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Rankings for State College

State College Ranked
#1 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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State College Ranked
#2 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Small Towns)
EIGHTH ANNUAL FARMERS INSURANCE STUDY RANKS THE MOST SECURE PLACES TO LIVE IN THE U.S. Pittsburgh rated country’s most secure lar... Read More

State College Ranked
#2 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Small Towns)
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State College Ranked
#31 2005 Best Places to Live
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State College Ranked
#45 Best Green Cities
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State College Ranked
#115 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Rankings for Syracuse

Syracuse Ranked
#3 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Large Metro Areas)
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Syracuse Ranked
#4 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Large Metros)
EIGHTH ANNUAL FARMERS INSURANCE STUDY RANKS THE MOST SECURE PLACES TO LIVE IN THE U.S. Pittsburgh rated country’s most secure lar... Read More

Syracuse Ranked
#13 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
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Syracuse Ranked
#16 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)
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Syracuse Ranked
#39 Most Competitive Private Colleges
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Syracuse Ranked
#44 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities
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Syracuse Ranked
#54 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating
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Syracuse Ranked
#57 Best Green Cities
Country Home magazine, in conjunction with Sperlings BestPlaces, reveals that Burlington, Vermont is the 2007 Best Green Pla... Read More

Syracuse Ranked
#59 The Most Single Cities
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Syracuse Ranked
#61 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays
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Syracuse Ranked
#73 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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Syracuse Ranked
#73 America's Migraine Hot Spots
Everybody gets a headache now and then, but did you know that the severe headaches known as migraines affect over 29 million Am... Read More

Syracuse Ranked
#87 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)
Between international terrorism and a struggling economy, todays Americans are faced with more stress than ever. In this new s... Read More

Syracuse Ranked
#246 2005 Best Places to Live
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Reviews for State College    27 Reviews

I relocated to State College about 30 years ago. We hadn’t planned to stay this long, but life here is “easy”. Outdoor activities are ample. There are many beautiful  More

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State College is a small "safe" town, you will always see friends, coworkers, physicians, mechanics, supervisors...at the doctor's office, in the store, near your home,  More

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Over 14 years ago

I lived in State College, PA all my life untill 2006 when we finally moved south where it was warmer. State College itself is a fun place to be when it comes to football  More

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Reviews for Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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