This summer Kiplinger's Personal FInance magazine cited Charlottesvile on par with Washington as the best place to live.  Charlottesville ranked fourth behind Washington, DC, Albuquerque ,NM and Huntsville., AL  This year's prestigious annual survey ranked factors that are important financial indicators in tough economic times such as the cost of living index, median household income and salary growth.   The survey also looked into the percentage of the workforce in the "creative class" and gave Charlottesville one of the top scores in this category.  Our city was called a "renaissance town" and was noted for its beauty, cultural opportunities and presence of a major research university.  No news to us Charlottesvillains!  Just defining for the public some reasons we choose to live here...