Luxury lifestyle site Muddy Stilettos asked its readers to vote for the best local village, town or city to call home in 2025 using its Top 300 Places to Live guide. In a regional vote across 35 counties, Frome topped the poll of 10 potential candidates in Somerset & Bristol. The Best Place to Live lists provided information on everything from eating out and best schools to the commute and local arts/culture, but the final decision came from the readers’ own personal experience. The Top 10 most popular towns and villages in Somerset & Bristol for 2025 are:1. "This Reader Vote gives a truly independent view on the towns and villages with the most popular postcodes, schools, restaurants and amenities.”