With all the hustle, bustle, glitz and glamour you could ever want, urban centers are hard to pass up. But for the 1.5 million readers who casted their bracket-style votes inOUTSIDE magazine’s Best Towns Competition, that's certainly not the case.

Between their "delectable dining scenes, friendly, walkable neighborhoods and unparalleled access to outdoor adventure," the top spots included in the publication's annual ranking are proudly showing what quality access to healthy eating options and green, open spaces looks like -- all while making the case for banishing the big city life.

Check out how the pre-selected towns ranked this year (on a scale of 0 to 100), and see for yourself why you don't need a major metro to live large...

16 Louisville, Kentucky Getty Final Score: 73



Median Household Income: $44,111

Median Home Price: $139,400 15 La Crosse, Wisconsin Flickr / sleepycat5 Final Score: 74



Median Household Income: $39,014

Median Home Price: $129,100 14 Montpelier, Vermont Getty Final Score: 74



Median Household Income: $60,587

Median Home Price: $208,300 13 Houghton, Michigan Getty Final Score: 76



Median Household Income: $23,912

Median Home Price: $130,000 12 Nashville, Tennessee Getty Final Score: 77



Median Household Income: $45,982

Median Home Price: $165,00 11 Asheville, North Carolina Flickr / Frank Swift Final Score: 80



Median Household Income: $42,333

Median Home Price: $195,500 10 Provo, Utah Flickr / ebairdâ¢ Final Score: 80



Median Household Income: $40,288

Median Home Price: $210,300 9 Minneapolis, Minnesota Getty Final Score: 81



Median Household Income: $48,881

Median Home Price: $216,800 8 Missoula, Montana Flickr / D Guisinger Final Score: 82



Median Household Income: $39,076

Median Home Price: $238,300 7 Burlington, Vermont Getty Final Score: 83



Median Household Income: $43,135

Median Home Price: $259,500 6 Anchorage, Alaska John Greim via Getty Images Final Score: 83



Median Household Income: $76,495

Median Home Price: $277,100 5 Charleston, South Carolina Getty Final Score: 84



Median Household Income: $76,495

Median Home Price: $225,000 4 Portland, Maine Getty Final Score: 88



Median Household Income: $44,487

Median Home Price: $241,700 3 Duluth, Minnesota Getty Final Score: 88



Median Household Income: $41,311

Median Home Price: $148,600 2 Ithaca, New York Flickr / James Willamor Final Score: 89



Median Household Income: $29,230

Median Home Price: $184,400 1 Boulder, Colorado Getty Final Score: 91



Median Household Income: $56,206

Median Home Price: $489,500

OUTSIDE worked with a rocket scientist to combine factors including access to outdoor adventure, healthy eating options, green, open spaces, unemployment rates, median incomes and an editor’s choice variable to summarize how livable a place is, with 100 being the outdoorsman’s perfect paradise.

EDITOR'S NOTE: A previous version of this article misidentified the beautiful city of Anchorage, Alaska. Our apologies to Alaskans everywhere.

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