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Beaumont, TX vs Hattiesburg, MS

#5 Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster (Highest Risk)

#5 Riskiest Places for Natural Disasters

#31 2005 High Gas Prices

#40 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?

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

#183 2005 Best Places to Live

#341 Best Green Cities

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

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

#300 2005 Best Places to Live

#329 Best Green Cities

I am amazed at what I read on these items about the twin cities of Bryan/CS and Aggieland in general. I was dragged there from Houston by my husband in 1980, kicking,  More

I swear the only thing I love about Beaumont is my FAMILY who lives there. That's IT! Everything else, I HATE IT! There's nothing to do in Beaumont what so ever! The  More

The humidity here is why I want to investigate other places to  More

Hattiesburg is generally a pleasant city to live in and raise a family, and is a convenient for several weekend destinations, but I'm seriously contemplating a move.  More

Hattiesburg experiences virtually all of the extremes in weather. The summers are hot and humid. Fall is still pretty nasty, except for the latter part of September.  More

I grew up in Hattiesburg but have lived in many US & Int'l cities. There is an oddity about Hattiesburg. Many of the average citizens behave cliquishly, live beyond  More