Where is Mayberry?  Where can I find a town like the one where Andy Griffith was sheriff, Barney Fife would nip problems in the bud and Ope Taylor grew up with good Christian values and where you could take evening walks without fear?  This was the question I asked myself when a new shopping center was built against our back fence and we couldn't do anything about it. Is there a town like Mayberry, NC?  I would like to move there!

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  The West's top 20 small towns   Top 10 city bike rides
    Sunset searched the West for the best small towns that inspire dreams (and maybe moving plans) for foodies, beach lovers, and adventurers.   18 Mar
 
  		    Get to know these Western cities the way the locals do — on two wheels.  18 Mar
 
 
  The 10 best U.S. cities to find a job in 2009   Best Cities to live, work and play
    Madison, Wis., called ‘recession-proof,’ tops the list of places to get hired.   17 Mar
 
  		    Kiplinger's approach to picking the ten best cities in which to live and work was simple: Look for places with strong economies and abundant jobs, then demand reasonable living costs and plenty of fun things to do.  16 Mar
 
 
  Big Cities, Low Rents   Best Places to Get Ahead
    Many large metro areas have lots of jobs and a vibrant cultural scene -- and it won't cost you half your paycheck to rent an apartment. In a Manhattan apartment that costs $1,600 a month or more to rent, you'd be lucky to have a separate bedroom, a dishwasher and a living room that fits a full couch.   15 Mar
 
  		    Areas that boast some of the country’s richest people may not be the best places for the average Joe looking for a good job with a good paycheck. Those folks should be on the lookout for places where median incomes are rising quickly and job growth is strong.  15 Mar
 
 
  Where rents are Rising Fastest   College Towns: Still a Smart Investment
    Think you pay a lot for your rental apartment? Here are the 10 cities where rents have skyrocketed. As would-be homeowners delay buying and others are unable to qualify for mortgages, rental vacancy rates are falling and rents are up.   7 Jul
 
  		    Property values in college towns are holding strong and can make a good investment whether you're a parent, an investor, or just looking to relocate. Enrollments—especially at large public universities—are growing as more children of baby boomers (so-called echo boomers) graduate from high school.  13 Mar
 
 
 
  Ten Cities with the Most Homes for Sale   America's Most Cleaned-Up Metro Areas
    It's a buyer's market in these 10 cities, where demand is weak and homes for sale are plentiful. The Price Reduction Index (PRI) captures the percentage of homes currently listed on the market that feature a reduced listing price as of Sept. 30, 2007 (regardless of how long they have been on the market).   10 Sep
 
  		    They might not all have clean air yet, but these 15 metros saw the steepest declines in ground-level ozone pollution — the primary constituent of smog — between 1990 and 2005. Top 15 of 197 total studied metropolitan statistical areas that had the highest percent decrease in ground-level ozone between 1990 and 2005.  3 Jul
 
 
  Cities with the Best Abs, Worst Flab   The Ten Greenest Cities in America
    Like college kids on a coast-to-coast bender, we searched the nation for six-packs. Is your town ab-dominant, or abominable?  3 Jul
 
  		    American cities aren’t just starting to blossom in the green arena, they’re fighting to see which can bloom the brightest. The following list is a quick hybrid cab ride through 10 cities doing the most to realize a sustainable metropolis.  11 Jun
 
 
  Funniest Town in the US   Best Cities for Young Singles
    LWhat’s the funniest city in the U.S.? We evaluate the Big Three, then go roaming for small-town humor (though we might be pulling your leg).  2 Jun
 
  		    For young singles, two factors can be crucial to choosing where to live: Can I afford the rents? And what can I do there? Finding an apartment that fits a starting-out budget is key. And whatever money is left over often goes to meals out, concert tickets and bar tabs. Our top five picks all scored well on rental affordability and have a high number of restaurants and night spots per capita. Each area also scored highly on our bohemian index -- a measure of the city's diversity and cultural amenities.  2 Jun
 
 
  The Priciest Homes in America   America's Wettest Cities
    Wealthy globetrotters looking for a second, third or fourth home are helping to raise prices at the very top end worldwide. And it's not just Americans, Arabs and Europeans hunting for unique properties. They're being joined by rich buyers from China, India and Russia.  29 May
 
  		    America's rainiest city Mobile, Ala., has an average rainfall total of 66 inches, or 5 feet, which gives the port city the rank of No. 1. WPMI's Tessa Savoy reports.  22 May
 
 
  Foreclosures - Where Does Your City Rank?   B&B Recreates Andy Griffith's Mayberry
    Foreclosures nationwide were up 43% from a year ago in the third quarter of 2006. Here are the rankings for the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan areas.  5 Dec
 
  		    On a different topic, at the Taylor Home Inn, guests are greeted by a "Welcome to Mayberry" sign on the front door as the show's theme song plays in the background.  2 Aug
 
 
  The Most (and Least) Educated States   Americas Most Educated Cites
    Which is the smartest state in the union? According to the Census Bureau it's not a state at all: Washington, D.C., tops the list. OK, trick answer. But, D.C. aside, which state has the most brainiacs?  15 Jun
 
  		    Seattle tops the list of America's most educated cities, with more than half its population 25 years and older holding at least a bachelor's degree.  6 Jun
 
 
  The most expensive Zip Codes   Where the Millionaires Are
    Forbes.com ranks the most expensive ZIP codes across the U.S. No. 1? A tony Hamptons enclave.  25  Apr
 
  		    Forget Park Avenue. The highest concentrations of wealthiest U.S. households are in some surprising places. Take a look at Kiplinger's Top Ten.  10  Apr
 
  Thrive on just one income   The Most Expensive Places to Insure a Home
    The key to supporting one spouse as a stay-at-home parent is planning, planning, planning. Here’s how one young couple manages it.  6  Apr
  		    Big disasters take their toll, but it’s wind and hail that drive up premiums. Homeowners in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana are paying a bundle, Forbes reports.  4  Apr
 
  The 10 richest U.S. counties   House price appreciation by metro area
    A study of millionaire-congested areas offers some surprising insights -- mainly that their priorities aren't much different from yours. They just have more money.  3 Apr
  		    How does your city compare? Check out this list of 276 places and see which are hottest.  27 Mar
 
  The New American Dream Towns   What You Get for the Money
    Think Utopia doesn't exist? Maybe not yet—but these ten towns are making a play for perfection with adventure-friendly innovation and cool ideas for building smart communities. Plus the hottest concepts in urban revival, combating sprawl, and better hometown living. 20 Mar
  		    Look to Fine Living's What You Get for the Money to find out! You'll discover what you could buy for $250,000 ... $500,000 ... or even $2 million ina wide range of metropolitan areas and rural regions.  14 Mar
 
  Don Knotts, TV's Barney Fife, Dies at 81
   The best and worst states for taxes
    One of Mayberry's long time residents passes on. "I went to New York cold. On a $100 bill. Bummed a ride," he recalled in a visit to his hometown of Morgantown, where city officials renamed a street for him in 1998.  27 Feb
   		     We all pay Uncle Sam the same no matter where we live, but property, gasoline, tobacco and sales taxes are all over the map.  24 Feb
   
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