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Payson, UT vs Nevada City, CA

#5 Most Affordable Colleges

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

#46 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#62 Best Green Cities

#85 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#146 2005 Best Places to Live

Payson is a great place to live. I was born and raised  More

I lived in Y.C Ca for 14 yrs and Nevada City became my favorite town to visit. The restaurants are great, the night life is mellow but you get a variety of music...shoos  More

We are seriously considering a move to Nevada City. I have a lot of questions about what it will be like for a liberal-minded family with a teenage son. Will he find  More

I have been coming here since I was a child. I am from the bay area, the town I grew up in was small and I met my husband there. We raised our children there. The  More