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Rankings for Alexandria

Alexandria Ranked
#21 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Alexandria Ranked
#112 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Alexandria Ranked
#321 2005 Best Places to Live
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Alexandria Ranked
#372 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa Ranked
#64 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Tuscaloosa Ranked
#100 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Tuscaloosa Ranked
#111 2005 Best Places to Live
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Tuscaloosa Ranked
#299 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Alexandria    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

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

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Over 16 years ago

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

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Over 16 years ago

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

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Reviews for Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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