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Here is the TOP 100 list of best places in the Midwest region:
 
1. Hamilton County, Nebraska
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2. Chippewa County, Minnesota
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3. Ida County, Iowa
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4. Harvey County, Kansas
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5. Clinton County, Iowa
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6. McPherson County, Kansas
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7. Cuming County, Nebraska
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8. Hancock County, Iowa
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9. Clayton County, Iowa
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10. Sac County, Iowa
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11. York County, Nebraska
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12. Winnebago County, Iowa
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13. Mitchell County, Iowa
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14. Chickasaw County, Iowa
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15. Howard County, Iowa
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16. Iowa County, Iowa
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17. Benton County, Iowa
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18. Allamakee County, Iowa
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19. Cottonwood County, Minnesota
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20. Fillmore County, Minnesota
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21. Washington County, Iowa
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22. Sioux County, Iowa
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23. Guthrie County, Iowa
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24. Carroll County, Iowa
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25. Winneshiek County, Iowa
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26. Fayette County, Iowa
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27. Franklin County, Iowa
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28. Grundy County, Iowa
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29. Keokuk County, Iowa
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30. Saline County, Nebraska
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31. Butler County, Iowa
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32. Saunders County, Nebraska
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33. Wright County, Iowa
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34. O'Brien County, Iowa
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35. Cedar County, Iowa
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36. Emmet County, Iowa
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37. Lyon County, Iowa
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38. Harrison County, Iowa
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39. Floyd County, Iowa
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40. Wayne County, Nebraska
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41. Shelby County, Iowa
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42. Dickinson County, Iowa
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43. Monroe County, Iowa
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44. Calhoun County, Iowa
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45. Stanton County, Nebraska
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46. Lafayette County, Wisconsin
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47. Rock County, Minnesota
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48. Poweshiek County, Iowa
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49. Ellis County, Kansas
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50. Jackson County, Iowa
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51. Plymouth County, Iowa
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52. Worth County, Iowa
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53. Dubuque County, Iowa
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54. Schuyler County, Illinois
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55. Greene County, Iowa
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56. Delaware County, Iowa
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57. Green Lake County, Wisconsin
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58. Callaway County, Missouri
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59. Bremer County, Iowa
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60. Pottawatomie County, Kansas
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61. Pope County, Minnesota
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62. Mercer County, Illinois
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63. Cherokee County, Iowa
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64. Calumet County, Wisconsin
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65. Door County, Wisconsin
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66. Jones County, Iowa
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67. Edwards County, Illinois
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68. Dallas County, Iowa
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69. Hardin County, Iowa
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70. Osceola County, Iowa
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71. Jo Daviess County, Illinois
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72. Marshall County, Illinois
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73. Tama County, Iowa
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74. Iowa County, Wisconsin
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75. Palo Alto County, Iowa
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76. Adams County, Nebraska
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77. Kossuth County, Iowa
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78. Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
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79. Sumner County, Kansas
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80. Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
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81. Clinton County, Missouri
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82. Red Willow County, Nebraska
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83. Henry County, Iowa
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84. Clay County, Iowa
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85. Dickinson County, Michigan
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86. Buchanan County, Iowa
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87. Moultrie County, Illinois
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88. Hamilton County, Iowa
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89. Faribault County, Minnesota
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90. Muscatine County, Iowa
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91. Van Buren County, Iowa
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92. Marathon County, Wisconsin
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93. Humboldt County, Iowa
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94. Stevens County, Minnesota
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95. Stark County, North Dakota
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96. Howard County, Missouri
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97. Richardson County, Nebraska
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98. Barton County, Kansas
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99. Butler County, Kansas
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100. Oconto County, Wisconsin
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