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Here is the TOP 100 list of best places in the Northeast region:
 
1. Genesee County, New York
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2. Essex County, New York
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3. Montgomery County, New York
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4. Orleans County, New York
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5. Franklin County, New York
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6. Wyoming County, New York
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7. Chenango County, New York
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8. Ontario County, New York
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9. Lewis County, New York
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10. Coos County, New Hampshire
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11. St. Lawrence County, New York
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12. Herkimer County, New York
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13. Warren County, New York
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14. Otsego County, New York
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15. Schuyler County, New York
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16. Wayne County, New York
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17. Schoharie County, New York
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18. Cheshire County, New Hampshire
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19. Clinton County, New York
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20. Steuben County, New York
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21. Montour County, Pennsylvania
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22. Yates County, New York
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23. Cattaraugus County, New York
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24. Madison County, New York
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25. Cayuga County, New York
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26. Washington County, New York
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27. Allegany County, New York
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28. Livingston County, New York
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29. Seneca County, New York
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30. Tioga County, New York
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31. Chautauqua County, New York
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32. Delaware County, New York
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33. Fulton County, New York
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34. Jefferson County, New York
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35. Warren County, Pennsylvania
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36. Cortland County, New York
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37. Columbia County, New York
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38. Greene County, New York
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39. Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
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40. Berkshire County, Massachusetts
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41. Oswego County, New York
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42. Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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43. Tioga County, Pennsylvania
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44. Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
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45. Penobscot County, Maine
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46. Clarion County, Pennsylvania
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47. McKean County, Pennsylvania
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48. Clinton County, Pennsylvania
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49. Columbia County, Pennsylvania
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50. Elk County, Pennsylvania
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51. Carbon County, Pennsylvania
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52. Carroll County, New Hampshire
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53. Belknap County, New Hampshire
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54. Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
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55. Ulster County, New York
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56. Hancock County, Maine
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57. Union County, Pennsylvania
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58. Orange County, Vermont
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59. Potter County, Pennsylvania
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60. Grafton County, New Hampshire
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61. Perry County, Pennsylvania
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62. Orleans County, Vermont
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63. Sullivan County, New York
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64. Knox County, Maine
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65. Pike County, Pennsylvania
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66. Windsor County, Vermont
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67. Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
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68. Fulton County, Pennsylvania
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69. Lincoln County, Maine
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70. Bradford County, Pennsylvania
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71. Sagadahoc County, Maine
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72. Somerset County, Pennsylvania
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73. Sullivan County, New Hampshire
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74. Franklin County, Vermont
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75. Washington County, Vermont
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76. Waldo County, Maine
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77. Grand Isle County, Vermont
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78. Addison County, Vermont
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79. Greene County, Pennsylvania
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80. Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
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81. Dukes County, Massachusetts
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82. Rutland County, Vermont
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83. Crawford County, Pennsylvania
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84. Venango County, Pennsylvania
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85. Snyder County, Pennsylvania
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86. Franklin County, Massachusetts
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87. Kennebec County, Maine
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88. Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
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89. Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
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90. Indiana County, Pennsylvania
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91. Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
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92. Wayne County, Pennsylvania
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93. Lamoille County, Vermont
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94. Franklin County, Maine
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95. Caledonia County, Vermont
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96. Windham County, Vermont
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97. Oxford County, Maine
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98. Juniata County, Pennsylvania
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99. Bennington County, Vermont
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100. Bedford County, Pennsylvania
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Public domain maps courtesy of The General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin, modified by James D. Forrester or Eric Pierce to show counties. Released under GFDL. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.



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