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Bothell, WA vs Albany, OR

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#2 Best Cities for Seniors 2005

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#8 Fiscally Fit Cities Report

#8 Safest Places from Natural Disasters

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

#8 Safest Cities for Families with Young Children

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#10 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#10 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Large Metro Areas)

#11 Failure To Lunch

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#16 Best Block Party Places

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#19 Best US Cities for Seniors 2011

#22 Sleepless Cities 2011

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#30 Second Annual “America’s Manliest Cities” Rankings

#32 Best Green Cities

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#41 Americas Manliest Cites 2011

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#46 Most Energetic Cities

#55 2005 High Gas Prices

#58 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#59 2005 Best Places to Live

#59 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#66 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

#66 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#151 Best Green Cities

#1 Safest Places from Natural Disasters

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

#3 Best Green Cities

#5 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Small Towns)

#9 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Small Towns)

#10 2005 Best Places to Live

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

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

Bothell is amazing, downtown is nice and cozy and our restaurants are great. the suburban neighborhoods are welcoming and friendly. visit  More

We have lived in and near Bothell for 20 years. The schools here are great, and if you’re college educated, the job market is great, too. We moved to the Pacific  More

I love BOTHELL. It's beautiful and safe.  More

I only lived in Albany 1 year. But I found the weather to be quite Mild. The Housing more affordable than Corvallis. I was shocked to find that nearby Corvallis gets  More

I've been living in Albany about 4.5 years. Moved up from Southern California to escape high home prices and the cost of living and clogged freeways. Now it's not sunny  More

Ten months and ongoing in Albany, from the SF Bay Area. Much less crime here, much quieter here, more courteous and sane drivers here by far. We have been able to  More