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Wellesley Among America's Best Small Cities, Study Finds
WalletHub analyzed communities based on affordability, economic health, education, quality of life and more.
WELLESLEY, MA — Wellesley residents already know how great their town is, but now the secret's out. In a recent study, personal finance website WalletHub rated Wellesley one of the "best small cities" to live in America.
Wellesley was listed as No. 33 on WalletHub's list. Other Massachusetts communities that made the list were Milton (8), Melrose (26), Lexington (37) and Northampton (35).
Source: WalletHub
WalletHub's analysts compared 1,268 communities with populations between 25,00 and 100,000 based on 30 key livability factors including housing costs, school system quality and more.
Wellesley scored in the 97th percentile for these factors with a total score of 65.67. It received a 'Safety' rank of 16, an 'Education & Health' rank of 1, a 'Quality of Life' rank of 520, an 'Affordability' rank of 273 and an 'Economic Health' rank of 412.
You can view WalletHub's full report here.
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