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Columbia, SC vs Bedford, TX

#5 Best Cities for Teleworking - Small Metro Areas

#5 Americas Manliest Cites 2011

#10 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

#13 Second Annual “America’s Manliest Cities” Rankings

#13 America’s Manliest Cities

#14 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating

#17 Most Congested Cities

#20 Hypertension Hot Spots

#22 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#25 Cities on the Edge of Greatness

#26 2005 High Gas Prices

#26 America’s Manliest Sports Cities

#27 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#49 America’s Least Manly Cities

#50 2005 Best Places to Live

#59 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?

#62 The Most Single Cities

#79 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)

#89 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#221 Best Green Cities

#1 Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster (Highest Risk)

#1 Riskiest Places for Natural Disasters

#4 The Best Cities to Relocate to in America

#4 The Best Cities for Thanksgiving

#4 Best and Worst Airports to make a Connection List

#7 Worst Cities for Respiratory Infections

#7 Most Congested Cities

#8 Best Cities for Teleworking - Extra Large Metro Areas

#9 Best Airports to Make a Connection

#9 Best-Rested Cities 2011

#9 Most Romantic Cities for Boomers

#10 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)

#10 Most Secure Large Cities in the U.S.

#11 Fiscally Fit Cities Report

#12 Most Energetic Cities

#13 Most Irritation Prone Cities

#13 Best Block Party Places

#13 Most and Least Risky Places for Identity Theft

#15 Cities on the Edge of Greatness

#18 Sperlings Skincare Wrinkle Ranking

#21 Best and Worst Cities for Sleep

#21 Americas Manliest Cites 2011

#22 America's Riskiest Online Cities

#22 America’s Least Manly Cities

#22 Best Baseball Cities

#22 Best Cities for Board Gamers

#24 2005 High Gas Prices

#28 Failure To Lunch

#28 Fiscally Fit Cities Report

#29 America's Most Playful Cities

#29 America’s Manliest Sports Cities

#30 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating

#32 America's Top Hygge Cities

#32 Hypertension Hot Spots

#33 Stressful Cities 2012

#34 America’s Manliest Cities

#34 Wrinkle Ranking Cities Most at Risk for Skin Damage by 2040

#35 Healthiest Cities

#36 2005 Best Places to Live

#37 Best Cities for Seniors 2005

#39 Second Annual “America’s Manliest Cities” Rankings

#42 Gloomiest Places in America

#42 Sleepless Cities 2011

#47 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?

#48 Most Competitive Public Colleges

#51 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating

#63 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#68 The Most Single Cities

#77 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

#82 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#82 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#95 2005 Best Places to Live

#97 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#180 Best Green Cities

#209 Best Green Cities

I love living in Columbia! I recently graduated from USC and plan to stay. I read the reviews posted here and it shows that like many cities, your experience will depend  More

Loved living in Columbia, SC prior to my job transfer. It's the perfect size - plenty to do, but still a laid back place. People are extremely friendly, there are  More

Columbia is such a unique and underrated place. It has a lot of character and history, and good nature trails. Everything feels accessible (by car) and you can get from  More

I am originally from Maryland, but spent over 25 years in El Paso,Texas. I had the misfortune of having to live in Houston for about 4 years back in the later 70's, and  More

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I've lived in Bedford for over twenty years. It's the perfect suburb to the DFW metroplex - almost in the middle, low crime, and friendly residents. Neighbors still wave  More