Ames Cracks Top 100 in CNN Money's Best Places to Live 2012

We know Ames is a great place to live, and apparently others feel the same.

CNN Money includes Ames in its "Best Places to Live 2012" list of the top 100 small cities in America. Ames comes in at No. 90.

CNN notes that "locals and students alike whiz around the city's bustling downtown and expansive parks via ."

Ames is also considered Iowa's "hub of engineering and biotechnology" due to and several U.S. government centers. Ames gets credit for a jobless rate of 3.9 percent, and state champs in high school basketball, golf and tennis.

For more, see CNN Money's write up on Ames, and a breakdown of stats.

Ames is one of three Iowa cities to crack the list. West Des Moines came in at No. 81 and Iowa City at No. 88.