Twenty Best Cultured Small Towns in US?

Smithsonian Magazine released its picks for the 20 best small towns in America in the May issue.  To be considered, towns must have fewer than 25,000 people and are ranked based on culture. The picks were:

1. Great Barrington, Mass.,
2. Taos, N.M.,
3. Red Bank, N.J.;
4. Mill Valley, Calif.;
5. Gig Harbor, Wash.;
6. Durango, Colo.;
7. Butler, Pa.;
8. Marfa, Texas;
9. Naples, Fla.;
10. Staunton, Va.;
11. Brattleboro, Vt.;
12. Princeton, N.J.;
13. Brunswick, Maine;
14. Siloam Springs, Ark.;
15. Menomonie, Wis.;
16. Key West, Fla.;
17. Laguna Beach, Calif.;
18. Ashland, Ore.;
19. Beckley City, W.Va.,
20. Oxford, Miss.

Interesting distribution.