Lifestyle | lists 9 Perfect Places to Live Arts, culture, beauty, jobs—these towns have it all, and real people, too Copied 9 Perfect Places to Live The Thrills - Santa Cruz (darydickens (YouTube)) Outside magazine selects 30 sweet spots—the best towns for mixing city life with the big outdoors—and, oh yeah, getting a job, too. Here are the top nine: Santa Cruz, California Jackson, Wyoming Iowa City, Iowa Bend, Oregon Santa Fe, New Mexico Duluth, Minnesota Asheville, North Carolina Portland, Maine Burlington, Vermont Read These Next Mark Zuckerberg's 'list' has Silicon Valley buzzing. Hall of Famer Dave Parker dies IAEA chief downplays damage to Iran nuclear sites. That 'buy now, pay later' loan may soon hit your credit score. See 5 photos Report an error