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Rankings for Hot Springs

Hot Springs Ranked
#19 Emerging Metropolitan Areas
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Hot Springs Ranked
#167 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Sumter

Sumter Ranked
#24 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Sumter Ranked
#106 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Sumter Ranked
#274 2005 Best Places to Live
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Sumter Ranked
#348 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  More

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Reviews for Sumter    11 Reviews

I work in Sumter. I have been thoroughly impressed by the talent that lives in the area. Folks who get it done. In terms of a place to live. Though Sumter has a  More

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Over 6 years ago

About me: I lived in Sumter from birth to around 22 years old. I have since lived in many states, and currently reside in CO, and love it. I prefer towns smaller than  More

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Over 14 years ago

We are a transplanted military family who always intended on retiring in Florida when we retired from the Air Force. We enjoy the small town feeling of Sumter and have  More

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