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Lynden, WA vs Ashland, OR

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

#3 Safest Places from Natural Disasters

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

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

#38 2005 Best Places to Live

#46 Best Green Cities

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

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

#38 Best Green Cities

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

#72 2005 Best Places to Live

Moved from Metro Philadelphia. We looked at 10 communities in the following states Del, Tenn, AZ , PA, Tex, NM, ID, WA. We narrowed it down to two great towns  More

I've lived all over the country and Washington has some of the unfriendliest and angriest people I've met. I was told to avoid Lynden and move to Bellingham because  More

I never fully appreciated Lynden until I moved away and came back again. It wasn't until then that I realized what a wonderful, safe and friendly community Lynden really  More

Really nice weather and a cool town and is great for people who love the outdoors with the nearby Rogue River and abundant mountain biking and hiking trails but is a  More

I've lived in Ashland, OR for 13 years, and I love it. The winters are the mildest I've ever experienced. We get 196 sunny days per year. Lithia Park near  More

Sorry, Ashland. I've lived here on and off since 2001. The prices have gone utterly berserk. The town is smoky in the summer, cold and wet in the winter, and totally  More