According to CNNMoney Bellevue, WA is the 4th best small city to live for 2010. That is not a typo 4th! They describe Bellevue as follows:
If forested cityscapes are your thing, this is your kind of place. Bellevue’s compact downtown bristles with new skyscrapers that seem to hover above Lake Washington — and when the clouds part, mountain views loom.Real estate isn’t a bargain, but the town’s jobless rate is more than two points below that of the Seattle metro area, thanks to a recent influx of jobs from such employers as Microsoft (which has moved 6,500 positions here), T-Mobile, Verizon, and Expedia. In fact, Bellevue has more jobs than it does residents.–Jessica Levine
The only other city in Washington to make the top 100 is Shoreline.
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