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Hayward, CA vs Harrisonburg, VA

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I've lived in Hayward for 20 years. Traditionally a working  More

Hetchy Hechy water is very pure,the summers are about 78f..warm enough. Winters are sunny for the most part and by average.One University and one College in this small  More

convenient BART and bus if you have no  More

Harrisonburg is small town, yet has the same experiences that a big city offers (just on a smaller scale). The reason for the wealth of experiences is because H'burg is  More

Any infomation on quality/cost of living will be graetly appreciated.  More

We moved to H'Burg in 2003 to enjoy a less expensive cost of living, closer proximity to family, low crime rate and better access to quality health care/facilities. We  More