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For over 35 years, Bert Sperling has been analyzing data about people and places, and rating them for major publications. Our goal is to provide you with a new level of accurate and up-to …

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Why Sperling's? Over twenty years ago, we created the "Best Places to Live" study for Money magazine. Our reputation has grown, and now we do more of these "Best Places" studies than …

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Bertrand Sperling is the COO of Sperling’s Best Places. He heads the company’s daily operations and oversees its research, content, and product development.

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Sperling's concepts and methodology have been the basic of numerous studies since 1985. Today, Fast Forward, Inc. (the producer of BestPlaces.net) is responsible for more "Best …

Best Places to Live | Compare cost of living, crime, cities, schools and more.