Downers Grove Named 8th Friendliest Town in America by Forbes Magazine
Community events, parks, highly-educated residents and a bustling downtown landed Downers Grove among the 15 friendliest places to live, according to Forbes.
A new study has ranked Downers Grove among the friendliest communities in the United States. Forbes Magazine recently teamed up with Nextdoor.com, a San Francisco-based social network for neighborhoods, to assess 500 small metro areas with populations between 5,500 and 150,000. Their findings, published Thursday on Forbes.com, ranked America's friendliest towns based on four data points: percentage of owner-occupied homes, crime rate, charitable giving and and the percentage of college graduates. Downers Grove ranked No. 8, joining communities like Seal Beach, CA; Huntington Woods, MI; and Hamilton, NY. "Located about 25 miles outside of Chicago, this Midwestern suburb peddles more than 140 community events and festivals," the article …
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wayne enerson
9:10 am on Sunday, December 30, 2012
It should become less friendly when every other yard has a chicken coop and the neighbors are fighting with each other. more ›