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Muncie, IN vs Ashland, OR

#45 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)

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#90 2005 Best Places to Live

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#20 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)

#38 Best Green Cities

#70 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)

#72 2005 Best Places to Live

We moved from Chicago to Muncie and we absolutely love it. The housing prices, taxes, proximity to major cities are all hard to  More

Muncie offers a nice home town feel with four season  More

Stay away from Muncie, Indiana. The houses might be cheap, (there's a reason) but the roads are terrible, the cost of living is not any different than anywhere else. The  More

Really nice weather and a cool town and is great for people who love the outdoors with the nearby Rogue River and abundant mountain biking and hiking trails but is a  More

I've lived in Ashland, OR for 13 years, and I love it. The winters are the mildest I've ever experienced. We get 196 sunny days per year. Lithia Park near  More

Sorry, Ashland. I've lived here on and off since 2001. The prices have gone utterly berserk. The town is smoky in the summer, cold and wet in the winter, and totally  More