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Rankings for Chattanooga

Chattanooga Ranked
#7 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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#8 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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Chattanooga Ranked
#85 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#210 2005 Best Places to Live
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#317 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Anniston

Anniston Ranked
#4 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Anniston Ranked
#103 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Anniston Ranked
#323 2005 Best Places to Live
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Anniston Ranked
#354 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Chattanooga    60 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved to Chattanooga from the San Francisco Bay area. It was a hard one but after losing much in the 2017, 2018, 2019 annual wildfire festival of California I got tired  More

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I feel like the crime in Chattanooga gets glossed over in most reviews. Lived here virtually my entire life and I will truly miss the golden sunrises against the  More

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I live in nearby Cleveland TN where I have lived for 20 years. I like to shop and visit Chattanooga as there is a lot to do but they do have a very high crime rate.   More

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Reviews for Anniston    6 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Live within anniston city limits in my grandparents old house. Neighborhood has housing projects twoo blocks away. Primary residents are African American. Lot of  More

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Over 17 years ago

Anniston is your typical small, rural alabama town. Last I heard the city was around 20,000 or so; the whole of calhoun county around 100,000. Cost of living is low,  More

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Over 19 years ago

I've been in the area for a couple of years and overall the area is not that bad. The city of Oxford is growing and many new businesses have recently opened (Target,  More

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