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Alexandria, LA vs Boulder, CO

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

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#321 2005 Best Places to Live

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

#7 Best Green Cities

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

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

#74 2005 High Gas Prices

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#142 2005 Best Places to Live

I get migraines from rapid shifts of barometric pressure tornado and severe storms in Indiana we can go from 60 to 30 with snow in 24 hours. How does Alexandria compare  More

Lynette and Lynelle? I knew them when we were children and I'd love to talk with their Mom again. I only remember that they lived in Alexandria.  More

I live in a great city if you are seeking to raise children. Good schools with low crime  More

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More