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Atascadero, CA vs Loveland, CO

#3 2005 Best Places to Live

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#9 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Mid-Size Cities)

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#128 2005 Best Places to Live

Moved up here 20 years ago from coastal Southern California and we love it. Home prices are high, and wages do not keep pace, but that’s a problem for all of California.  More

Have lived on the Central Coast of California for many years, and the area is wonderful with a moderate Med climate and laid back lifestyle. Unfortunately as I near  More

We moved to Atascadero in 2006 and at that time it was nice, low crime rate. Lots of places to eat and go out. BUT today 2015 is a lot different. The homeless have  More

I have lived in Loveland 40 years. Where to start? It would take all day to really go into detail so I will just say NO NO NO! It was nice once, now it is not,  More

Loveland CO and Ft Collins are very near one another, and someday the whole place will probably be one big conglomeration! It was ok. My problem was that I never  More

I have lived here for 20 years and it used to be a quiet, cheap, sparsely populated and nice place to live. It took 10 minutes to go to the bank or drive across town  More