HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Huntsville ranks No. 1 in Kiplinger's Personal Finance's "10 Best Cities of 2009" announced today on the magazine's Web site.

The magazine selected "boomtowns offering solid employment opportunities and the talent to create new, well-paying positions," according to a statement released this morning.

The Best Cities list appears in the July issue of Kiplinger's, which will be on the newsstands June 9.

Here's the Top 10:

1. Huntsville, AL

2. Albuquerque, N.M.

3. Washington, D.C.

4. Charlottesville, Va.

5. Athens, Ga.

6. Olympia, Wash.

7. Madison, Wis.

8. Austin, Texas

9. Flagstaff, Ariz.

10. Raleigh, N.C.



To see the coverage online, go to www.kiplinger.com/money/bestcities