I don't like to brag, but...

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West Lafayette was just ranked SIXTH in the nation as a Smart Small City.

I don't think many people from West Lafayette are surprised that the city made the list, but to be ranked 6th is pretty impressive. And it worries me a little. The city already has an inflated ego, and this will only make it worse. They start talking about how great the public schools are... And as someone that went K through 12 at West Lafayette schools, I can tell you it isn't because of the schools. It's the students and their parents that make it what it is.

Here is the top 20:
1. Bethesda, Md.
2. Wellesley, Mass.
3. Palo Alto, Calif.
4. McLean, Va.
5. Los Altos, Calif.
6. West Lafayette
7. Potomac, Md.
8. Lexington, Mass.
9. Mountain Brook, Ala.
10. University Park, Texas
11. Brookline, Mass.
12. Chapel Hill, N.C.
13. Wilmette, Ill.
14. Blacksburg, Va.
15. State College, Pa.
16. Saratoga, Calif.
17. Needham, Mass.
18. Cupertino, Calif.
19. North Potomac, Md.
20. Mercer Island, Wash.

Fun Lauren fact: I have lived in two of the cities listed above (#6 & #15) and worked in another (#4). Yes, that makes me special.