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Palm Bay, FL vs Flagler Beach, FL

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Rankings for Palm Bay

Palm Bay Ranked
#7 Hurricane Hotspots
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#21 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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#50 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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Palm Bay Ranked
#62 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#64 2005 Best Places to Live
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#85 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
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#252 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Flagler Beach

Flagler Beach Ranked
#14 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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Flagler Beach Ranked
#60 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Flagler Beach Ranked
#66 2005 Best Places to Live
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Flagler Beach Ranked
#78 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

Flagler Beach Ranked
#92 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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Flagler Beach Ranked
#227 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Palm Bay    27 Reviews

I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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Reviews for Flagler Beach    2 Reviews

Flagler Beach has a few characteristics that make it geographically unique: 1. It is the closest beach to I-95 along the entire eastern US coast (approx. 3  More

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Over 16 years ago

Flagler beach is pretty cool. Crime rate is more than a 4 out of 10. Probably more like a 6. Theres alot of alcoholics and surf bums, the center of town can get a little  More

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