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Clearfield, UT vs Santa Cruz, CA

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#124 2005 Best Places to Live

I am 65. I was born here and spent most of my life here. Don't bother! It wasn't always this way. But city government is a joke.....except when they have their hand out.  More

If you like small towns, this is the place for you, there is plenty of work, the growth here in the city is off the charts. On the other hand, if you are looking for  More

Very nice, peaceful town. A lot of Police! They are bored I think, they pull you over for going 2 miles over the speed  More

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More