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TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa was recognized as one of the 100 best cities to live in the country in a recent list.
The media production organization, Liveability, ranked the top 100 best places to live in the U.S., and Tampa was one of three Florida cities featured on the list.
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Livability has compiled this list for over a decade to help people discover the ‘most livable cities’ in the nation using 'nearly 100 data points and an algorithm that takes into account measures of a city's economy, housing and cost of living, amenities, transportation, environment, safety, education and health.'
Each city is given a LivScore, grading each city based on those data points. Here's how Tampa and two other Florida cities fared:
- Gainesville, Florida, with a LivScore of 698
- Tampa, Florida, with a LivScore of 697
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with a LivScore of 692
The website elaborated on what makes Tampa great, saying it's a melting pot of several cultures, with immigrants hailing from Cuba, Spain, Italy, Germany, and more.
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It also lauded Tampa for its ‘affordable cost of living’ and called it ‘an excellent place to build a business.’