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Duluth named one of best small cities in America

Duluth has been named one of America’s Best Small Cities by WalletHub. (Courtesy City of Duluth)
Duluth has been named one of America’s Best Small Cities by WalletHub. (Courtesy City of Duluth)
By Karen Huppertz
Nov 1, 2019

Duluth has been named one of America’s Best Small Cities by WalletHub. The personal finance company who regularly releases rankings and reviews for consumers compared more than 1,200 U.S. cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 based on 42 key indicators of livability. Cities were rated based factors ranging from housing costs to school-system quality to restaurants per capita. Duluth finished in the 76th percentile.

Other Georgia cities on the list that finished above the 50th percentile include Alpharetta (97), Peachtree City (86), Johns Creek (83), Kennesaw (80), Milton (79), Marietta (69), Smyrna (63).

Read the results: www.tinyurl.com/DuluthRanking.

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