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Pensacola, FL vs Fayetteville, NC

#8 Hurricane Hotspots

#9 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?

#14 2005 High Gas Prices

#49 America's Migraine Hot Spots

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

#75 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#146 Best Green Cities

#239 2005 Best Places to Live

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

#217 Best Green Cities

#250 2005 Best Places to Live

I grew up in Pcola and moved away after hurricane Ivan over a decade ago. I have recently moved back and was shocked to see the rate of decline it has endured over the  More

I've lived here for almost 30 years and love it! Good size town but not a big city still plenty to do in downtown's really come alive in the last 10 years. Plus we have  More

I came here to visit and never left! The American Planning Association named downtown Pensacola "Florida's Greatest Place" after a popular vote and Palafox Street was  More

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More