![]() It also boasts the fifth-best Programming for U.S. This natural bounty has won Santa Fe a #5 ranking in our deep Place category, powered by its Top 3 finish in the Neighborhoods subcategory. As the second-oldest city in the United States, it’s also the oldest state capital in the country-and, tucked into the base of the southern Rocky Mountains at 7,000 feet above sea level, the highest as well. Despite its size, the fourth largest city in New Mexico (known appropriately as “The City Different”) has distinction to spare, starting with a rich history dating back to its founding in 1610. Despite being a state capital, Santa Fe has the smallest population in our Small Cities Top 10, at just a few families over 150,000. Santa Fe is the urban embodiment of the sentiment that good things come in small packages. From here, you’ll start making plans to rent a kayak or stand-up paddle board-or call the local real estate agent. Right next door is Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park, with its observation tower from which you can shoot the landscape: undulating sand dunes, the Cocohatchee River and mangroves as far as the eye can see. There are dozens of city beaches that will light up your Instagram-the beach volleyball specimens of Lowdermilk Park, or the to-go deliciousness of Vanderbilt Beach and its Beach Box Cafe ice cream and picnic fodder. Citizens here (Neapolitans!) have always prioritized conservation, smart planning and environmental stewardship, all of which becomes obvious as you stroll the sandy streets. This city’s #1 ranking in our deep Place category is powered by its top spot in our important Parks and Outdoors subcategory-Naples is located on stretch called the Paradise Coast that’s tucked along southwest Florida’s turquoise Gulf waters and sprinkled with dozens of public spaces and powder-white beaches. Indeed, the prosperous seaside community is Top 25 in both Household Income and Fortune 500 companies‚ even though the city is really all about sense of place. ![]() Money can’t buy happiness, but in prosperous Naples, it can buy a luxe lifestyle amid America’s epic oceanfront bounty. Its convention center ranks #3, just behind Atlantic City and Redding, California, while its Attractions-from the National Bowling Stadium to the Urban Air Adventure Park trampoline emporium (to say nothing of the Basecamp at the Whitney Peak Hotel and the world’s tallest artificial rock-climbing wall at 164 feet)-are Top 3 in the country. But it’s also Reno’s built assets that are separating it from the pack. Rose provides a snowy backdrop, the Truckee River is perfect for a float through town, the slopes are less than an hour’s drive and the rocky cathedrals of Yosemite National Park are a legitimate long-weekend road trip option. Reno residents know location is key-and they take full advantage of the natural assets that help earn their city a #2 ranking for Instagram Hashtags among small U.S. But it’s not just gamblers taking a chance on the “Biggest Little City in the World.” Increasingly, it’s tech companies and highly educated young workers, who come for the jobs and stay for the enviable location (Lake Tahoe is less than an hour away) and accompanying year-round outdoor lifestyle. By night, its neon-lit casinos help Reno to the top spot for Nightlife among our small cities. Is it any wonder that young talent is pouring in? By day, this sun-drenched town at the feet of the snow-capped Sierra Nevadas earns its #16 rank for Weather. A casino town goes all in on art, culture and innovation.
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