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USA Today recently named two California cities the Best Small Towns in the West, including the No. 1 overall in the survey.

A small town in Southern California was just voted "best in the West," according to USA Today's recent rankings for its ...

USA Today has released its Readers' Choice Awards 2025 results for the 10 best small towns in the South, and one Louisiana town made it into the top ten. The Southern U.S. is known for its charm ...

Taking the No. 1 spot for best small town in the Northeast is Castine, a historic coastal town on Penobscot Bay.

In the 2025 best small town awards, ranking small towns in America across a variety of categories ... paddling and hiking on one of the town's 45 official walking trails, especially the five ...

Starkville, Mississippi, has been named the best small town in the South by USA Today for the second consecutive year. The ranking considered towns with populations under 25,000 that exemplify ...

Looking to visit a top-rated small town in New England? Three towns in Maine just ranked among the best in the country in USA TODAY's 10 ... as well as various scenic walking trails through ...