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Rankings for Columbus

Columbus Ranked
#78 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Columbus Ranked
#110 2005 Best Places to Live
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Columbus Ranked
#152 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Alexandria

Alexandria Ranked
#21 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
Between international terrorism and a struggling economy, today’s Americans are faced with more stress than ever. In this new st... Read More

Alexandria Ranked
#112 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Alexandria Ranked
#321 2005 Best Places to Live
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Alexandria Ranked
#372 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Columbus    9 Reviews

I have lived here for 6.5 years. In-town is cute with nice restaurants and sometimes music. It hasn’t realized it’s full potential though. Houses are still reasonably  More

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no,nonono NEVER MOVE HERE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. as someone who is almost out of highschool and i can finally go to my homecountry after 10 years of begging to move, never  More

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This once beautiful and safe town is now crime ridden and trashy courtesy of Theresa Tomlinson’s 2 terms as mayor. Even if you live in the north end you are no longer  More

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Reviews for Alexandria    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I get migraines from rapid shifts of barometric pressure tornado and severe storms in Indiana we can go from 60 to 30 with snow in 24 hours. How does Alexandria compare  More

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Over 16 years ago

Lynette and Lynelle? I knew them when we were children and I'd love to talk with their Mom again. I only remember that they lived in Alexandria.  More

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Over 16 years ago

I live in a great city if you are seeking to raise children. Good schools with low crime  More

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