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Best Places To Live In America- Where Does Augusta Rank?

Where does Augusta rank on the list of Best Cities in America To Live In? According to U.S. News and World Report, Green Bay Wisconsin is the best city in…

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Where does Augusta rank on the list of Best Cities in America To Live In? According to U.S. News and World Report, Green Bay Wisconsin is the best city in America to live in. How? Its so cold up there. Does that play into things? It has to, right? So how did they come up with this list? How did the cities end up where they did?

The job market, and quality of life played into it. There were a lot of other technical factors as well. Here is the Top Ten Best Cities To Live In In America.

  1. Green Bay, Wisconsin
  2. Huntsville, Alabama
  3. Raleigh & Durham, North Carolina
  4. Boulder, Colorado
  5. Sarasota, Florida
  6. Naples, Florida
  7. Portland, Maine
  8. Charlotte, North Carolina
  9. Colorado Springs, Colorado
  10. Fayetteville, Arkansas

Where did some of the other big Southern cities land on the list? Myrtle Beach landed at number 18. Greenville SC is number 31. Savannah GA came in at number 37 on the list. Charleston SC is number 53. Nashville came in at 61, and Atlanta is number 64 on the best cities to live in list. So where does Augusta rank? We landed at number 74 on the list.

Out of 150 cities on the list, I don't guess thats too bad. Do I think we could've been ranked higher? I do. I was kind of surprised at where certain cities landed on the list. However, I did learn some pretty interesting stats about the CSRA from this article. If you'd like to check out the full list from the U.S. News and World Report, just click here.

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Bryan “Dub” Axelson is the host of the Kicks Wake Up Krew on KICKS 99 and has been with Beasley Media Group in Augusta for over 20 years. He got his start in radio by being a regular caller on the Kicks 99 morning show. He was soon hired and has worked in various roles in Augusta, including Promotions Director. He was raised in Georgia, and currently lives in Grovetown with his wife Kelsey, their daughter Maddie, and their 3 dogs. Dub enjoys watching sports, playing golf, spending time with his family, and discovering new music.