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Rankings for Chattanooga

Chattanooga Ranked
#7 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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Chattanooga Ranked
#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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Chattanooga Ranked
#210 2005 Best Places to Live
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#317 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Rocky Mount

Rocky Mount Ranked
#15 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Rocky Mount Ranked
#99 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Rocky Mount Ranked
#255 Best Green Cities
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Rocky Mount Ranked
#301 2005 Best Places to Live
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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 Rocky Mount    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Anarchy. Not a good place to live. People drag race up and down the roads at all hours when elderly relatives and neighbors are trying to sleep, and the police here do  More

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Okay, I'm writing this review because I use this site a lot. I think there's some mis-information about Rocky Mount here. Truth be made known, it is neither as good, nor  More

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Over 15 years ago

I move from Washington DC to rocky mount nc nov2008 and I sold my home in Dc and brought a home in rockymount cash money.But Know ready to leave should I hold on to this  More

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