Bel Air Makes Best Small Towns List

This article originally appeared on Bel Air Patch on June 2, 2015.

Do you think Bel Air is one of the best small towns in America?

So do the folks at Livability, which ranks the best small towns annually through researching amenities, education, sustainability, transportation, housing and the economy.

It released its ”Top 100 Best Small Town” list, and Bel Air ranked 42.

Do you think Bel Air is the best small town? Tell us in the comments!

Here’s what Livability says about Bel Air:

Population: 10,228

Founded in 1780, Bel Air has 25 homes and buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries, including an entire Bel Air Courthouse Historic District and Harford Furnace Historic District. The town today has amenities like Hartford Mall as well as five neighborhood parks, and residents are proud of a thriving arts community with theater, art galleries, concerts and festivals. A 182-bed Upper Chesapeake Medical Center tends to the area’s health needs.

The top 10 towns on the list were Lebanon, N.H.; Los Alamos, N.M.; Durango, Colo.; St. Augustine, Fla.; Bar Harbor, Maine; Louisville, Colo.; Hood River, Ore.; Spearfish, S.D.; Sebastopol, Calif.; and Port Angeles, Wash.

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