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McLean, VA vs Salt Lake City, UT

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#17 Second Annual “America’s Manliest Cities” Rankings

#17 Best US Cities for Seniors 2011

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#23 Sleepless Cities 2011

#24 Worst Cities for Respiratory Infections

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#36 2005 High Gas Prices

#37 Most Irritation Prone Cities

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#42 Most Energetic Cities

#47 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#49 Hypertension Hot Spots

#64 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)

#66 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?

#71 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

#84 2005 Best Places to Live

#91 The Most Single Cities

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McLean has superb QOL - inside the Beltway, rural feeling, easy commute to DC via nat'l parkway, influential  More

There are definitely four seasons here; but, the winters tend to be short and the summers  More

Very expensive housing here. We could never afford to buy  More

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

Love it more  More

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More