100 Best Communities Past Winners


2008 100 Best Communities for Young People

The 2008 100 Best Communities for Young People includes cities and small towns located across the United States that are wonderful places for youth to live and grow up. Included on this impressive list are 44 communities that have been recognized as 100 Best Communities three times in a row.

ALABAMA

  • Sylacauga
  • Huntsville/Madison County
  • Metro Birmingham

ALASKA

  • Municipality of Anchorage

ARIZONA

  • Chandler
  • Scottsdale
  • Tempe


ARKANSAS

  • Little Rock

CALIFORNIA

  • City of Burbank
  • City of Chino
  • City of Fontana
  • Georgetown Divide
  • City of Riverside
  • Sacramento County
  • Solano County

COLORADO

  • Lafayette

CONNECTICUT

  • Milford

FLORIDA

  • Coral Springs
  • Greenacres
  • City of Plantation
  • Hillsborough County/
    Tampa
  • Manatee County
  • St. Petersburg

GEORGIA

  • Bibb County
  • Columbus/
    Muscogee County

HAWAII

  • City and County of
    Honolulu

IDAHO

  • City of Boise
  • Nampa

ILLINOIS

  • Oak Park

INDIANA

  • Tippecanoe County

IOWA

  • Ames
  • Dubuque
  • Lamoni
  • Storm Lake/
    Buena Vista County

KENTUCKY

  • Lexington
  • Louisville Metro
  • Mt.Sterling/
    Montgomery County
  • Murray-Calloway County

MARYLAND

  • Wicomico County/
    Salisbury


MASSACHUSETTS

  • Barnstable County
  • Bedford
  • Boston
  • Brockton
  • Cambridge
  • Fall River
  • Somerville

MICHIGAN

  • Greater Midland
  • Marquette and
    Alger Counties
  • Sanilac County

 


 

MINNESOTA

  • City of Saint Paul
  • Landfall
  • Mankato/
    North Mankato
  • Northfield
  • St. Louis Park

MISSOURI

  • City of St. Joseph
  • Springfield-
    Greene County

MONTANA

  • Missoula
  • Whitefish

NEBRASKA

  • City of Lincoln
  • Boys Town
  • Grand Island

NEW YORK

  • Town of Huntington
  • New York City

NORTH CAROLINA

  • Charlotte-Mecklenburg
  • Pitt County

NORTH DAKOTA

  • Grand Forks

OHIO

  • Findlay-
    Hancock County
  • Toledo

OKLAHOMA

  • Oklahoma City

OREGON

  • Benton County

PENNSYLVANIA

  • Abington
  • Indiana County

RHODE ISLAND

  • Providence


SOUTH CAROLINA

  • Aiken County
  • Charleston
  • Rock Hill
  • School District of
    Oconee County

TEXAS

  • Arlington
  • City of Longview
  • City of Sugar Land
  • Houston/Harris County
  • Nacogdoches County
  • St. Johns Tri-School
    Community

UTAH

  • Brigham City

VIRGINIA

  • Bristol
  • Chesterfield County
  • City of Alexandria
  • City of Hampton
  • City of Newport News
  • Hanover County

WASHINGTON

  • Bellevue
  • City of Lakewood
  • Lower Yakima Valley
  • Spokane County

WEST VIRGINIA

  • Mercer County
  • Monroe County

WISCONSIN

  • Appleton Fox Cities
  • Crawford County
  • Greater Green Bay Area
  • Jefferson County
  • City of Waukesha

 

2007 Profiles of the 100 Best Communities for Young People Winners

Read all about these winning communities and the steps they are taking to help improve the lives of young people in their communities:

 

ALABAMA

ALASKA

ARKANSAS

ARIZONA

CALIFORNIA

COLORADO

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

IDAHO

INDIANA

ILLINOIS

IOWA

KENTUCKY

MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA

MISSOURI


MONTANA

NEBRASKA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

NORTH CAROLINA

NORTH DAKOTA

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA

RHODE ISLAND

SOUTH CAROLINA

TENNESSEE

TEXAS

VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON

WEST VIRGINIA

WISCONSIN