Do You Live In A Smart Town?

Scottsdale Arizona

When you think of a smart town, what comes to mind? How about Scottsdale, AZ? 

America’s suburbs are among some of the smartest cities nationwide, according to Movoto. The real estate brokerage set out to find the smartest ones. It collected data for 109 suburbs using business listings, Greatschools.org, and the U.S. Census American Community Survey. It ranked the cities using numerous factors, such as colleges and universities per capita; public libraries per capita; museums; percentage of residents with a bachelor’s degree or higher; high school graduation rate; and GreatSchools.org rating.

The following 10 suburbs emerged as the smartest on its list:

  1. Santa Monica, Calif.
  2. Evanston, Ill.
  3. Berkeley, Calif.
  4. Cambridge, Mass.
  5. Towson, Md.
  6. Cupertino, Calif.
  7. Scottsdale, Ariz.
  8. Newton, Mass.
  9. Seal Beach, Calif.
  10. Alameda, Calif.

Source: “These Are the 10 Smartest Suburbs in America,” Movoto (Sept. 23, 2014)

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