post-gazette.com: Pittsburgh ranks 9th on magazine's list of 'smartest places to live':
Pittsburgh is a smart place to live, and that's not just the word from the local chamber of commerce. A new survey by Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine thinks the region is pretty swell, too.The Pittsburgh metropolitan area ranked ninth in the nation in its list of the smartest places to set down roots, the magazine said yesterday. Affordability, cultural and leisure activities, education options and quality housing were major factors.
..."We emphasize cost of living and quality of life," said Kiplinger's staffer Sean O'Neill, who visited Pittsburgh (the magazine's reporters visited the top 10 towns to gain a close-up look at life in each one).
"While the other lists are talking about what is most buzzy or hot, ours focuses on getting a good deal or raising a family or retiring," he said.
