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Lexington Ranked
#64 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
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Lexington Ranked
#138 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Raleigh

Raleigh Ranked
#8 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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Raleigh Ranked
#16 Best Green Cities
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Raleigh Ranked
#18 Most Competitive Private Colleges
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Raleigh Ranked
#68 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
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Reviews for Lexington    7 Reviews

I've have been in Lexington for about five years now. I am a military guy that is been around the world. I grew up nearby in Salisbury North Carolina which unfortunately  More

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I've have been in Lexington for about five years now. I am a military guy that is been around the world. I grew up nearby in Salisbury North Carolina which unfortunately  More

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Over 6 years ago

The most criminal place ever. Police do nothing to and don't clean it up. Police here need to be investigated by fbi or something it's dirty and I like cops but  More

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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