Winning Communities - 1989
Phoenix, AZ
Inglewood, CA
Greeley, CO
Peoria, IL
Salina, KS
New Bedford, MA
Tupelo, MS
Dunn, NC
New Bern, NC
Roanoke County, VA
Finalist Communities - 1989
Palmer, AK
Hot Springs, AR
Half Moon Bay, CA
Pomona, CA
Yuba City/Marysville, CA
Hialeah, FL
Decatur, IL
Oak Park, IL
Bluffton, IN
Anne Arundel County, MD
Gaithersburg, MD
Lexington, NE
Chapel Hill, NC
Cleveland, OH
Shaker Heights, OH
Florence, OR
Newport, OR
Woonsocket, RI
Chesapeake, VA
Bellevue, WA
Winning Communities - 1988
St. George Island, AK
Paramount, CA
Hutchinson, KS
Blackstone Valley Region, MA
Rochester, MN
Meridian, MS
Butte-Silver Bow, MT
Kinston, NC
Sweetwater, TX
Roanoke, VA
Finalist Communities - 1988
Chandler, AZ
Inglewood, CA
West County, CA
Aurora, CO
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Winter Park, FL
Park Forest, IL
Peoria, IL
Augusta, ME
Lowell, MA
Salisbury, MD
New Bern, NC
Dayton, OH
Miami, OK
Lakeview, OR
Winning Communities - 1986-87
Columbus, OH
Hickory, NC
Olympia, WA
Pensacola, FL
Pittsburgh, PA
Prince George's County, MD
Richmond, IN
Vancouver, WA
Finalist Communities - 1986-87
Bainbridge, GA
Beaverton, OR
Duluth, MN
Geneva, NY
Jacksonville, FL
Mecklenburgh County, NC
Seymour, IN
Shasta County, CA
Winning Communities - 1985-86
Brooklyn Center, MN
Cleveland, OH
Grants Pass, OR
Highland Park, IL
Jackson, MI
Kansas City, MO
Lynchburg, VA
Mililani Town, HI
Normal Heights (San Diego), CA
Finalist Communities - 1985-86
Aurora, IL
Buena Park, CA
Greenbelt, MD
Greenville, SC
Kannapolis, NC
Neenah, WI
Park City, UT
Salinas, CA
Spartanburg, SC
Springfield, MA
Trenton, NJ
Winning Communities - 1984-85
Albany, OR
Alexandria, VA
Anchorage, AK
Fayetteville, NC
Harrisburg, PA
Monterey Park, CA
Quincy, IL
Tempe, AZ
Finalist Communities - 1984-85
Anaheim, CA
Casa Grande, AZ
Crystal Lake, IL
Dallas, TX
Georgetown, TX
Kansas City, KS
Lowell, MA
Pocomoke City, MD
Redwood City, CA
Winning Communities - 1983-84
Ardmore, OK
Cleveland, OH
Johnson County, KS
NY-NJ-CT Urban Region
Saint Paul, MN
Tacoma, WA
Toledo, OH
Traverse City, MI
Wausau, WI
Finalist Communities - 1983-84
Eugene, OR
Jacksonville, FL
Mansfield, OH
Peoria, IL
Scottsbluff, NE
S. Saint Paul, MN
Springfield, MA
Tucson, AZ
Winning Communities - 1982-83
Ames, IA
Ann Arbor, MI
Durham, NC
Fort Wayne, IN
Salem, OR
San Antonio, TX
Santa Ana, CA
Santa Rosa, CA
Finalist Communities - 1982-83
Battle Ground, WA
Blackstone Valley Region, MA
Liberty, MI
Laramie, WY
Salinas, CA
Salt Lake City, UT
Tignall, GA
Willmar, MN
Winning Communities - 1981-82
Blacksburg, VA
Bloomington, IN
Cleveland, OH
Des Moines, IA
Grand Island, NE
Independence, MO
Indianapolis, IN
Meyersdale, PA
Roanoke City, VA
Valdez, AK
Finalist Communities - 1981-82
Anaheim, CA
Battle Creek, MI
Bay City, MI
Laurinburg, NC
Long Beach, CA
Minneapolis, MN
Naperville, IL
New Rochelle, NY
Winning Communities - 1980-81
Akron, OH
Cincinnati, OH
Colorado Springs, CO
Fergus Falls, MN
Grand Rapids, MI
Kotzebue, AK
Rochester, NY
Sunnyvale, CA
Witchita Falls, TX
Worcester, MA
Finalist Communities - 1980-81
Aiken, SC
Fitchburg, MA
Fort Stockton, TX
Fort Worth, TX
Johnson City, TN
Kettering, OH
morganton, WV
New Orleans, LA
Sunnyside, WA