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Abilene, TX vs Harvest, AL

#32 2005 Best Places to Live

#60 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)

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#116 Best Green Cities

#52 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#94 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#226 2005 Best Places to Live

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I've lived in 9 states, traveled over much of the U.S., and Abilene TEXAS is by far the best city I've ever lived. I find it beautiful here, love the climate and low  More

We moved to Abilene for a military assignment and have never got out of here. We stayed initially for children and grandchildren then elderly parents. Now we can't  More

I've lived in Abilene for the last 45 years and It's the best place to raise a family. Great churches, schools, jobs and sense of community. There is always something  More

Small town not welcoming to outsiders. Everyone who is here are related or from the area they don't like transplants. People often don't speak and stare. Low crime.   More

Generally speaking I find the crime rate in the Huntsville area to be outrageous for the number of people that live here... I would also like to add that I am a  More