The City of St. Marys was given a spot on USA Today's top 50 places to live in the United States.
The city was named the 27th best city to live in in an article posted by USA Today on their website. Factors considered when choosing the best cities included the cost of living, the crime factor, and quality of life, to name a few. St. Marys' work on the Miami-Erie Canal walkways and their several parks were highlighted as well.
Mayor Pat McGowan was caught off guard to find out that they'd been in the running for a list like this one. But making it fairly high on that list was something that didn't surprise him.
"St. Marys is just a hidden little gem in our area here and we're very proud of it. Extremely safe to live in St. Marys. If people are looking for a safe place to come to raise their families, to retire in, to live in, this is the place," said Mayor Pat McGowan.
St. Marys was one of four Ohio cities to make the list.
*Correction - We incorrectly stated three Ohio cities were on the list.
