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Montgomery, AL vs Bothell, WA

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#258 2005 Best Places to Live

#315 Best Green Cities

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

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#1 America's Best Cities for a Healthy Retirement

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#2 Best Cities for Seniors 2005

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#8 Fiscally Fit Cities Report

#8 Safest Places from Natural Disasters

#8 Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster (Lowest Risk)

#8 Safest Cities for Families with Young Children

#9 Stressful Cities 2012

#10 Top 10 Cities to Beat the Heat

#10 Best Cities for Teleworking - Extra Large Metro Areas

#10 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

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

#11 Failure To Lunch

#12 The Most Single Cities

#16 Best Block Party Places

#16 Best Airports to Make a Connection

#19 Best US Cities for Seniors 2011

#22 Sleepless Cities 2011

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

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#39 Most Competitive Public Colleges

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#41 Hypertension Hot Spots

#41 Americas Manliest Cites 2011

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#46 Most Energetic Cities

#55 2005 High Gas Prices

#58 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

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#59 America's Migraine Hot Spots

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Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

This city is too  More

Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  More

Bothell is amazing, downtown is nice and cozy and our restaurants are great. the suburban neighborhoods are welcoming and friendly. visit  More

We have lived in and near Bothell for 20 years. The schools here are great, and if you’re college educated, the job market is great, too. We moved to the Pacific  More

I love BOTHELL. It's beautiful and safe.  More