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Hattiesburg, MS vs Omaha, NE

#53 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)

#66 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)

#300 2005 Best Places to Live

#329 Best Green Cities

#2 Best Cities After Military Service

#3 The Best Cities to Relocate to in America

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

#6 America's Best Cities for a Healthy Retirement

#8 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Large Metros)

#9 Best Places for Military Retirees

#14 Best Cities for Teleworking - Medium Metro Areas

#17 America's Migraine Hot Spots

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#37 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating

#60 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#64 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?

#71 The Most Single Cities

#72 2005 High Gas Prices

#81 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

#85 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#90 Drought-Riskiest Cities

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

#179 Best Green Cities

#201 2005 Best Places to Live

Hattiesburg is generally a pleasant city to live in and raise a family, and is a convenient for several weekend destinations, but I'm seriously contemplating a move.  More

Hattiesburg experiences virtually all of the extremes in weather. The summers are hot and humid. Fall is still pretty nasty, except for the latter part of September.  More

I grew up in Hattiesburg but have lived in many US & Int'l cities. There is an oddity about Hattiesburg. Many of the average citizens behave cliquishly, live beyond  More

Born and raised in Omaha, moved to the Pacific Northwest for 50 years, and now back in Omaha. Feels safe, secure, good health care, lots of activities. Compared to  More

Many of the reviews say Omaha is good for family life - it is, but it also offers the best of quality urban living. I've lived here for 20 years, after living in  More

Pros: Not much happens, no news is good news. No major tornadoes for decades!! Education can be good in areas. Career opportunities for those who take risks and  More