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Rankings for Melbourne Beach

Melbourne Beach Ranked
#7 Hurricane Hotspots
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Melbourne Beach Ranked
#21 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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Melbourne Beach Ranked
#50 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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Melbourne Beach Ranked
#62 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Melbourne Beach Ranked
#64 2005 Best Places to Live
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Melbourne Beach Ranked
#85 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
When it comes to summer and its accompanying hot weather, there are so many beautiful things - beach days, barbecues, revea... Read More

Melbourne Beach Ranked
#252 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for The Villages

The Villages Ranked
#45 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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The Villages Ranked
#58 2005 Best Places to Live
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The Villages Ranked
#189 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Melbourne Beach    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Lifestyle in Melbourne, Florida is relaxed and friendly. If you are looking for beautiful beaches, golfing and a slower pace Melbourne may be right for you.  More

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Reviews for The Villages    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

The Village’s is a great place to ride your bike with all the many bike trails or golf cart trails to ride on, the problem with this place that ive experienced with this  More

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Over 4 years ago

we were considering the Villages but honestly, not interested in living in a place where people do not support our president, that is  More

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Over 5 years ago

Since 2010, it has had a population growth of 85.0%, which is a bit low compared to 2020. As for the Cons - Violent Crime - This is definitely not true. It might be in  More

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