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New Haven, CT vs Durham, NC

#2 Most Competitive Private Colleges

#6 Best Cities for Teleworking - Medium Metro Areas

#17 Fiscally Fit Cities Report

#17 2005 High Gas Prices

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

#20 The Most Single Cities

#22 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

#27 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)

#31 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

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

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

#62 Drought-Riskiest Cities

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

#109 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#149 2005 Best Places to Live

#207 Best Green Cities

#312 2005 Best Places to Live

#8 Most Competitive Public Colleges

#16 Best Green Cities

#18 Most Competitive Private Colleges

#68 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

In the greater New Haven area there are many options for a college  More

I am thinking of relocating to New Haven, Ct. but am concerned about the high crime rating. Any thoughts?  More

Due to New Haven, CT great location between New York and Boston, educational opportunities, cultural and recreational activities on Long Island Sound and relatively mild  More

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More