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Gilbert made it into the top 30 of the best small cities to live in the country, according to new rankings released by Money magazine.

The town ranked 28th, with the magazine noting Gilbert’s park and shopping development, schools and attempts at “retaining the charm” of downtown Gilbert.

Of the Arizona cities on the top-100 list, Gilbert rated the highest, beating out Chandler (No. 30), Scottsdale (No. 47) and Peoria (No. 55).

Gilbert last found itself on Money’s “best places” list in 2006, coming in at No. 16.

Info: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2008.

Excerp from Mike Walbert The Arizona Republic