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Here is the TOP 100 list of best places in the Southwest region:
 
1. Fayette County, Texas
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2. Somervell County, Texas
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3. Bandera County, Texas
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4. Gillespie County, Texas
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5. Kingfisher County, Oklahoma
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6. Leon County, Texas
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7. Lavaca County, Texas
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8. Austin County, Texas
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9. Llano County, Texas
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10. Hockley County, Texas
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11. Hutchinson County, Texas
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12. Jackson County, Texas
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13. Santa Fe County, New Mexico
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14. Kendall County, Texas
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15. Parker County, Texas
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16. Chambers County, Texas
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17. Sabine County, Texas
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18. Lee County, Texas
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19. Moore County, Texas
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20. Kerr County, Texas
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21. Callahan County, Texas
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22. Delta County, Texas
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23. Montague County, Texas
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24. Love County, Oklahoma
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25. Medina County, Texas
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26. Angelina County, Texas
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27. Burnet County, Texas
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28. Wise County, Texas
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29. Erath County, Texas
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30. Franklin County, Texas
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31. Noble County, Oklahoma
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32. Garfield County, Oklahoma
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33. Pawnee County, Oklahoma
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34. Wharton County, Texas
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35. Lincoln County, Oklahoma
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36. Wilson County, Texas
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37. Hood County, Texas
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38. Caldwell County, Texas
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39. Rogers County, Oklahoma
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40. Murray County, Oklahoma
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41. Grayson County, Texas
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42. Jasper County, Texas
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43. Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
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44. Gray County, Texas
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45. Wood County, Texas
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46. Colorado County, Texas
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47. Burleson County, Texas
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48. Cooke County, Texas
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49. DeWitt County, Texas
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50. Woodward County, Oklahoma
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51. Milam County, Texas
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52. Van Zandt County, Texas
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53. Kaufman County, Texas
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54. Scurry County, Texas
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55. Creek County, Oklahoma
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56. Cherokee County, Texas
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57. Panola County, Texas
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58. Lampasas County, Texas
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59. Garvin County, Oklahoma
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60. Nowata County, Oklahoma
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61. Hopkins County, Texas
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62. Taylor County, Texas
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63. Hardin County, Texas
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64. Rains County, Texas
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65. Tom Green County, Texas
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66. Hunt County, Texas
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67. Victoria County, Texas
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68. Freestone County, Texas
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69. Logan County, Oklahoma
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70. Osage County, Oklahoma
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71. Bosque County, Texas
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72. San Patricio County, Texas
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73. Fannin County, Texas
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74. Canadian County, Oklahoma
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75. Bowie County, Texas
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76. Grimes County, Texas
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77. Washington County, Oklahoma
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78. Polk County, Texas
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79. Camp County, Texas
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80. Palo Pinto County, Texas
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81. Coryell County, Texas
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82. Bastrop County, Texas
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83. Kay County, Oklahoma
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84. Waller County, Texas
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85. Titus County, Texas
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86. Upshur County, Texas
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87. Henderson County, Texas
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88. Hill County, Texas
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89. Lamar County, Texas
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90. San Juan County, New Mexico
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91. Liberty County, Texas
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92. Washington County, Texas
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93. Craig County, Oklahoma
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94. Cass County, Texas
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95. Comanche County, Oklahoma
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96. Ellis County, Texas
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97. Stephens County, Oklahoma
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98. Midland County, Texas
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99. Carter County, Oklahoma
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100. Guadalupe County, Texas
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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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