Small Cities Fill CNN's 'Best Places to Live'

While CNN isn't explicit about their criteria, they do say they favor cities that "boast plenty of jobs, great schools, safe streets, low crime, lots to do, charm, and other features that make a town great for raising a family."

While the criteria aren't fully revealed, there are plenty of stats to go around on the site, with Top 25 lists for most affordable homes, most expensive homes, top-earning towns, job growth, fastest commutes,
slowest commutes, hottest, coldest, most rich and single people, youngest, and the cleanest air.

Logan, UT has the shortest commute in the report, with commute times averaging around 10 minutes.