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Arroyo Grande Ranked
#3 2005 Best Places to Live
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#10 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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#16 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#64 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Hickory

Hickory Ranked
#28 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Hickory Ranked
#254 2005 Best Places to Live
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#268 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Arroyo Grande    8 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Arroyo Grande is a nice place to live. However, it is rather expensive for many people. There is a large retirement community living here, and home and rental prices are  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived here for nearly thirty years and love it. Great, easy climate year round. I know what I'm talking about--having lived in San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada,  More

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People from here absolutely love it and refuse to admit that it is much too expensive. They hate change. To live in a good school area will cost you dearly. There is  More

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Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 3 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  More

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