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Canandaigua, NY is a city located in upstate New York near the Finger Lakes. It is known for its picturesque views and great outdoors activities. Canandaigua has been ranked highly for several different factors on BestPlaces. According to the rankings, Canandaigua has an extremely low crime rate of 9 per 1,000 residents. The city also boasts a high quality of life score which takes into account the cost of living, education levels, home values, and other factors. Additionally, Canandaigua offers excellent job opportunities with many businesses located in the area. Finally, the city is a great place for families as it provides safe neighborhoods and good schools. All these factors indicate that Canandaigua is a wonderful place to live and work!

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#2 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Large Metros)
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#6 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#6 The Best Cities for Thanksgiving
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#6 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Large Metro Areas)
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#6 America's Top Hygge Cities
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#7 Most Affordable Colleges
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#7 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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#8 Most Romantic Cities for Boomers
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#9 Top 10 Cities to Beat the Heat
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#18 Best Cities for Teleworking - Medium Metro Areas
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#19 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)
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#25 2005 High Gas Prices
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#25 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays
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#27 Hypertension Hot Spots
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#35 America’s Manliest Sports Cities
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#36 America’s Manliest Cities
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#37 Best Cities for Board Gamers
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#37 America’s Least Manly Cities
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#39 Most Energetic Cities
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#40 Second Annual “America’s Manliest Cities” Rankings
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#41 Most and Least Risky Places for Identity Theft
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#43 Cities on the Edge of Greatness
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#45 The Most Single Cities
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#46 Americas Manliest Cites 2011
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#48 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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#48 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities
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#50 Most Irritation Prone Cities
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#54 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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#62 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating
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#65 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?
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#89 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)
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#93 Best Green Cities
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#214 2005 Best Places to Live
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Over 14 years ago

I grew up near here and after returning from the Southwest was pleasntly suprised by the "chosen spot" The lifestyle is laid back, it's a dog town, the people are great  More

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New York is one of the highest taxed states in the country. The political feel is very Democratic and not at all good for business. Most of the large businesses are  More

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