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Local communities rank among nation’s best

Every other year, MONEY Magazine names the so-called 100 “Best Places to Live” in America. Our hometown Allen made the 13th spot, with the neighborhood city of McKinney ranking 2nd.

This is a step up for Allen, which ranked 16th in 2010 and 20th in 2008.

Allen ISD’s new $60 million stadium was a large factor in this decision, being specifically mentioned on MONEY Magazine’s website.

The statistics that are taken into account for this ranking are median family income per year, percentage of job growth, median home price, test scores for reading and math, personal and property crime rates, restaurants within 15 miles, the high temperature in July, the low temperature in January, and the median age.
Allen scored better than the average “Best Place to Live” in all of these except test scores. To learn more, visit
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/best-places/2012/snapshots/PL4801924.html

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Jayme Allen, Staff Reporter
Jayme Allen (the Original Amiga) is a pretty chill piece of flesh. She’s the Master Sergeant of the Majestics Dance Team, which is kind of cool. Her greatest accomplishment in life so far has been watching all 192 episodes of The Office within a two week period of time. She eats a lot of Taco Bell and almost all of the workers know her by name, or just  call her “you again?’” She likes to write things and hates talking to people. Her favorite color is violet and her favorite place is Disneyland. She is actually Rapunzel. True story.

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    AnonymousSep 20, 2012 at 2:53 pm

    jayme, this story is fantastic. i love everything about you. im mexican but not australian. 🙁

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