USA Today’s readers’ choice poll released their list of the top small towns in America for shopping, and a quaint Upstate New York spot was ranked among the nation’s best. As a matter of fact, only one town in the country was ranked above this spot in the Empire State.
While we may disagree with that particular decision (New York always = #1 to us), we’ll still begrudgingly tell you which town took home the top spot on USA Today’s list.
USA Today: Only One Small Town is Better for Shopping Than Rhinebeck, NY
The small town of Rhinebeck, New York was named the second-best small town for shopping in all of the United States in USA Today’s readers’ choice poll on the subject. Only Ocean Springs, Mississippi, a pretty coastal town on Biloxi Bay, was considered “better” than Rhinebeck in that category, according to the readers’ choice poll results.
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Though the town finished in second place, USA Today’s description of Rhinebeck was an undoubtedly glowing one:
“Over 40 specialty shops in the heart of the village celebrate the independent retail spirit in this New York community. The variety is endless – fine handmade jewelry at Adel Chefridi Studio & Gallery; books at Oblong Books, the largest independent bookseller in the Hudson Valley; or a fantastic selection of gifts and antiques at Hammertown. High-quality domestic and European toys for children of all ages are available at Land of Oz Toys; new and used vinyl records at Rhinebeck Vinyl Vault; quality products for dog lovers and their dogs at Pause Dog Boutique, plus many more stores for your shopping enjoyment.” -USA Today
Not a bad description of the town chosen as the runner-up, if you ask me. It’s surprising that another town could top that, but then again, we’re biased.
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Here are the rest of the small towns in America that were named to this list, according to USA Today:
Ocean Springs, MississippiRhinebeck, New YorkCape May, New JerseyChagrin Falls, OhioHighlands, North CarolinaTaos, New MexicoAshland, OregonBath, MaineFairhope, AlabamaNorthfield, Minnesota
When they used the term small town, they really weren’t kidding around!
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The criteria for this list was fairly simple: the town needed to have a population of less than 25,000 to be considered a candidate. From there, USA Today readers nominated towns from across the country that they believed had the most robust downtown shopping atmospheres, and a top-ten list was generated from those votes.
The readers of USA Today have officially spoken, and now, I can imagine many readers will be planning road trips to Rhinebeck in the fall of 2024 to see it for themselves.
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