As the rest of the country flounders, Seattle is still at the top of the list of best places to live… and moving up:

http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2007/09/10/daily13.html

Seattle is the No. 3 city in the country where people want to live, according to a recent poll, moving up one notch from last year.

According to a new Harris Poll, New York City retained its No. 1 ranking and San Diego moved up from No. 4 last year to No. 2. Seattle overtook San Francisco, which fell to No. 4. Las Vegas retained its No. 5 ranking in the poll.