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Rankings for Ogden

Ogden Ranked
#38 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
When it comes to summer and its accompanying hot weather, there are so many beautiful things - beach days, barbecues, revea... Read More

Ogden Ranked
#194 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Parkersburg

Parkersburg Ranked
#7 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Parkersburg Ranked
#37 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Parkersburg Ranked
#193 2005 Best Places to Live
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Parkersburg Ranked
#363 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Ogden    30 Reviews

Ogden is an old industrial city that was once a huge railroad and mill town and IRS office (still there; hey...they provide jobs). It's always been a bit rougher, poorer  More

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Elevate (verb); 1. to raise to a more important or impressive level/to enhance attraction or desirability. Deviate (verb); 1. depart from an established course or usual  More

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~~Me = Utahn, 44, College Graduate, Homeowner, Father~~ Fact...Just 40 miles north of Salt Lake City, Ogden was named the 6th best place to raise a family by Forbes.   More

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Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

Just like most places, Parkersburg definitely has it's pros and cons. The pros: pretty low crime rate (although it's growing more and more every year), typically no  More

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Have worked at St Josephs for the past 11 weeks as a travel RN in the CVICU. A very friendly hospital, great hospitalist and physician availability with CV surgeons of  More

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