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Rankings for Arroyo Grande

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 Shingletown

Shingletown Ranked
#8 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Shingletown Ranked
#39 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Shingletown Ranked
#144 Best Green Cities
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Shingletown Ranked
#177 2005 Best Places to Live
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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 Shingletown    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here for five+ years and truly enjoy the hiking, biking, fishing, hunting, and Lassen Volcanic National Park. Out of the Redding city heat! Love the fun snow  More

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We have been living in Shingletown for 6 years now and after having lived in many different communities my entire life, I find that Shingletown offers the best of  More

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My family and I spent a week in Shingletown with friends last summer. Almost everywhere we went we were accosted by people begging for handouts, even to the point of  More

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