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Rankings for Oroville

Oroville Ranked
#20 Best Green Cities
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Oroville Ranked
#43 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Oroville Ranked
#281 2005 Best Places to Live
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Rankings for Meridian

Meridian Ranked
#11 Most Secure Large Cities in the U.S.
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Meridian Ranked
#21 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays
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Meridian Ranked
#41 America's Migraine Hot Spots
Everybody gets a headache now and then, but did you know that the severe headaches known as migraines affect over 29 million Am... Read More

Meridian Ranked
#46 Drought-Riskiest Cities
Scientists are warning that raging brush fires could become routine. Florida is running out of water to meet the needs of its grow... Read More

Meridian Ranked
#47 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Meridian Ranked
#53 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

Meridian Ranked
#68 2005 Best Places to Live
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Meridian Ranked
#168 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Oroville    6 Reviews

We have lived here for 15 years now and have come to love it here. There are good and bad places everywhere and to be honest, in comparison to some other municipalities  More

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Can be a tough little town for some. Highway 70 improvements may help to bring this town up in terms of economy, culture, lifestyle. When the skilled workers left after  More

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If you like to Hike, Bike, Fish or Swim, maybe just lazy around some breath taking veiws, then this place is for you! Lake Oroville boasts some of the best bass fishing  More

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Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 7 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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