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Charlotte, NC vs Castaic, CA

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

#1 America’s Manliest Sports Cities

#2 Americas Manliest Cites 2011

#2 America’s Manliest Cities

#5 Most Romantic Cities for Boomers

#7 2005 High Gas Prices

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#17 Sperlings Skincare Wrinkle Ranking

#18 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?

#19 Most and Least Risky Places for Identity Theft

#21 Failure To Lunch

#22 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)

#23 Cities on the Edge of Greatness

#23 Hypertension Hot Spots

#23 America’s Least Manly Cities

#24 Stressful Cities 2012

#24 Fiscally Fit Cities Report

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#26 Best Cities for Board Gamers

#27 Sleepless Cities 2011

#30 Best Block Party Places

#30 Best and Worst Airports to make a Connection List

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#32 Healthiest Cities

#34 Gloomiest Places in America

#35 Most Competitive Private Colleges

#38 America's Most Playful Cities

#40 Best Cities for Seniors 2005

#43 America's Best Cities for a Healthy Retirement

#46 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#65 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

#71 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating

#71 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#74 The Most Single Cities

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#2 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#2 Top 10 Cities to Beat the Heat

#43 Best Cities for Board Gamers

#47 Gloomiest Places in America

#50 America's Top Hygge Cities

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

I've lived in northern Castaic for 14 years so this review is for northern Castaic Pros: convenient freeway access, boating on Lake Castaic, lots of gas stations,  More

Formerly a "truck stop" town, Castaic is the last town before going over the Grapevine, heading North on I-5 towards San Francisco. The town is unincorporated and sits  More

I currently live in Valencia. Before I consider purchasing a house in Castaic off Lake Hughes Rd and closer to the lake, is it safe to live in this neighborhood? Any  More