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Hickory, NC vs Gainesville, GA

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Rankings for Hickory

Hickory Ranked
#28 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Hickory Ranked
#254 2005 Best Places to Live
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Hickory Ranked
#268 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Gainesville

Gainesville Ranked
#21 Emerging Metropolitan Areas
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Gainesville Ranked
#353 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 3 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  More

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Reviews for Gainesville    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Don't know if it is the proximity to Atlanta that keeps prices high or the rural/frugal thinking that keeps housing opportunities at a minimum, but after living here for  More

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I moved to Gainesville,Ga in 2010 from NYC and I have found it's a great place to raise your childrens and a good quality of life.It's a good place to live. Gainesville  More

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Over 16 years ago

This is a great place to live if you like the country feel and enjoy all 4 seasons. Nice people and lots to  More

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