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Manchester, NH vs Eliot, ME

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

#7 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

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

#78 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#151 2005 Best Places to Live

#235 2005 Best Places to Live

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#4 America’s Best Cities for Foodies

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

#15 Most Secure Large Cities in the U.S.

#20 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#21 Most Competitive Private Colleges

#34 Best Green Cities

#81 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#89 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#236 2005 Best Places to Live

Manchester was a fine city to raise my little family, but as a single person again it isn't for me. It may be okay for some, maybe 20-somethings or 30-somethings, but  More

The snow wont stop, my phone was taken by a plow, roofs leaking from ice dams and are collapsing by weight of snow, its snowing now!  More

I lived in Manchester for one year for work purposes and absolutely loved it. Living in New Hampshire was the best place I ahve ever lived and if possible I would gladly  More

Quality of life in Eliot is very  More