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Fairmont, WV vs Duquesne, PA

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I find Fairmont to be a pretty good town to raise kids. You get to be a "big fish in a little pond" here. Everyone knows you and looks after you if you want to let them.  More

This is not so much a comment about where I live, but more of me ,looking for some helpful suggestions. I live in West Virgina, been here all my life. And now I'm  More

VERY high crime rate, low income, drugs, gangs and general urban blight, with none of the urban positives. Not a place I would recommend living if you have any other  More