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Chapel Hill, NC vs Richlands, NC

#8 Most Competitive Public Colleges

#16 Best Green Cities

#18 Most Competitive Private Colleges

#68 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

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#163 Best Green Cities

#318 2005 Best Places to Live

Between my wife and I, we've lived in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and it's Chapel Hill we prefer. Franklin Street is always lively with an eclectic mix of  More

I am not sure if Bert has actually been to the Triangle, but for starters, Durham, as Chapel Hill residents know and envy, is and has been for 5 yrs now a vibrant  More

someone told me they live in the hills/mountains right near chapel hill, and the summers are much cooler there, while the town itself is easily accessible. is this  More

I’ve lived in RICHLANDS for 3 1/2 years now and have fallen in love with this little town! I could live anywhere in the US and chose RICHLANDS because of everything it  More

Richlands gives you quiet country living, but allows you to still be just a stone's throw from Jacksonville. Living here is very affordable we live in a subdivision in a  More

Lower elementary schools do a fine job with the kids but the middle school is lacking in academics resulting in poor performance for rising freshmen....we moved to  More