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Manchester Ranked
#6 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Manchester Ranked
#7 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Manchester Ranked
#10 Best Places for Military Retirees
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#55 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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#78 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays
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#151 2005 Best Places to Live
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#235 2005 Best Places to Live
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#238 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Astoria    7 Reviews

I’ve lived here for 9 months now. First, what I like: This place is absolutely beautiful, very close to nature, with great beaches, waterfalls, forests, and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived in Astoria, OR for over 5 years and have also visited this town for my entire 60 years. There is no better place in the US to live. My house has the best  More

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Over 14 years ago

I went there to visit during June of 2011. I can tell you that Astoria is a very nice town. Its very green with tall trees on hills and grass very green compare to where  More

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Reviews for Manchester    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Manchester was a fine city to raise my little family, but as a single person again it isn't for me. It may be okay for some, maybe 20-somethings or 30-somethings, but  More

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Over 14 years ago

The snow wont stop, my phone was taken by a plow, roofs leaking from ice dams and are collapsing by weight of snow, its snowing now!  More

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Over 16 years ago

I lived in Manchester for one year for work purposes and absolutely loved it. Living in New Hampshire was the best place I ahve ever lived and if possible I would gladly  More

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