An invaluable compendium of lifestyle factors in 219 "micropolitan" areas--cities with 15,000 to 50,000 residents and their surrounding regions. Each community

Provides a societal map and a thorough report card of the communities that rank among the best, and worst, of 193 micropolitan locales--cities with 15,000 to 50

A guide for those wishing to flee large cities. Rates the usual: climate, diversions, education, housing, health care... Annotation copyrighted by Book News, In

Assesses the quality of life in the states using 125 statistical categories, such as terrain, resources, environment, health, racial equality, arts, business, t

The colonias of the U.S.–Mexico border form a loose network of more than 2,500 settlements, ranging in size from villages to cities, that are home to over a m