Relocate-America.com recently release their list of the Top 100 Places to Live in 2007 and Asheville, NC has topped the list at #1! Relocate-America accepts nominations throughout the year and weighs these nominations based on user input and important city data including education, employment, economy, crime, parks, recreation and housing.
Asheville is not only a great place to live, but it’s also an excellent choice for business as well. Forbes.com cites North Carolina as “the clear winner” for “the best place to do business or start a career”. Raleigh snagged the top spot with several other NC cities ranking including Asheville at 23rd. Forbes notes that will many careers garner more income in the west, the cost of living in the southeast more than makes up for this discrepency.
We also think Asheville is a great place to live and do business as well, although we may be just a little biased. ; )
[...] As many of the housing markets across the country continue to go stale, real estate in Asheville, NC is still in high demand and property values are continuing to climb at double-digit rates. Western North Carolina is quite an appealing to live with beautiful mountains, moderate weather, and a growing economy. In fact, Asheville was recently ranked as the best place to live in America! [...]