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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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Rankings for South Bend

South Bend Ranked
#86 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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South Bend Ranked
#113 Best Green Cities
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South Bend Ranked
#132 2005 Best Places to Live
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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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Reviews for South Bend    25 Reviews

When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  More

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