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Green Bay, WI vs Aptos, CA

#12 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

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

#18 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Mid-Size Cities)

#73 Best Green Cities

#108 2005 Best Places to Live

#18 Most Competitive Public Colleges

#27 Best Green Cities

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

#124 2005 Best Places to Live

We moved here when I was a child some 40+ years ago. I left to go to school, returned for a job, left for another job out of state, returned to help family, left state  More

Grew up here. There's not as much to do as in a large city, but it's safe fun place full of nice people.  More

I've been living here since 2014 since moving from California and I've noticed that while there are some cool people here, most are rude and out of that group some are  More

I have owned a home in Aptos for 10 years and cannot thing of anywhere else I would rather live. I have lived in San Diego, Orange County, Half Moon Bay, and other  More

Well, Aptos is in Santa Cruz County, California. I love the entire county of Santa Cruz. The weather is fantastic. We have both the beautiful Monterey Bay with lots  More

We've lived in Aptos/Rio Del Mar for many years and it's a very lovely, peaceful village far from the rat race . The views of the ocean are stunning and the shopping in  More