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Biddeford Ranked
#4 America’s Best Cities for Foodies
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#5 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Large Metro Areas)
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#15 Most Secure Large Cities in the U.S.
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#20 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#21 Most Competitive Private Colleges
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#34 Best Green Cities
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#81 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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#89 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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#236 2005 Best Places to Live
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Santa Cruz Ranked
#18 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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#27 Best Green Cities
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#41 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#124 2005 Best Places to Live
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Reviews for Biddeford    3 Reviews
MarV · Dover, NH
Cost of living is very high
Over 16 years ago

The cost of living in Maine is very high. I moved to Biddeford from Boston so we could afford to buy our first home. We had just had a baby and felt it was important to  More

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Frank · Jay, ME
LMI??????
Over 16 years ago

I don't live in Biddeford, but I visit frequently and it is a nice little Maine town. It has a little of the strip growth and still maintains the older part of town.  More

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Richard · Biddeford, ME
Former Mill Town
Over 18 years ago

Was big in sheeting and blankets. Very large portionof the people are  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews
NC · Boise City, ID
Some love it, others not so much
Over 4 years ago

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Kimberly · Santa Cruz, CA
Small Town, Big City
Over 4 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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Holly · Live Oak, CA
Santa Cruz is my Heart Home in so many ways
Over 5 years ago

I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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