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Black Mountain Ranked
#8 2005 Best Places to Live
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#25 Best Green Cities
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#32 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Reviews for Black Mountain    3 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I lived in Black Mountain for about ten years and loved it! Beautiful scenery, friendly people, and a great vibe. I had to move back to my home state because of family  More

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Over 12 years ago

Moved to the mountains only 2 years ago from a big NC city. Thought this area near Asheville would be nice, but the people here are unkind and no one associates outside  More

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Over 15 years ago

There is no town in the US that is more similar to a Thonas Kinkade painting than Black Mountain, NC. You have to experience the magic of the mountains here to  More

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Reviews for Ruidoso    12 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Best place in NM to live , unless you like crowds, traffic, crime, and concrete. Plenty of jobs and min wage is now close to $12/hr. Housing is a little pricey but  More

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Over 2 years ago

I love Ruidoso, or "noisy river". I have always visited but now i live here. Was my first choice if I ever moved. I am so glad I left El Paso, was getting way to big  More

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I’ve lived in this town for nine years and loved it. The weather is by far the best thing about this town. Just don’t be a “rude Texan,“ and you will be fine. Try not to  More

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ZIPS IN BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
28711
ZIPS IN RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO
88345 88312 88338 88355

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