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Carmel Valley Village, CA vs Chattanooga, TN

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

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#153 2005 Best Places to Live

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#8 America's Migraine Hot Spots

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

#210 2005 Best Places to Live

#317 Best Green Cities

It was a great place to grow up in the 70s. However, it has become very expensive. Natural beauty abounds. Reasonable drives to get to Carmel or down the coast to Big  More

A tresure, a precious gem, fresh, sweet smeeling air everytime I round the corner into the village, kind people, gorgeous scenes everywhere-trees, creeks, flowers,  More

Moved to Chattanooga from the San Francisco Bay area. It was a hard one but after losing much in the 2017, 2018, 2019 annual wildfire festival of California I got tired  More

I feel like the crime in Chattanooga gets glossed over in most reviews. Lived here virtually my entire life and I will truly miss the golden sunrises against the  More

I live in nearby Cleveland TN where I have lived for 20 years. I like to shop and visit Chattanooga as there is a lot to do but they do have a very high crime rate.   More