Money magazine has rated Millcreek as the 12th best place to buy an affordable home.

It’s certainly worthy of the distinction. When I tell folks down here in the D.C. area what I had paid for my former home in Millcreek, the number absolutely floors them.

Here’s an excerpt:

Millcreek has its own little Eden in the form of Presque Isle State Park, a slender crescent-shaped peninsula on the south shore of Lake Erie. Residents flock to this nature preserve for sunbathing, scuba diving, skiing, and hiking.

The township of Millcreek is an upscale adjunct to Erie, with lake view houses starting around $250,000.

For the record, Millcreek is ranked between Stow, Ohio, and Winston-Salem, N.C.

Topping the list is Fort Smith, Ark.

Thanks to Amanda Prischak for pointing this out.