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Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM vs Solana Beach, CA

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#3 Sleep in the City Study

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#28 Best Cities for Seniors 2005

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#36 America's Top Hygge Cities

#37 Fiscally Fit Cities Report

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

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#49 Sleepless Cities 2011

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#61 2005 High Gas Prices

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#74 2005 Best Places to Live

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

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I love both Santa Fe and Eldorado at Santa Fe. I enjoy the Southwestern architecture, weather of the high desert especially the monsoon season, the varied cultures, and  More

I've lived in Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Venice Beach, Hermosa Beach, San Luis Obispo, Carlsbad, Encinitas and my wife and I saved up every penny we could to buy a  More

Rent has skyrocketed in Solana Beach in the past ten years. High rent and more people cramming into single person rental units.   More

Very expensive. Being from east coast it was hard because people dont speak to you in normal situations..example , picking up kids from school ..if you pass a parent  More