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Lenexa, KS and Liberty, MO two of the ‘Best Places to Live’
Money Magazine releases annual ‘Best Places’ list

26. Lenexa, KS

WINNER

Top 100 rank: 26

Population: 45,700

Compare Lenexa to Top 10 Best Places

Popeye would be proud of this town 12 miles southwest of Kansas City. September 2009 marks the 25th anniversary of the Lenexa Spinach Festival, which commemorates the town's 1930s status as the "spinach capital of the world."

But Lenexa doesn't get its strength just from spinach. It's home to the headquarters of restaurant chain Applebee's, plus a J.C. Penney distribution center that employs several hundred people.

Bioscience is big in the area too. The city has a 1-to-1 ratio of jobs to residents. --D.G.

29. Liberty, MO

WINNER Top 100 rank: 29 Population: 30,000 Compare Liberty to Top 10 Best Places This clean, tree-lined college town (William Jewell College was founded here in 1849) is 15 miles northeast of downtown Kansas City on the Missouri River. Five local historic districts and a slew of buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places pay homage to the days when Liberty was a critical steamboat dock bustling with merchandise and westward expansionists. Today, the Hallmark Liberty Distribution Center is the city's largest employer. --D.G. InfoKwik KC News is a Professional Member Custom KC News Search Advertise on this site Email: To instant news updates in your email. Never miss a story!

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