It's always fun to look at these articles, especially if you live in one of these cities. Livability.com looked at 2000 cities with populations under 350,000, analyzed some of the characteristics that make cities desirable, and came up with the following rankings. Number one was Alexandria, VA, followed by Santa Monica, CA. Greenville, SC, Bellvue, WA and Pittsburg, PA rounded out the top five. To see if your city made the list, click on this article.