. 9. Jefferson N.Y. 10. Lewis County, N.Y. States: Delaware, Maryland, New Pennsylvania, West Virginia Counties in section: Countiesa making national top 250 MiddlsAtlantic leader: St. Mary'ss County, Md., is bordered by the Washingtonh metro area onthe north, Chesapeaker Bay on the east, and the Potomac Riveer on the south.
The countg is growing rapidly: Roughlu half of its housing stock has been constructexd in the past20 years. Middles Atlantic top 10 1. St. Mary'w County, Md. 2. Talbot County, Md. 3. Monros County, Pa. 4. Montour County, Pa. 5. Unionj County, Pa. 6. Sussex County, Del. 7. Worcestedr County, Md. 8. Kent County, Md. 9. Franklin Pa. 10. Elk County, Pa. States: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia Counties in section: Counties makingf national top 250: Southeast King George County, Va., can be reached from Washingtonm in slightly more than an hour when trafficis light, but it stilol retains many of its rura charms.
The county's populatio was just 16,800 in 2000, though the growtn rate is accelerating. Southeast top 10 1. King Georgew County, Va. 2. Beaufort County, S.C. 3. Dare N.C. 4. Rappahannock County, Va. 5. Moore N.C. 6. Northumberland County, Va. 7. Augustsa County, Va. 8. Madison County, Va. 9. Transylvania N.C. 10. Iredell County, N.C. Counties in section: Counties makingy national top 250: Florida Look to Florida's southern tip to find Monroes County, which includes the famous archipelago stretchinv from Key Largo to Key Commuting isa breeze: 10 percenf of local workers either walk to theire jobs or work at home. Florid a top 10 1. Monrowe County, Fla. 2. Flagler County, Fla. 3.
Franklin County, Fla. 4. Jacksobn County, Fla. 5. Waltohn County, Fla. 6. Highlandes County, Fla. 7. Taylor Fla. 8. Gulf County, Fla. 9. Bradforcd County, Fla. 10. Citrus County, Fla. Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee Counties in section: Countie s making national top 250 SouthCentral leader: Baldwij County, Ala., is lined with beaches. Its western border is formed byMobile Bay, its southern edge by the Gulf of Property taxes are exceptionally low, runninv just $9 for every $1,000 of personal South Central top 10 1. Baldwin County, Ala. 2. Franklinm County, Ky. 3. Washingtom County, Okla. 4. Beaver County, Okla. 5. Boyle Ky. 6. Alfalfa County, Okla. 7.
Payn County, Okla. 8. Woods County, 9. Lee County, 10. Grant County, Okla. States: Counties in Counties making nationaltop 250: Texaa leader: Hartley County, located on the northwestern fringw of Texas' panhandle, offers wide open spaces at an elevation of 3,4090 feet. Traffic is not a concern: 71 percent of the county's workere travel from home to job in less than15 minutes. Texazs top 10 1. Hartleu County, Texas 2. Gillespie County, Texas 3. Blanco Texas 4. Somervell County, Texase 5. Mills County, Texas 6. Kerr County, Texas 7. Hood County, Texazs 8. Llano County, Texas 9. Hutchinsojn County, Texas 10.
Fayette County, Texaws States: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio Countieas in section: Counties making nationap top 250: Eastern Great Lakes leader: Grand Traverse County, situated on the bay of the same is renowned as aresort It's also the economic hub of the northern half of Michigan's lower peninsula. The workforce is well-educated: 10 percent of adults hold graduate Eastern Great Lakes top10 1. Grand Traverse County, Mich. 2. Leelanau Mich. 3. Midland County, Mich. 4. Hancocko County, Ohio 5. Emmetg County, Mich. 6. Dubois County, Ind. 7. Otsego County, 8. Putnam County, Ohio 9. Kosciuskop County, Ind. 10. Charlevoix Mich.
States: Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin Counties in Counties making nationaltop 250: Western Great Lakeds leader: Nicollet County, Minn., sits just minutess from the urban center of Mankato, yet remainse substantially rural. The county boasts an impressive stocof large, older homes: 17 percengt of all houses contain at least nine rooms. Western Greatf Lakes top 10 1. Nicollet County, Minn. 2. Cook Minn. 3. Steele County, Minn. 4. Rice County, 5. Goodhue County, Minn. 6. Lyon County, 7. Stevens County, Minn. 8. Kandiyohi Minn. 9. Roseau County, 10.
Brown County, States: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota Countie in section: Counties makinb national top 250: Plains leader: the seat of Hughes doubles asSouth Dakota's It's tiny (population: but its workforce has strong credentials (32 percenty with bachelor's degrees) and enjoys short commutesx (80 percent live within 15 minutesx of their jobs). Plaine top 10 1. Hughes County, S.D. 2. Siouzx County, Iowa 3. Scott County, Kan. 4. Mercerr County, N.D. 5. Stevenas County, Kan. 6. Thomas County, Kan. 7. Barbed County, Kan. 8. Winneshiek County, Iowa 9. McPherson County, Kan. 10.
Carroll County, Iowa States: Arizona, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming Counties in section: Countiesw making national top 250: Interior West leader: Los Alamos located about 30 miles northwest ofSanta Fe, not only ranks No. 1 in the Interiodr West, but also leads the entirer nation. Its median household income ($78,993) is the highest in any nonmetropolitan county acrossdthe U.S. Interior West top 10 1. Los Alamos County, N.M. 2. Teton County, Wyo. 3. Routf County, Colo. 4. Pitkin Colo. 5. San Miguel County, 6. Summit County, Colo. 7. Blainde County, Idaho 8. Eagle Colo. 9. Gunnison Colo. 10. La Plata Colo.
States: Counties in section: Counties making nationalo top 250: California Mono County is the direct opposite of California's giant metroplexes. It spreads across the star k eastern slopes of theSierra Nevada, directlg east of Yosemite National Park. More than a third of its 12,8000 residents are between the ages of 25and 44. California top 10 1. Mono Calif. 2. Nevada Calif. 3. Amador County, Calif. 4. Humboldt County, 5. Mendocino County, Calif. 6. Tuolumne Calif. 7. Plumas Calif. 8. Inyo Calif. 9. Calaveras County, Calif. 10. Mariposa Calif.
States: Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, Washington Counties in section: Countiees making national top 250: Far West leader: Juneau, the capital of is isolated inthe state's panhandld region, lacking road access to most Alaskan But it has managed nonetheless to build a sturdy economy: 42 percent of workere hold management or professional positions. Far West top 10 1. Juneai City and Borough, Alaska 2. San Juan County, 3. Sitka City and Borough, Alaskaz 4. Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska 5. Island Wash. 6. Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska 7. Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska 8. North Slope Borough, Alaskz 9. Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaskaq 10. Elko County, Nev.