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Rankings for Leland

Leland Ranked
#108 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Leland Ranked
#266 2005 Best Places to Live
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Leland Ranked
#336 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Carrboro

Carrboro Ranked
#8 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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Carrboro Ranked
#16 Best Green Cities
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Carrboro Ranked
#18 Most Competitive Private Colleges
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Carrboro Ranked
#68 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
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Reviews for Leland    4 Reviews

J · Apex, NC
Over 3 years ago

Possibly a 5 Star Place to live. No concerns about crime in Leland. The only reason I would not give 5 stars would be: town is still developing--so not everything is  More

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Over 11 years ago

Having grown older, I find myself increasingly intolerant of cold weather, but the type of winter weather here mimics that of my home state, Texas, and I hated it  More

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Over 17 years ago

We've been in Leland for almost 2 months now. We really like it here. We transplanted from Brevard County Florida, and we used to commute for everything at least 30  More

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Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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Over 15 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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