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Ephrata Ranked
#14 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#70 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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#71 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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Ephrata Ranked
#119 Best Green Cities
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Ephrata Ranked
#186 2005 Best Places to Live
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Raleigh Ranked
#8 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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Raleigh Ranked
#16 Best Green Cities
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Raleigh Ranked
#18 Most Competitive Private Colleges
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#68 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
When it comes to summer and its accompanying hot weather, there are so many beautiful things - beach days, barbecues, revea... Read More

Reviews for Ephrata    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

hi. i live in Ephrata, Pa. Looking forward to learning where some of the best places are to live with year round temps above 50. i love the beach, pools, bicycling, etc.  More

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Over 19 years ago

Just heard the other day that there are basically two kinds of homes being built in this area. The first kind is like the home we own (duplex in a developement) and  More

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Over 19 years ago

We just heard from good friend last week that this area is really growing. The housing developements and the homes being built are catering to two categories: new duplex  More

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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