\n Milngavie was named as one of Muddy Stiletto\u2019s top places to live in 2026. This was the first time that the lifestyle website had featured entries from Scotland.\n<\/p>\n
\n The East Dunbartonshire<\/a> town was selected alongside the Isle of Arran<\/a> in Ayrshire, Bridge of Allan in Stirling<\/a>, Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, Melrose in the Scottish Borders<\/a>, Perth in Perthshire, St Andrews<\/a> in Fife, and Stockbridge in Edinburgh.\n<\/p>\n \n It is understood that the winning location will be revealed next year.\n<\/p>\n \n Muddy Stiletto\u2019s considers many aspects that make a place somewhere desirable to call home, and these include places to eat, drink, and socialise, community, culture, nearby attractions, schools, and commutability.\n<\/p>\n \n The lifestyle website describes Milngavie as \u201cvillage charm meets city cool\u201d with \u201cleafy walks, indie shops, and a buzzing food scene\u201d nestled just 20 minutes away from Glasgow.\n<\/p>\n \n READ NEXT:<\/strong> Meet one of Glasgow’s longest serving community council members<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \n It adds that it believes Milngavie \u201chits the perfect sweet spot\u201d, providing easy access to the countryside and offering a village feel all whilst being close to the city action.\n<\/p>\n \n Another feature of consideration in the \u2018best places to live\u2019 list is \u2018best-kept secrets.\n<\/p>\n \n So what is Milngavie’s ‘best-kept secret’ according to Muddy Stiletto’s?\n<\/p>\n \n READ NEXT:<\/strong> Calls for ‘life-changing’ travel scheme to be extended<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \n They wrote: \u201cBack in the 1700s, a corn mill stood on the River Allander, which is thought to be where the name Milngavie originated.\n<\/p>\n