Best Places to Live

While deciding for the best places to live, there are so many factors which come into play. The chosen place must include homes at reasonable and affordable prices, good schools for the kids, industries for employment, prompt health care institutions, low taxes and yes, of course, low or zero crime rate. And, if there are some good outdoors, then that's a plus!

Best Places to Live

In Florida

St. Augustine, Florida
The natives are still full of praises for the charm and history of the nation's oldest city, and this is also the reason why it attracts a huge number of visitors every year. If you are making up your mind for setting up a shop or business here, then you might as well get a home above your shop, which many homeowners did for more than three centuries ago. The Northrup-Grumman's aircraft service facility, the headquarters for the Florida East Coast Railway and the Florida National Guard provide good employment opportunities for those who are thinking about relocating to this beautiful state of the United States.

Oviedo, Florida
Oviedo is in the heart of Central Florida. Apart from exceptional educational institutes and numerous recreational amenities, the place also provides ample opportunities for employment, great scope for shopping and entertainment. Residing in this place will keep you just minutes away from colleges, universities and international airports. Also, you can enjoy trips to the beaches, Kennedy Space Center, Disney World and SeaWorld. And if all such features fail to attract you, then the city's lush, sub-tropical dense trees dotted with hammocks, freshwater lakes and ponds surely will.

Other good places:

• Sarasota
• Tampa

In California

San Diego, California
If you consider factors like good job opportunities, unending entertainment, awesome nightlife and housing, ranging from luxury apartments to modest homes. Then nothing would suit you better than San Diego, CA. Apart from the above elements, this place offers you great educational institutions and world renowned locations, for you to set up business or work, and to live with an unsurpassed quality of life.

Santa Cruz, California
If you are looking forward to a home with the perfect setting, or for seaside fun, then Santa Cruz is the place for you. The downtown area of the city is lined with pedestrian-friendly streets dotted with trees, vibrant shops and galleries. Also, art galleries, museums, festivals, and outdoor theater performances comprise the entertainment culture of Santa Cruz. Employment opportunities encompasses agriculture, tourism, manufacturing, food processing, and high tech firms.

Other places to consider:

• Temecula
• Vacaville

In Texas

Austin, Texas
Another popular spot to live on Earth is Austin. Its rich culture, strong political hold and creative core, are all reasons why should you buy yourself a home out here. The city is an amalgam of high tech corporations, the renowned University of Texas, great platform for music aspirants, homes at humble costs, and promising health care centers.

Dallas, Texas
This city boasts itself as the largest wholesale market in the world and it has been experiencing sustained economic development and growth, unlike other cities which were hit by the economic downturn. Employment is an assurance with the city's high-tech companies, corporate headquarters and wholesale trade markets. The place is a diversity of people with many cultures, religions and lifestyles. Arts, music, food, places of worship, and historic landmarks are also a vital part of the existence of Dallas. In case you had not known, this city is the top in the US, which purchases clean, renewable power.

Some more choices:

• Fort Worth
• McAllen
• San Antonio
• The Woodlands

In North Carolina

Raleigh, North Carolina
The City of Oaks welcomes you as one of the most livable cities, where you can enjoy working, playing, studying and have a great living experience. The city homes some of the major employers in the world and its diversified economy has been able to take it through the economic downturn, which withered many other cities. Also, your kids can receive the finest of education in the Wake County Public School and many other top class institutions. What's worth mentioning about the education finesse of this state is that about 300 of its teachers were honored with certification from the National Board of Professional Standards. If you are someone with a taste for art and music, even then you won't be disappointed settling down in Raleigh for good.

Wilmington, North Carolina
A coastal beauty, offering warm temperatures and casual lifestyle, Wilmington is a place worth the investment you would make to relocate. This beautiful city which lies between Cape Fear and the Atlantic Ocean, lacks boredom and always has something or the other to keep life from being a mundane chore. Aquarium and zoos for kids, large festivals for adults, exciting nightlife for party animals, sporting events for high-spirited youth, a multitude of shopping destinations and many other exciting places will always keep the residents of this place on their heels. Of course, Wilmington also offers some of the best restaurants in the nation, where you can have a 'mouthful' and peaceful time. Not to forget about the educational institutions, this place has to be the best in the nation.

There are still more to be written and spoken about the best places to live in the world. However, considering the number of places, it would not be possible to mention about each one of them in black and white. The places which I have mentioned here are counted among the best. However, if you should crave for information about more places, you can always refer to books on travel and tourism.