Top 10 Small Cities to Raise a Family

Forbes recently list top 15 small cities to raise a family.  Here are the top 10:

1. Dubuque, IA
2. Manitowoc, WI
3. Marquette, MI
4. Midland, MI
5. Marshfield, WI
6. Stevens Point, WI
7. Casper, WY
8. Quincy, IL
9. Helena, MT
10. Columbus, IN

Top 10 Jobs in America

CNNMoney.com today lists the top jobs in America.  Here are the top 10:

1. Software Architect
2. Physician Assistant
3. Management Consultant
4. Physical Therapist
5. Environmental Engineer
6. Civil Engineer
7. Database Administrator
8. Sales Director
9. Certified Public Accountant
10. Biomedical Engineer
    

Top 10 Most Tattooed Cities in USA

Want to ink a mark on your body but cannot find a tattoo shop? Maybe it's time to move to a city with more tattoo shops. Totalbeauty.com came up with a list of Top 10 cities in USA with the Most Tattoos by looking at Yellow Pages, Google listings, Tattoo Yellow Pages and AAA Tattoo Directory to find those with the most listed tattoo and permanent makeup shops. The ranking is based on cities with most shops listed per capita with populations based on latest U.S. Census. Here are the rankings:

1. Miami Beach, Florida
2. Las Vegas, Nevada
3. Richmond, Virginia
4. Flint, Michigan
5. Portland, Oregon
6. Austin, Texas
7. San Francisco, California
8. Honolulu, Hawaii
9. Kansas City, Missouri
10. Los Angeles, California

Top 10 Countries of the World

Do you love the country you are at? Or would you prefer somewhere else? Newsweek recently ranked the top 100 countries of the world based on 5 qualities - Education, Health, Quality of Life, Economic Dynamism and Political Environment.

Want to guess which countries are in top 10? Would Unites States be among the top 5? Here are the top 10 countries of the world based on Education, Health, Quality of Life, Economic Dynamism and Political Environment scores.

1. Finland
2. Switzerland
3. Sweden
4. Australia
5. Luxembourg
6. Norway
7. Canada
8. Netherlands
9. Japan
10. Denmark

The Scandinavians are top winners as the three Scandinavian countries are in top 10. Europe is the clear winner with 7 countries while Africa and South America has none. United States unfortunately did not make the list but is actually very close at the number 11 spot.

Top 10 Coolest Cities in America

Cannot find a place to hang out at night or during the weekends? Maybe you are in the wrong city. Recently Forbes.com rank the top 10 coolest cities in America. No, not by temperature but cool as in "fun". The ranking is based on the number of entertainment sites such as restaurants, bars, museums, theaters, concert venues, galleries and stadiums.

Let's see if the place you're at are one of the top 10 "coolest" cities in America

1. New York City, NY
2. Las Vegas, NV
3. Seattle, WA
4. Chicago, IL
5. Oakland, CA
6. Orlando, FL
7. San Diego,CA
8. Los Angeles, CA
9. Miami, FL
10. Washington, DC

Top 10 Cities For Home Sellers

Real Estate Bubble? Really? Well for everybody in United States there indeed is real estate bubble burst. However to these 10 cities listed in Forbes, the bubble burst seem to be unheard of. Hear they are:

1. San Jose, California: 1.2% job growth and 1.6% vacancy
2. San Francisco, California: 2.4% vacancy rate and limited inventory
3. Salt Lake City, Utah: 3% job growth and 2.2% vacancy rate
4. Austin, Texas: 1.5% vaacncy rate and 4.1% job growth
5. Kansas City, Mo.: 2.5% vacancy rate and 2% job growth
6. San Antonio, Texas: 1% foreclosure rate and 7.9% rise in price
7. Denver, Colorado: 20% drop in vacancy rate and 2% rise in job growth
8. Providence, Rhode Island: low vacancy rate of 1.6%
9. Charlotte, North Carolina: strong job growth
10. Seattle, Washington: low inventory of 1.8% and strong job grwoth

Top 10 Tech Cities

So what would you think the top 10 up and coming tech cities would be? San Jose with the internet companies? Or Seattle of Microsoft? Unfortunately the top 10 tech cities from Forbes didn't include either. Instead most cities such as Houston are listed due to booming in energy. Here are the top 10:

1. Columbus, Ohio: energy
2. Santa Fe, New Mexico: energy
3. Palm Beach County, Florida: biotech
4. Houston, Texas: energy
5. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: manufacturing
6. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: heath care, biomedical, nuclear
7. Boise City, Idaho: semiconductor, information technilogy
8. Iowa City, Iowa: biotechnology
9. Lake Charles, Louisiana: energy
10. Yuma, Arizona: Defense