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Aptos, CA vs Riverside, CA

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#124 2005 Best Places to Live

#1 Sperlings Skincare Wrinkle Ranking

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#7 Stressful Cities 2012

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#28 Most Competitive Public Colleges

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#36 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)

#39 Fiscally Fit Cities Report

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#47 Metro Areas with Fastest Rising Income 2020

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#48 Gloomiest Places in America

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#66 2005 High Gas Prices

#84 The Most Single Cities

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#170 2005 Best Places to Live

#305 Best Green Cities

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 in Riverside for 54 years. It changed a LOT when people from LA started moving here in droves. Still, I have never been robbed or assaulted but I am  More

I'm from Orange County (OC). I have had nothing but trouble since moving to Riverside. 1. The dogs are aggressive guard dogs. If you want to walk or bike you  More

Whew where to begin with dear old riverside. I enjoyed growing up here until my high school years (back in 2011). In 7 short years the downward deterioration of the  More