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Rankings for Charlottesville

Charlottesville Ranked
#1 2005 Best Places to Live
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#5 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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#6 Best Green Cities
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#8 Best Cities After Military Service
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#31 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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#65 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Rankings for Florence

Florence Ranked
#12 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Florence Ranked
#26 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Florence Ranked
#269 2005 Best Places to Live
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#368 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Charlottesville    44 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Charlottesville, Albemarle County for 25 years. It USED to be a decent place but in the past 10 years has gone downhill. Rent is TOO high, landlords are  More

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Over 4 years ago

Loved here for 7 years, lots of parks and close proximity to Shenandoah, but that’s where the positives end. High cost of living with extreme income inequality,  More

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Over 4 years ago

Charlottesville resident for 7 years. Plenty of parks, the Rivanna River and trail, and a short drive to Shenandoah National Park means plenty of opportunities for  More

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Reviews for Florence    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I am a 41 yr old female in search of a new life. I am not running I amj ust trying to find myself some happiness and I would like to know what I can rent there to make  More

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Over 15 years ago

A few years ago, while i was still living in Florence, the local newspaper did an article abt why the young educated people were leaving Florence. In my early 20's as i  More

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Over 16 years ago

we will relocate to Alabama, Muscle Shoals, Florence, Sheffield area.We would like a nice town to live in, where our two kids can grow up and would not cost us a  More

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