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Las Cruces, NM vs Somerville, NJ

#17 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Mid-Size Cities)

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

#20 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#39 2005 Best Places to Live

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

#185 Best Green Cities

#2 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)

#2 Sperlings Skincare Wrinkle Ranking

#2 Best and Worst Airports to make a Connection List

#2 Sleepless Cities 2011

#3 Best Airports to Make a Connection

#3 The Most Single Cities

#4 Best States for LGBTQ Rights

#5 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)

#5 Most Difficult Cities to Navigate

#5 Safest Cities for Families with Young Children

#5 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)

#6 Best Cities for Teleworking - Extra Large Metro Areas

#7 Most Competitive Private Colleges

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#8 Best Cities for Seniors 2005

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#9 Most Irritation Prone Cities

#10 Best US Cities for Seniors 2011

#10 Failure To Lunch

#11 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating

#11 Cities on the Edge of Greatness

#12 America's Best Cities for a Healthy Retirement

#13 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Large Metro Areas)

#13 Best US Cities for Seniors 2011

#14 Healthiest Cities

#14 America’s Least Manly Cities

#14 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)

#15 Gloomiest Places in America

#15 Fiscally Fit Cities Report

#16 Most Competitive Public Colleges

#16 Most Romantic Cities for Boomers

#19 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#20 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)

#24 America's Riskiest Online Cities

#25 Best Block Party Places

#25 Stressful Cities 2012

#28 America's Most Playful Cities

#29 Most and Least Risky Places for Identity Theft

#29 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#29 Most Energetic Cities

#34 Worst Cities for Respiratory Infections

#34 America's Top Hygge Cities

#35 Americas Manliest Cites 2011

#35 Second Annual “America’s Manliest Cities” Rankings

#35 Best Baseball Cities

#40 2005 Best Places to Live

#42 Hypertension Hot Spots

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#43 2005 High Gas Prices

#45 Sleep in the City Study

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#50 America’s Manliest Cities

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#75 Drought-Riskiest Cities

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#234 Best Green Cities

I've lived in Las Cruces for six months now. Before moving here I was in Albuquerque (3 hrs north) for four years and before that I lived in Northern Utah most of my  More

Las Cruces is a hidden gem! Homes are still affordable, you're not far from bigger city entertainment/transportation, and the scenery in beautiful. It's not all dry  More

It depends on what you are looking for; for me Las Cruces is and ideal place. I am retired and the kind of places I seek to live in have changed over the years. I have  More

Nice community with the shore an hour away as well as NYC. Good schools. Noted for equestrian events. Jackie O lived not to far from here. Prices of homes have gone  More

I love living in Somerville, which offers the charm of a small town and all of the conveniences of a larger city. Its charming Victorial architecture and a lively Main  More

The cost of living in Somerville is out of control. Sadly, you don't get much in return for the extremely high taxes you pay. There's an accident waiting to happen on  More