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Rankings for Loveland

Loveland Ranked
#9 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Mid-Size Cities)
EIGHTH ANNUAL FARMERS INSURANCE STUDY RANKS THE MOST SECURE PLACES TO LIVE IN THE U.S. Pittsburgh rated country’s most secure lar... Read More

Loveland Ranked
#26 Best Green Cities
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Loveland Ranked
#39 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Loveland Ranked
#128 2005 Best Places to Live
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Rankings for Santa Maria


Santa Maria, CA has never been in one of our rankings. Do you think this is a mistake? Tell us what you think is great or not so great about his place.
Reviews for Loveland    10 Reviews

I have lived in Loveland 40 years. Where to start? It would take all day to really go into detail so I will just say NO NO NO! It was nice once, now it is not,  More

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Loveland CO and Ft Collins are very near one another, and someday the whole place will probably be one big conglomeration! It was ok. My problem was that I never  More

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Over 8 years ago

I have lived here for 20 years and it used to be a quiet, cheap, sparsely populated and nice place to live. It took 10 minutes to go to the bank or drive across town  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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