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Rankings for Athens-Clarke County

Athens-Clarke County Ranked
#34 2005 Best Places to Live
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#50 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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#89 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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#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 St. Simons

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#9 Emerging Metropolitan Areas
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#256 Best Green Cities
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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 St. Simons    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

nice place with a cute downtown. nice winter but summer are a way too humide and the nat bugs are very bad; they eat eat you to bone!!! the wages are low and not much to  More

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Over 19 years ago

It is beautiful, with the tree-lined streets and sunny beaches but it is also a very crazy place. Living on an island does something to people; it's as if all anyone  More

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Over 19 years ago

St. Simons is a beautiful little southern island. Real estate is over priced and the variety of people is low. It is a wonderful place to raise your children and to  More

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