Moorestown usurped

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, July, 2006 | by Joel Bewley

Move over, Moorestown.

Fort Collins, Colo., is now the best place to live in America, according to Money magazine's 2006 list.

The publication praised the city's natural setting, its vibrant downtown, and the presence of Colorado State University.

Fort Collins, 60 miles north of Denver, also outpaced other places in "ease of living" measures such as commute times and recreation.

Last year, when it named Moorestown No. 1, the magazine focused on suburban areas. This year it looked at places with populations between 50,000 and 300,000.

In the Philadelphia region, only Cherry Hill (47) made it into the top 100, along with four other Garden State cities: Parsippany-Troy Hills (17), Edison (28), Wayne (32) and Middletown (50). Bethlehem (88) was...