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Rankings for College Station

College Station Ranked
#14 2005 Best Places to Live
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#95 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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College Station Ranked
#104 Best Green Cities
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#114 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Rankings for Seaside

Seaside Ranked
#26 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Seaside Ranked
#105 America's Migraine Hot Spots
Everybody gets a headache now and then, but did you know that the severe headaches known as migraines affect over 29 million Am... Read More

Seaside Ranked
#132 Best Green Cities
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Seaside Ranked
#153 2005 Best Places to Live
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Reviews for College Station    21 Reviews

I moved here seven years ago for my job and I have to say it was better than I expected. First off, it is a small city not a small town. After you live here for  More

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Pros: - Safe - Easy access to Houston & Austin - Growing Bio Tech Scene - Lots of food choices - City of Bryan has character - Plenty of stuff to do because of the  More

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Over 4 years ago

A Huge portion of you liking this city is if you like the Aggies. If you don't this is probably not the place for you because many of the things to do are based around  More

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Reviews for Seaside    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in Seaside for the past 20 years and I love it. I’m a fourth generation Monterey Bay family. Seaside hands down has the best views in the Monterey Bay. It’s a  More

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Over 15 years ago

Housing in Seaside is more affordable than it was, mainly due to the bursting of the housing bubble. There are still problems, though, mainly because of the huge number  More

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Over 19 years ago

unless you went to grad school, or are already rich, don't expect to be able to get a nice house here. You'll be house-poor(not able to afford anything outside of your  More

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