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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Richmond Hill, GA

#34 2005 Best Places to Live

#50 Most Competitive Public Colleges

#89 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)

#94 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)

#112 Best Green Cities

#92 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#98 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#156 2005 Best Places to Live

#235 Best Green Cities

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

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

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

I have lived here for five long years. This is the worst place I have ever lived. There is nothing to do and nowhere to shop. You have to travel thirty minutes to get to  More

This town is a wonderful place to live. Schools are great - every child receives a quality education. There is no need for private schools because the public school  More

Wonderful schools - every child gets an education comparable to any private school. A sense of community, low crime, and close to outdoor recreation. And not too far  More