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D Magazine placed Keller in its Top 10 of Best Suburbs, one of only three Tarrant County cities on the list. The full story is published in the magazine's July 2008 issue and was released on the magazine's Web site this week.

Cities were ranked based on four factors: safety, education, housing values and ambiance. The magazine citied Keller's affordability compared to neighboring cities, its network of bike trails, the Arthouse at Keller Town Center development as well as new single-family home construction. The article also mentions the rural charm that remains amid the city's many amenities, as a sign proclaimed that goats were for sale just down the street from an upscale housing development.

Keller's low rate of violent crimes, TAKS and SAT scores of Keller ISD students and per-student expenditures, increases in home values, ambiance and air quality combined to put the city on the list.

Keller rated No. 9 on the list. University Park in Dallas County was No. 1, followed by Tarrant County cities Southlake and Colleyville. In 2007, Money magazine rated Keller in the top 50 places to live in the United States.

For the Full Story and to see how all of the Suburbs rate, go to D Magazine

Story taken from "Mayor's Weekly Update"  - June 20, 2008