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Rankings for Amarillo

Amarillo Ranked
#102 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Amarillo Ranked
#229 2005 Best Places to Live
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Amarillo Ranked
#309 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Victoria

Victoria Ranked
#51 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Victoria Ranked
#91 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Victoria Ranked
#290 2005 Best Places to Live
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Victoria Ranked
#361 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Amarillo    31 Reviews

I was originally from here, left for a number of years, and ended up back for a short time due to life circumstances. I have really tried to make the most of my time  More

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Over 6 years ago

I moved to Amarillo when I was five and left at 34, the best thing I ever did. Sadly, I came back to help care for my aging grandmother, and as soon as I can, i am  More

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Over 6 years ago

Amarillo is not a good place to live. For me it was like living in Hell. I lived there for 50 years. I graduated Canyon High. raised two kids. went through a divorce  More

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Reviews for Victoria    8 Reviews

I’ve been living here since 2016 after living in two metropolitan cities. Let’s start with good: Good is there is a variety of elementary schools for such a medium sized  More

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Over 4 years ago

These reviews are very old so here's an update. I had my pick in south Texas to live and found this small city. My wife and I love it. It's in the middle of major  More

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Over 13 years ago

Used to live in Victoria but raising a family there was terrible. We were secluded in our development but when the kids got out into public schools even at the low  More

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