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Arizona town among America’s friendliest cities

Dec 26, 2012, 12:42 PM | Updated: 12:43 pm

Looking to go somewhere that likes to welcome visitors like family?

Queen Creek is the place for you.

According to Forbes, Queen Creek is the 15th-friendliest town in America.

Forbes used the number of owner-occupied homes, crime rate, charitable giving and the percentage of college graduates to determine the friendliest cities in cities with a population between 50,000 and 150,000.

Overall, Sammamish, Wash., was the friendliest city in the United States. Orinda, Calif., Fishers, Ind., Seal Beach, Calif. and Westerville, Ohio rounded out the top five, respectively.

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Arizona town among America’s friendliest cities