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Cedar Rapids Ranked
#18 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#65 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Cedar Rapids Ranked
#84 Best Green Cities
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#87 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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#207 2005 Best Places to Live
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Rankings for Mount Airy


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Reviews for Cedar Rapids    39 Reviews

My biggest gripe is the winter weather and more specifically the wind. The wind does not stop blowing the entire winter. It starts around November when NW winds start  More

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Over 4 years ago

Such a horrible place. The racism is too much. You cant even take a walk to the park without hearing a racial insult thrown at you. You cant even go to the store  More

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I grew up here, moved away, came back to raise my family and have been back since 1993. I love this city!!! There is SOOO much to do. There are 3-4 community theatre  More

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Reviews for Mount Airy    5 Reviews

I have lived in Mount Airy much of my adult life. I have never liked Mount Airy. Mount Airy is very family-oriented and therefore very cliquish. It is very difficult for  More

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Although the previous comment is almost 5 years old, what was mentioned is pretty true. Crime has worsened, in particular drug activity, with a very active market in  More

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I have been considering moving to Mount Airy. The thing is, when I tried to contact the newspaper classifieds about placing an ad no one replied. Ad when inquired about  More

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