at the top of your list is a little town called lewisville, right? lewisville, colorado. >> right. lewisville, colorado is between denver and boulder. it's in the rocky mountains. >> beautiful. >> what do you think? outdoors. there's hiking, skiing, biking. you know, you name it, but it's got more than great stuff to do outside. there are a wealth of industries that have helped it really weather the recession. its unemployment for the county is the lowest in the state and it's got jobs in energy, health care as well as education and, of course, high tech. >> let's go over to minnesota now, to chanhasan another tiny town. not very big but you say wonderful. why? >> 25 miles west of minneapolis. a great little town. it was in a recession, you'd never know. bond rating upgraded twice within the past year. it's got home prices that have gone up slightly in the past year and -- >> people love that. >> brand new high school, opening this fall. a lovely little town that's got 11 lake, 34 parks. every house is within half a mile of a park. >> wow. that is truly impressive. to a suburb of o

lewisville, colorado is between denver and boulder, so in the rocky mountains. outdoors, you know, there's hiking, skiing, biking. you know, you name it. but it's got more than great stuff to do outside. there are a wealth of industries that have helped it really weather the recession. its unemployment for the county is the lowest in the state and it's got jobs in energy, health care, as well as education and of course high tech. >> let's go over to minnesota to chanhassen, another tiny town not very big but you say wonderful. why? >> it's 24 miles west of minneapolis. it's a great little town. it's got, never got the memo it was in a recession. >> nice. >> the bond rating has been upgraded twice in the last year. it's got home prices have gone up slightly there in the last year and property taxes have gone down every year for the past five years. >> people love that. >> yes. a brand new high school is opening this fall. it's a lovely little town. it's got 11 lakes, 34 parks, and every house is within a half mile of a park. >> wow. that is truly impressive. let'

. >>> along with the cute baby picture in your wallet, the best place to live is lewisville, colorado. that's according to "money" magazine. it ranked town with 50,000 people or fewer. it calls the town family friendly with an historic downtown and good weather. lewisville is on the north side of denver. >>> five small towns in maryland and virginia rank in the top 100. eldersburg, maryland, in carroll coin ranked 47th. nearby mt. airy, maryland, came in 53rd -- >>> our time is seven after the hour. in 10 minutes, why some think we need to overhaul the way children are taught in order to change the they they think. >>> in three minutes, a hero- central update including the men and women who spend time cleaning up arlington national cemetery. >>> right now, a check on maryland weather and traffic. we start with howard. >>> andrea, quiet morning out there. generally clear skies. and very, very comfortable. as for the temperatures, check these out because 95 seems to be the dividing line. i got to back up for you. 95 seems to be the dividing line between temperatures which which are in t

. >>> the best small town to live in in the united states is lewisville, colorado. that according to money magazine. it ranked the nation's best towns with 50,000 residents or fewer and it describes the town on the northwest side of denver as family friendly with an historic downtown and good weather. five small towns ranked in the top 100. eldersburg, maryland in carol county was number 47. the virginia towns of mechanicsville, and glen allen also made the list. >> if it is a rich single man or woman you are in the market for, they are right around the corner in northern virginia. arlington ranks number two in the nation on money magazine's list of best places for the rich and single. the magazine says 41.6% of arlington's population is single and the family income is a hefty $109,000. came in third, followed by edgewater new jersey, herndon made the list at number 8. >> two popular softball coaches have been terminated for violating a school alcohol policy. many students on the softball team said the punishment does not fit the crime. lindsey has the story. >> wor

number one is lewisville, colorado. population, 20,000. unemployment is just 6%. city looks like a typical american main street, how would you imagine it, lots of ice scream shops and hamburger joints and finite street fairs, live music, lots of fun out there. and a lot of that activity is outside as well. if you want to learn more g. to cnnmoney.com. also nebraska and if you were single look forge a great city to move to, you might want to consider hermosa beach, california. it tops the list as the best playground for the wealthy and unattached. again, some 20,000 residents there. lots of outdoor activities there. homes are pretty expensive. people are doing very well there. residents say it is easy to meet singles. not so easy to keep a relationship, though. >> they had a huge party. it's fun but it parties late. >> i haven't been to several of these cities. i need to hop on a plane and. >> yeah, lewisville out there, half an hour out of denver. all right. we have another story that we need to fit in. the zoo in -- >> yeah, this is drama here. check in with cnn.