It was the only town in the Southern half of the United States to make the list.

Realtor.com made the list and here's their criteria:

 

Criteria and data source:

1. Population between 10,000 and 50,000 (Nielsen Demographics Pop-Facts 2015)

2. Households spend no more than 28% of their annual income on housing costs (Nielsen Demographics Pop-Facts 2015, realtor.com data)

3. Unemployment rate is in the top 20th percentile, lowest among all Census-designated metropolitan and micropolitan areas (Bureau of Labor Statistics 2015 August estimate data)

4. Crime rate is less than the national average (realtor.com analysis of FBI crime statistics)

Most of the cities were in the upper Midwest, where crime is generally lower.

Now, I've lived and worked in Wahpeton, North Dakota and have been in Austin, Minnesota and Albert Lea. Nice cities for the most part, but not a ton of shopping and the weather is brutal!

Leaving the cold winters off for the criteria isn't really fair to the Southern cities.

1. Oskaloosa, IA
2. Decatur, IN
3. Albert Lea, MN
4. Newton, IA
5. Austin, MN
6. Spencer, IA
7. Wahpeton, ND-MN
8. New Ulm, MN
9. Lexington, NE
10. Dumas, TX

Dumas came in at number 10. Here's what they had to say about the town:

Median list price: $120,000
Population: 22,252
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Blessed with the fertile land and abundant natural resources of the High Plains, Dumas, in northwest Texas, is poised for agribusiness expansion. The thriving farming, ranching, and oil industries contribute to an unemployment rate significantly lower than the national average. The Swift & Co. beef processing plant is the area’s leading employer with 2,600 workers, followed by Valero refinery with 500 workers.

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