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Rankings for Athens-Clarke County

Athens-Clarke County Ranked
#34 2005 Best Places to Live
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Athens-Clarke County Ranked
#50 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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Athens-Clarke County Ranked
#89 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Athens-Clarke County Ranked
#94 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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#112 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Auburn

Auburn Ranked
#59 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Auburn Ranked
#102 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Auburn Ranked
#127 Best Green Cities
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Auburn Ranked
#192 2005 Best Places to Live
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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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Reviews for Auburn    16 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Unless you’re a college student or under 30, dont move here cause there is nothing to do. I grew up here and the university used to bring in great concerts but these  More

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Went to Auburn University for 4 years and stayed living here for an additional year. First thing: if you aren’t in classes, dont care for college football, or don’t  More

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Over 15 years ago

Auburn is a very nice place to live and raise a family. Compared to New York where i'm from, living in Auburn is much cheaper. This is a college town so there isn't any  More

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