2026 Compare Cities Rankings:
Abilene, TX vs Salisbury, MD

#32 2005 Best Places to Live

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

#85 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)

#116 Best Green Cities

#23 Emerging Metropolitan Areas

#49 Best Green Cities

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

I left Salisbury 5 years ago, but a year ago I had some business nearby, so I decides to visit Salisbury, MD for nostalgia’s sake, it was a big mistake. I’ll admit there  More

I lived in Salisbury for 10 years before leaving and It’s funny that people keep telling me that Salisbury has very little crime, and that it having high crime is made  More

I am tired of hearing about salisbury having a "high violent crime rate" in these national reviews. It is inaccurate and damaging to property and business owners here.  More