The Route 66 town of Kingman, Ariz., made the final cut in Relocate America’s Top 100 Places to Live in 2007.
Here’s the criteria:
Throughout the calendar year, we accept nominations for cities & towns throughout the country to be considered as a “great place to live”. The nominating parties must include their own reasons why they feel their city should make the list. The nominations, along with key data regarding education, employment, economy, crime, parks, recreation and housing are reviewed, rated & judged by our editorial team.
According to the Kingman Daily Miner, the city made the top 100 for the first time.
Other Route 66 towns that made the list were Chicago (which finished in the top 10), Edmond, Okla., and Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
However, I have a hard time taking seriously any list that doesn’t include even one town from the gloriously beautiful and culturally rich state of New Mexico.