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Morganton Ranked
#28 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#254 2005 Best Places to Live
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#268 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Carrboro

Carrboro Ranked
#8 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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#16 Best Green Cities
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Carrboro Ranked
#18 Most Competitive Private Colleges
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Carrboro Ranked
#68 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
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Reviews for Morganton    4 Reviews

We moved to Morganton in 2014 and love this town/area. The natural beauty in the Catawba Valley is astounding. Mountains, rivers, and beautiful trees are everywhere. The  More

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Over 10 years ago

Will be transplanting from the suburbs of Philadelphia and have visited Morganton on our way to Asheville/Hendersonville. It is close to take in what Asheville has to  More

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Over 11 years ago

It is the best place for schools. cost of living is great. Homes are cheap and affordable. Crime is very low. Recommend moving to Morganton NC  More

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Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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Over 15 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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