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Medina, OH vs Apex, NC

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#326 Best Green Cities

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#3 Most Romantic Cities for Boomers

#4 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating

#4 2005 High Gas Prices

#4 Sleep in the City Study

#5 Best Cities for Board Gamers

#5 America's Riskiest Online Cities

#8 Best Places for Military Retirees

#9 Best Block Party Places

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

#13 2005 Best Places to Live

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

#15 America's Top Hygge Cities

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

#17 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#17 Healthiest Cities

#18 Sleepless Cities 2011

#26 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#26 Best Cities for Seniors 2005

#27 Most Irritation Prone Cities

#29 Gloomiest Places in America

#30 America's Best Cities for a Healthy Retirement

#37 Most Energetic Cities

#37 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#42 Best Baseball Cities

#42 Fiscally Fit Cities Report

#46 Failure To Lunch

#69 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#69 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

#87 The Most Single Cities

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

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I've lived here since I was in 4th grade, and I love it. I have so many great memories, going to Fairlawn stores, relaxing in my house, and hanging out with friends in  More

Medina is small and has nice homes. Everyone seems to know everyone that has kids or has grown up there since they were little. No one talks to newcomers, especially if  More

Moved here about three years ago thinking I'd like to get back close to relatives. Seemed like a wonderful place at first, but the cloudiness will make all but the most  More

We moved here from western NY last year. It was hard to leave a solid school system, a house almost paid for, with a yard, and NO HOA. However, jobs were just not there  More

My introduction to Apex, NC came in July 2009 I was on my way to Florida. On the third day, plans changed due to friend's vehicle malfunction. I stayed in Apex for 9  More

Apex has a small town atmosphere, but is convenient to the Research Triangle area of North  More