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Johnstown, PA vs Ithaca, NY

#2 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#16 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Small Towns)

#187 2005 Best Places to Live

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#1 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Small Towns)

#1 Emerging Metropolitan Areas

#2 Best Green Cities

#3 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Small Towns)

#22 Most Competitive Private Colleges

It is a historic city with a booming economy located in Johnstown, PA. In the past two years, crime and drug problems have decreased, and the city promotes arts,  More

It's a filthy drug thug pitbull  More

Johnstown is very sceneic. The people are very nice howeever, if you go too far out into suburbia you will find a great deal of ignorance and racism. The down side is  More

For a small city, its downtown has grown significantly and serves as the hub of the community. The Ithaca Commons remains the central gathering space for locals,  More

Great place to live. Lots to do, vibrant culture, and beautiful scenery. Don't fear the winter--it's even beautiful then. Only complaint is the housing market. Way  More

I was born, raised, educated there (Ithaca High and Cornell). In my opinion, before leaving to pursue my career, it seemed like the most beautiful, clean, low crime,  More