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Where to find the best quality of life. Bozeman, MT leads the list.

If small-town life holds special appeal for you, look out West.

Seven of the 10 highest-ranked cities that offer the best quality of life are in Western states, according to a new study by Bizjournals.

Topping the list is Bozeman, Mont., where it can get awfully cold –- even dropping below freezing on the occasional summer night — but there are plenty of compensations.

Like the stunning view of the Rocky Mountains. And the strong local economy. And the intellectual and cultural activity at Montana State University.

by G. Scott Thomas

Full Story: http://www.bizjournals.com/edit_special/41.html

(Thanks to Tracey Jette, Executive Director, Gallatin Development Corporation http://bozeman.org/ for passing this along. Russ)

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Publications list Helena among best places to live

By JOHN HARRINGTON – IR Business Editor

If the Helena lifestyle and our surging economy are still a secret, they won’t stay that way for long — national organizations keep highlighting how good we’ve got it here.

A pair of national rankings recently placed Helena near the top. The Queen City ranked 27th in the country (out of 577 “micropolitan” urban areas with populations between 10,000 and 50,000) in a quality of life survey compiled by bizjournals.com. The “America’s Dreamtown” survey measured things like growth in population and income, income for small business workers, real estate prices and taxes and distance to major metro areas.

Seven of the top 10 cities identified in the bizjournals survey were in the West, including No. 1: Bozeman.

Full Story: http://helenair.com/articles/2006/08/09/helena/a07080906_02.txt

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