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Evanston Named Country's 5th Best City to Live In
24/7 Wall St. did the ranking, looking at factors like employment growth, education and open space.
24/7 Wall St. has named Evanston the fifth best city in the nation in which to live, according to an article in USA Today.
The paper looked at a variety of factors in communities with populations of 65,000 or higher, including employment rates, crime, housing availability and open space.
The article points to Evanston residents’ high level of education — nearly two-thirds have at least a bachelor’s degree — and that children in school perform above average on math and language arts tests.
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The other cities to make the top five are Pleasanton, CA; Mountain View, CA; Bellevue, WA; and Newton, MA.
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