Which is America's Best City? Arlington Rates #2 and DC is # 6!

Bloomberg BusinessWeek

Best Cities,September 20, 2011

Ask most peoplewhich city they would most want to live in and usually their answers would beshaped by such realities as proximity to their jobs and what they can afford.But suppose you could choose to live anywhere you wanted regardless of cost?What if you could live in a city that offered a wealth of culture,entertainment, good schools, low crime, and plenty of green space? Many peoplemight opt for obvious choices such as New York or San Francisco, but great asthey are, data reveal other cities are even better.

Businessweek.comspent months working with data that would help us to identify the best citiesin the U.S. We looked at a range of positive metrics around quality of life,counted up restaurants, evaluated school scores, and considered the number ofcolleges and pro sports teams. All these factors and more add up to a city thatwould seem to offer it all. When we began the process we had no idea whichcities would come out on top. Find out which cities are in the rankings.