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Tyngsborough, MA
$99,999
5.00%
5.30%-5.30%
N.A.
1.93%
1
Louisville, CO
$102,688
3.00%
4.63%-4.63%
$1,514
-3.13%
2
Chanhassen, MN
$122,609
7.00%
5.35%-7.85%
$1,584
28.28%
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Papillion, NE
$93,612
6.00%
2.56%-6.84%
$1,553
27.98%
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Middleton, WI
$95,342
5.00%
4.60%-6.75%
$1,295
5.81%
5
Milton, MA
$119,769
5.00%
5.30%-5.30%
N.A.
-2.05%
6
Warren, NJ
$153,666
7.00%
1.40%-8.97%
$2,546
15.76%
7
Keller, TX
$110,593
6.25%
N.A.-N.A.
$1,867
58.76%
8
Peachtree City, GA
$106,812
4.00%
1.00%-6.00%
$1,658
26.23%
9
Lake St. Louis, MO
$95,139
4.00%
1.50%-6.00%
$2,002
38.48%
10
Mukilteo, WA
$107,097
6.50%
N.A.-N.A.
$1,863
25.67%
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5.63%
3.07%-6.06%
$1,744
19.58%
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Using statistics from data provider Onboard Informatics, we crunched the numbers in order to zero in on America's best small towns for families. (Last year, we looked at small cities, with populations between 50,000 and 300,000.)
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