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Altoona Ranked
#11 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Small Towns)
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Altoona Ranked
#22 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Altoona Ranked
#70 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Altoona Ranked
#112 2005 Best Places to Live
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Altoona Ranked
#158 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Lansing

Lansing Ranked
#28 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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Lansing Ranked
#33 Best Green Cities
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Lansing Ranked
#33 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Lansing Ranked
#162 2005 Best Places to Live
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Reviews for Altoona    11 Reviews

Sun rises and sets over 2000+ ft. mountains, which does seem to shorten your summer days. It gets hot and humid in the summer, with not a lot of wind or airflow,  More

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Though the climate in Altoona is cold in the Winter, it does often get less snow than Western Pennsylvania because of the Allegheny Front mountain range just to the west  More

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I grew up in Hollidaysburg near Altoona. The city has had its ups and downs throughout the years but all in all I think that central PA has the most beautiful scenery  More

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Reviews for Lansing    28 Reviews

I am in my fifth house in the greater Lansing area since relocating here in 1997 from the tri-city area (Midland/Bay City/Saginaw). Pros: people are friendlier here-  More

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I first moved to Lansing in the early 2000s for grad school @ MSU, went away and returned after several years. I must say, the area has improved VERY significantly  More

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This is a really nice place to live and people here are friendly there is a lot to do and a wide variety of different people and belief systems if you know where to look  More

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