BEST PLACES TO SWAP HOMES

Travel sites often list the "Hottest Vacation Destinations".  Home exchangers should be looking for something a bit different.  You're not going to find a swap home in a "hot" vacation spot because what travel editors usually find enticing about a destination it its newness, exotic location, remoteness and so on.


Being on home exchange is more than vacationing.  It is discovering how people live in other places.  So I was interested to find the annual Money magazine list of the best places to live in the United States.  Why not find a swap home on this list and experience real life in a "best place"?


Needless to say, my hometown of Manhattan is not on this list, which is geared towards inexpensive places to live and work.  But if you're looking for a swap in "real, small town America" this list is perfect for you.  Here are the top 25:



1Eden Prairie, MN64,000
2Columbia/Ellicott City, MD155,000
3Newton, MA82,000
4Bellevue, WA124,000
5McKinney, TX125,000
6Fort Collins, CO141,000
7Overland Park, KS175,000
8Fishers, IN69,000
9Ames, IA60,000
10Rogers, AR57,000
11Plymouth, MN76,000
12Highlands Ranch, CO98,000
13Woodbury, MN58,000
14Carmel, IN67,000
15Eagan, MN64,000
16Allen, TX84,000
17Shawnee, KS61,000
18South Jordan, UT51,000
19Broomfield, CO55,000
20Apple Valley, MN50,000
21Missouri City, TX75,000
22Irvine, CA208,000
23Cary, NC130,000
24Rowlett, TX58,000
25Gaithersburg, MD59,000




You won't find swap homes in every city on this list, but a map search will show towns nearby so you can broaden your search perimeter.  Good prospects include Newton, MA; Fort Collins, CO; Irvine, CA; Cary, NC and Gaithersburg, MD.


If you are a home exchanger who is lucky enough to live in one of these towns, be sure to highlight your area's award as a 'best place" right on your home exchange listing, or even in the headline describing your home.


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