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Columbus, IN vs Meridian, ID

#14 Emerging Metropolitan Areas

#298 Best Green Cities

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

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#41 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#46 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#47 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#53 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#68 2005 Best Places to Live

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I grew up in Columbus Indiana and returned 38 years later after retiring. Columbus has always been a unique place to live and well above average for Indiana. However,  More

Columbus is a beautiful town for young families or up and coming professionals. It has great restaurants, parks, architecture, and diverse recreation.   More

Columbus is a friendly town that is welcoming to people from all backgrounds. It provides lots of amenities for young families with very close proximity to big cities  More

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More