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Here is the TOP 100 list of best places in the Southeast region:
 
1. Oconee County, Georgia
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2. Obion County, Tennessee
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3. Madison County, Virginia
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4. Alleghany County, Virginia
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5. Glascock County, Georgia
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6. Pleasants County, West Virginia
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7. Izard County, Arkansas
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8. Rappahannock County, Virginia
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9. Gilmer County, Georgia
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10. Prentiss County, Mississippi
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11. Union County, Mississippi
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12. King William County, Virginia
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13. Mathews County, Virginia
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14. Hardin County, Kentucky
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15. Pike County, Arkansas
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16. Gates County, North Carolina
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17. Calhoun County, Mississippi
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18. Scott County, Mississippi
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19. Tyler County, West Virginia
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20. Botetourt County, Virginia
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21. Itawamba County, Mississippi
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22. Coffee County, Alabama
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23. Fauquier County, Virginia
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24. Greene County, Virginia
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25. Towns County, Georgia
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26. Preston County, West Virginia
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27. George County, Mississippi
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28. Smyth County, Virginia
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29. Jasper County, Georgia
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30. King and Queen County, Virginia
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31. Shenandoah County, Virginia
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32. Augusta County, Virginia
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33. Chattahoochee County, Georgia
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34. Clay County, Alabama
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35. McNairy County, Tennessee
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36. Moore County, Tennessee
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37. Cleburne County, Alabama
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38. Tucker County, West Virginia
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39. Hancock County, Kentucky
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40. Van Buren County, Arkansas
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41. Craig County, Virginia
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42. Gloucester County, Virginia
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43. Carlisle County, Kentucky
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44. Marshall County, West Virginia
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45. Morgan County, West Virginia
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46. Union County, Georgia
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47. Allegany County, Maryland
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48. Perry County, Tennessee
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49. Goochland County, Virginia
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50. Clarke County, Virginia
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51. Charles City County, Virginia
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52. Floyd County, Virginia
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53. Middlesex County, Virginia
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54. Bland County, Virginia
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55. Rabun County, Georgia
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56. Franklin County, Georgia
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57. Lamar County, Mississippi
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58. Talbot County, Maryland
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59. Powhatan County, Virginia
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60. King George County, Virginia
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61. Pontotoc County, Mississippi
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62. Madison County, Georgia
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63. Garrett County, Maryland
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64. Baxter County, Arkansas
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65. New Kent County, Virginia
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66. Limestone County, Alabama
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67. Yell County, Arkansas
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68. Cleburne County, Arkansas
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69. Washington County, Virginia
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70. Morgan County, Georgia
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71. Essex County, Virginia
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72. Brantley County, Georgia
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73. Franklin County, Arkansas
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74. Hancock County, Mississippi
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75. Wythe County, Virginia
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76. Lewis County, Tennessee
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77. Franklin County, Virginia
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78. Albemarle County, Virginia
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79. Prince George County, Virginia
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80. Webster County, Kentucky
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81. Walton County, Florida
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82. Fluvanna County, Virginia
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83. Schley County, Georgia
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84. Cannon County, Tennessee
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85. Putnam County, Georgia
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86. Humphreys County, Tennessee
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87. Independence County, Arkansas
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88. Little River County, Arkansas
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89. Pickens County, Georgia
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90. Trigg County, Kentucky
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91. Washington County, Florida
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92. Hart County, Georgia
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93. Howard County, Arkansas
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94. Nelson County, Virginia
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95. Haralson County, Georgia
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96. Santa Rosa County, Florida
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97. Grant County, West Virginia
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98. Warren County, Virginia
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99. Southampton County, Virginia
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100. Cherokee County, Alabama
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