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Jacksonville, NC vs Jonesboro, AR

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

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

#163 Best Green Cities

#318 2005 Best Places to Live

#2 Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster (Highest Risk)

#2 Riskiest Places for Natural Disasters

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

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

#257 2005 Best Places to Live

#270 Best Green Cities

My husband and I are older, he is a disabled veteran and we are retired on moderate to low income. We have lived in different areas including SC. Some pros of living in  More

Jacksonville North Carolina is a great area to live considering the proximity to the beach and the low cost of living. The area has experienced tremendous growth in the  More

Hello, we will be moving to the Jacksonville area this fall and need some advice. We will be moving from TX, so we have never been to Jacksonville before and know  More

I have lived in Jonesboro for 25 years and have enjoyed seeing the economic growth of this community. My children are able to attend a great public school and my wife  More

Yikes, this is one of those places that used to have sundown town policies in place well into the 20th century. Welcome to the conservative, baptist South.  More

Ashamed of Jonesboro! I was born and raised there back in the late 70's and 80's We never heard of killings, not much of drugs, we were able to play outside, Nettleton  More