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Newton, MA vs Indianapolis, IN

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

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#9 2005 High Gas Prices

#9 America’s Manliest Cities

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#11 Hypertension Hot Spots

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#22 Sperlings Skincare Wrinkle Ranking

#23 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

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#25 Most Romantic Cities for Boomers

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#28 Worst Cities for Respiratory Infections

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

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#31 Stressful Cities 2012

#31 Failure To Lunch

#33 Best and Worst Cities for Sleep

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#39 America's Most Playful Cities

#41 Healthiest Cities

#45 Cities on the Edge of Greatness

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

#49 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#50 The Most Single Cities

#55 Drought-Riskiest Cities

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Apartment rentals seem to be on the expensive  More

Newton is ok, safe, close to  More

THE WEATHER HERE IS VARIABLE... EACH SEASON CAN BE FELT IN EXTREME TEMPERATURES. WINTER IS SO COLD, SUMMER IS SO HOT...THE SPRING AND FALL BRING A LOT OF RAIN, BUT ALSO  More

I lived in Indianapolis for over 23 years, and I really miss the laidback: easy lifestyle there. The prices of most items are lower than elsewhere in the US, including  More

No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More