Good News for the Outer Banks Real Estate Market:
Daily Real Estate News | October 24, 2006
Places Where Americans Would Love to Live
North Carolina and Virginia top the charts as places where American most want to live, while
California and Florida received the top votes of foreign respondents in a recent study, the Anholt
State Brands Index. The Index analyzes the brand strengths and weaknesses of all U.S. states.
The survey polled more than 9,000 U. S. citizens and 12,000 people in 15 other countries on their
attitudes and perceptions of all 50 states. Questions regarding physical aspects of each state,
economic and educational opportunities, lifestyle appeal, people, and basic qualities and
infrastructure were designed to give state administrators and economic development offices
insights into how their state is perceived within and outside of the United States.
The top five most desirable states to make a home, according to U.S. citizens are:
· North Carolina
· Virginia
· Florida
· Colorado
· Oregon
North Carolina and Virginia also ranked highly as lifestyle destinations, and they consistently placed
in the top 10 for climate, physical attractiveness, amenities, ease of finding employment,
commercial opportunity, and education.
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