City of St. Peters
NEWS RELEASE
Communications Dept.
One St. Peters Centre Blvd.
P.O. Box 9
St. Peters, Missouri 63376
July 12, 2010
MONEY MAGAZINE NAMES ST. PETERS TO 2010 TOP 100 BEST PLACES TO LIVE
The City of St. Peters is one of the best places to live in the United States, according to the latest issue of Money Magazine released today. The publication ranked St. Peters No. 60 in the nation this year. In 2008, Money Magazine also ranked St. Peters at No. 60 in the Top 100 Places to Live.
"What an honor to receive during our 100th year as an incorporated town," said Mayor Len Pagano. "During this Centennial year, we’ve talked about how we owe a lot to our history and the great planning that took place through the years to create a wonderful community for wonderful residents. It’s always nice to have an outside organization verify what we know—St. Peters is a great place to call ‘My Hometown.’"
According to the Money Magazine website, money.cnn.com, the editors use statistics compiled from data services company Onboard Informatics and "crunched the numbers in order to zero in on America's best small cities for families."
The publication zeroes in on U.S. cities with populations ranging from 50,000 to 300,000 and considers a number of factors including job growth, income increases, cost of living, housing affordability, school quality, arts and leisure options, safety, medical care, diversity and several ease-of-living criteria.
Money Magazine noted that just 40 minutes northwest of St. Louis, St. Peters "is a small city full of character -- 100 years of it, in fact."
The publication added, "The active-minded will be impressed by the city's 236,000-square-foot Rec-Plex, complete with workout equipment and Olympic-size pools.
"This town is older and more established than some of its neighbors. That gives the place character -- and makes many houses more affordable."
For more information, please see the Money magazine website.