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Time Inc.’s COASTAL LIVING Brand Announces List of The Best Places to Live 2017

The 20 Best Small Towns, Cities, Communities, Islands and International Locations Named

San Diego, CA, Sarasota, FL and Harbour Island, Bahamas Are Included Among the Best Places to Live

Apr 17, 2017

(NEW YORK, NY, APRIL 17, 2017)—Time Inc.’s (NYSE:TIME) COASTAL LIVING brand today announced its Best Places to Live list. The winners, featured on CoastalLiving.com, were selected by the brand’s editors, who worked with a panel of experts in lifestyle, travel, urban design and international living.

“I think we all dream of living at the beach,” said Steele Marcoux, Editor-in-Chief of the COASTAL LIVING brand. “And there are so many wonderful ways to live at the beach, from little shore towns to cosmopolitan coastal cities, from islands and communities to fantastic expat locations. We wanted to celebrate the variety of destinations on our list. I think there’s a perfect spot here for everyone!”

COASTAL LIVING list of Best Places to Live 2017:

Small Towns 
Fernandina Beach, FL 
Grand Haven, MI
Langley, WA
Orleans, MA
Sarasota, FL

Cities 
Boston, MA 
San Diego, CA 
Santa Barbara, CA 
St. Petersburg, FL

Communities 
Alys Beach, FL 
Daniel Island, SC 
Kukui'ula, Kauai, HI 
Palmetto Bluff, SC 
Seabrook, WA

Islands
Gasparilla Island, FL 
Oahu, HI
Shelter Island, NY

International 
Ambergris Caye, Belize 
Harbour Island, Bahamas 
Playa del Carmen, Riviera Maya, Mexico

To select the 2017 Best Places to Live, COASTAL LIVING editors assembled a panel of experts who could speak to what defines a great place to live on the coast: quality of the destination; coastal lifestyle; urban and community design; and for international locations, elements of expat life, including ease of transition and real estate ownership. The panel reviewed nominees; travel and living experts at Time Inc.’s TRAVEL + LEISURE and MONEY provided additional insights. The final list of places was named based on those expert assessments and on editorial input. For additional details on the COASTAL LIVING list of Best Places to Live, including panelists and methodology, click here.

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ABOUT TIME INC. 
Time Inc. (NYSE:TIME) is a leading content company that engages over 170 million consumers every month through our portfolio of premium brands across platforms. By combining our distinctive content with our proprietary data and people-based targeting, we offer highly differentiated end-to-end solutions to marketers across the multimedia landscape. Our influential brands include PEOPLE, TIME, FORTUNE, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, INSTYLE, REAL SIMPLE and SOUTHERN LIVING, as well as approximately 60 diverse brands in the United Kingdom. Time Inc. has been extending the power of our brands through various acquisitions and investments, including Viant, an advertising technology firm with a specialized people-based marketing platform; The Foundry, Time Inc.’s creative lab and content studio; and the PEOPLE ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY NETWORK (PEN). The company is also home to celebrated events, such as the TIME 100, FORTUNE MOST POWERFUL WOMEN, PEOPLE’s SEXIEST MAN ALIVE, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED’s SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR, the ESSENCE FESTIVAL and the FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen. 

 

ABOUT COASTAL LIVING 
The COASTAL LIVING brand (http://www.coastalliving.com/) is the source of inspiration and information for people who celebrate life along the coast. It serves a total audience of nearly 4 million. COASTAL LIVING is produced by Time Inc., a leading content company that engages over 150 million consumers every month through its portfolio of premium brands across platforms. Follow COASTAL LIVING on FacebookTwitterInstagram and Pinterest

 

CONTACT 
Emma Byrd, Emma.Byrd@timeinc.com, 212-522-5831 
Amalia Carusone, Amalia.Carusone@timeinc.com, 212-522-0861