Winning Communities - 1979-80
Bellingham, WA
Gardena, CA
Phoenix, AZ
Portland, OR
Portsmouth, OH
Rockingham, NC
Seminole, OK
Sherman, TX
Shreveport, LA
Sunnyside, WA
Finalist Communities - 1979-80
Austin, MN
Faribault, MN
Grand Rapids, MI
Hampton, VA
Hutchinson, KS
Lexington, MA
Newaygo County, MI
New Rochelle, NY
Norfolk, NE
Norman, OK
Norton, VA
Reading, PA
Winning Communities - 1978-79
Charlottesville, VA
Haverhill, MA
LaMoure, ND
Mesa, AZ
Roanoke Valley, VA
Rockville, MD
Roswell, NM
Southbridge, MA
Southfield, MI
Vincennes, IN
Winona, MN
Finalist Communities - 1978-79
Anchorage, AK
Baltimore, MD
Highland Park, IL
Las Cruces, NM
Moorhead, MN
Providence, RI
St. Petersburg, FL
Salt Lake City, UT
Sioux Falls, SD
Winning Communities - 1977-78
Anniston, AL
Charleston, SC
Cleveland Heights, OH
Dayton, OH
Dennis, MA
Duluth, MN
Lincoln, NE
Madison, WI
Mankato, MN
Oklahoma City, OK
Ottumwa, IA
Ravenna, NE
Finalist Communities - 1977-78
Arvada, CO
Burbank, CA
Chambersburg, PA
Lansing, MI
Santa Cruz, CA
Saugatuck-Douglas-Saugatuck, MI
Springfield, MA
University City, MI
Wilmington, NC
Xenia, OH
Winning Communities - 1976-77
Anderson, IN
Baltimore, MD
Danville, VA
Des Moines, IA
Newton, MA
Park Forest, IL
Rockville, MD
San Bernadino, CA
Tarboro, NC
Union, NJ
Finalist Communities - 1976-77
Arvada, CO
Jersey City, NJ
Pascagoula, MS
Lake Oswego, OR
Livonia, MI
Lubbock, TX
Moorhead, MN
South St. Paul, MN
Winning Communities - 1975-76
Cleveland Heights, OH
Frederick, MD
Harbor Springs, MI
Marshall, TX
Montebello, CA
Oak Park, IL
Plainfield, NJ
Portsmouth, VA
San Pablo, CA
Toccoa, GA
Finalist Communities - 1975-76
Colorado Springs, CO
Cumberland, MD
Des Moines, IA
Hamilton, OH
Hastings, NE
Haverhill, MA
Le Sueur, MN
Marble Rock, IA
North Platte, NE
Rockford, IL
Winning Communities - 1974-75
Allentown, PA
Excelsior Springs, MO
Fall River, MA
Gardner, MA
Grand Prairie, TX
Norfolk, NE
Pontiac, MI
Raleigh, NC
South El Monte, CA
Spencer, WV
Spokane, WA
Wooster, OH
Finalist Communities - 1974-75
Chillicothe, OH
Cinncinnati, OH
Downers Grove, IL
Eagle River, WI
Farmington Hills, MI
Norwalk, CA
Pleasant Hill, CA
Pomona, CA
Tampa, FL
Winning Communities - 1973
Albion, MI
Jamestown, NY
La Habra, CA
Lewistown, PA
Lexington, NE
Macon, MO
North Adams, MA
Port Arthur, TX
St. Cloud, MN
Tulsa, OK
Finalist Communities - 1973
Baldwin Park, CA
Coos Bay Area, OR
Dade County, FL
Decatur, IL
Mattoon, IL
Ravenna, NE
Scottsdale, AZ
Syracuse, NY
Winning Communities - 1972
Chewelah, WA
Erie, PA
Hampton, VA
Johnstown, PA
Modesto, CA
Poplar Bluff, MO
St. Petersburg, FL
Somerville, MA
Verdigre, NE
Wilmington, DE
Wilson, NC
Finalist Communities - 1972
Cheshire, CT
Grafton, IA
Green Bay, WI
Gresham, OR
Huntington, NY
Livingston, AL
Mankato, MN
Pensacola, FL
Syracuse, NY
Turlock, CA
Winning Communities - 1971
Beloit, WI
Carbondale, IL
Chickasha, OK
Jamaica, NY
Lowell, MA
North Branford, CT
Placentia, CA
Santa Fe Springs, CA
Twin Communities, MN
Finalist Communities - 1971
Camden, NJ
Fort Myers, FL
Greenville, NC
Hillsboro, ND
Huntington, NY
Kenai, AK
Lawrence, KS
New Martinsville, WV
St. George, VT
Winning Communities - 1970
Ardmore, OK
Birmingham, AL
Bloomfield, CT
Dallas, TX
Enfield, CT
Fitchburg, MA
Gainsville, FL
Indianapolis, IN
Lakeland, FL
Lumberton, NC
Shelby, NC
Finalist Communities - 1970
Butte, MT
Florence, SC
Hazelton, PA
Huntington Beach, CA
Lakewood, CO
Mountain View, CA
Muskegon, MI
Port Arthur, TX
Rockford, IL
Somerville, MA
Virginia Beach, VA