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North Port, FL vs Forest, VA

#88 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

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

#9 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#15 2005 Best Places to Live

#171 Best Green Cities

Good climate, affordable housing, close to  More

Your typical suburban bedroom community. Affordable housing, most commute to jobs elsewhere, little sense of place, no real downtown. But like a lot of these types of  More

North Port offers the best in overall climate, low taxes, affordable housing, easy access to a wide variety of shopping, good schools, good medical care, low crime, and  More

I moved to Forest a little over a year ago. I have to say that the peace and quiet agrees with me. I love the beautiful scenic view, the lack of crowds, and the  More