"A stunning mountain town, very close to two national forests and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, so the outdoor hiking and exploring opportunities are endless. "What a great place! Culture, beauty, arts, and great people." – Andrew Elstein Jacksonville, FL We then divided that list of 61 mountain cities and towns into the three population categories of 50,000 and up 10,000 to 49,999 under 10,000, and turned those lists over to our readers for voting.īelow is the complete lists of finalists, presented in order of votes received. Our congratulations to all of the happy towns! Median household income not lower than $20,000.Percent of population with a bachelor s degree above 10 percent.Average commute at less than 30 minutes.Percent of population that is married at 30 or above.Cost of living index at no higher than 110 (with 100 being average).To narrow the field, we applied the following minimum happiness-based standards (eliminating 35 of the original 96 towns and cities (all data gathered from ):
Our quest to have our readers select the happiest towns in the mountains began with a set of criteria applied to just under 100 cities and towns in our coverage area (the mountain regions of Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia and South Carolina).
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