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Augusta, ME vs Spokane, WA

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#6 Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster (Lowest Risk)

#6 Safest Places from Natural Disasters

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#15 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

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

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#65 Best Green Cities

#75 2005 High Gas Prices

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#190 2005 Best Places to Live

We spent 1 year in Augusta. It is probably the cutest Capitol city that I have ever visited in the US. That being said, it has a dark underbelly and a ruthless drug  More

Winter in Maine usually starts in November, occasionally in October and lasts until March, sometimes April. Although last year was unusually mild, most folks around  More

I've been living in Augusta for about 9 months now. Moved here from New Orleans. I should be moving out in a few months; I seriously considered staying in Augusta  More

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More