Best Hometowns 2012
Ohio Magazine honors five towns that are great places to live, work and visit: Archbold, Hilliard, Lebanon, Nelsonville and Oberlin.
For the sixth annual celebration of our state’s outstanding communities, Ohio Magazine honors five places where residents enjoy not only outstanding services, schools, parks and other amenities, but also a spirit of neighborliness and cooperation that make them stand out. Read their stories and you’ll agree that Archbold, Hilliard, Lebanon, Nelsonville and Oberlin are worthy of Best Hometown recognition.
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