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Aptos, CA vs Fort Myers, FL

#18 Most Competitive Public Colleges

#27 Best Green Cities

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

#124 2005 Best Places to Live

#1 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#8 Best Cities for Teleworking - Small Metro Areas

#20 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#45 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#58 2005 High Gas Prices

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

#67 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?

#97 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#105 Best Green Cities

#220 2005 Best Places to Live

I have owned a home in Aptos for 10 years and cannot thing of anywhere else I would rather live. I have lived in San Diego, Orange County, Half Moon Bay, and other  More

Well, Aptos is in Santa Cruz County, California. I love the entire county of Santa Cruz. The weather is fantastic. We have both the beautiful Monterey Bay with lots  More

We've lived in Aptos/Rio Del Mar for many years and it's a very lovely, peaceful village far from the rat race . The views of the ocean are stunning and the shopping in  More

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More