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Albany, OR vs Kennewick, WA

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#1 Safest Places from Natural Disasters

#3 Best Green Cities

#5 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Small Towns)

#9 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Small Towns)

#10 2005 Best Places to Live

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

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

#1 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Mid-Size Cities)

#4 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

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

#114 2005 Best Places to Live

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I only lived in Albany 1 year. But I found the weather to be quite Mild. The Housing more affordable than Corvallis. I was shocked to find that nearby Corvallis gets  More

I've been living in Albany about 4.5 years. Moved up from Southern California to escape high home prices and the cost of living and clogged freeways. Now it's not sunny  More

Ten months and ongoing in Albany, from the SF Bay Area. Much less crime here, much quieter here, more courteous and sane drivers here by far. We have been able to  More

Born here and lived most of my 48 years here. If people haven't gotten out and explored the versatility of this place to entertain a population at my levels and options  More

I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

I’ve lived here for 30 years. Very good place to live. Three major rivers meet here. The Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers. So if you like fishing or boating it’s a  More