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Rankings for Odessa

Odessa Ranked
#74 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#283 2005 Best Places to Live
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#358 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa Ranked
#1 America’s Best Cities for Foodies
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Santa Rosa Ranked
#23 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Santa Rosa Ranked
#137 Best Green Cities
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Santa Rosa Ranked
#166 2005 Best Places to Live
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Reviews for Odessa    11 Reviews

You need to be a friendly person who likes people, isn't afraid to work hard, and have a strength of character that can handle challenges to make it here. Odessa sits on  More

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Over 4 years ago

I think Odessa is a perfect little west Texas town. There is pride in our homes, pride in our community and pride in our kids. No, it's not a fancy place, but you won't  More

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Over 7 years ago

Listen to me!!! Do not move to this place!! I was born in this dump and couldnt wait to leave! if you are anything but caucassion your opertunities are very very  More

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Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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