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Melbourne, FL vs Cape Coral, FL

#7 Hurricane Hotspots

#21 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#50 America's Migraine Hot Spots

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

#64 2005 Best Places to Live

#85 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#252 Best Green Cities

#1 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#8 Best Cities for Teleworking - Small Metro Areas

#20 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#45 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#58 2005 High Gas Prices

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

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

#97 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#105 Best Green Cities

#220 2005 Best Places to Live

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

95% of Cape Coral is a lifeless & soulless money-making area, yet the local hypocrisy goes as far as blaming every issue on the recent hurricane, which one has literally  More

I moved to the area from Bradenton/Sarasota area. Lived here since 2003. My youngest has been in day care all the way to a sophomore in high school now. Schools are  More

Growing community with lots of land.   More