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Carrboro, NC vs Orem, UT

#8 Most Competitive Public Colleges

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#18 Most Competitive Private Colleges

#68 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#5 Most Affordable Colleges

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#146 2005 Best Places to Live

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

Great city, great people, and amazing opportunities.  More

I would like to take a second and give some compliments were compliments are deserved. There is often so little time to simple recognize the good that people do. In a  More

The closeness to the mountains, many parks and trails make this place such a beautiful area to be in. The people are so friendly. The food options are so diverse and  More