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Prescott Valley, AZ vs Seaside, CA

#6 Emerging Metropolitan Areas

#42 Best Green Cities

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

#105 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#132 Best Green Cities

#153 2005 Best Places to Live

My neighbor set his home on fire. No insurance. The city did nothing. Its been 15 months,. The wrecked house is a eyesore. Dont get into a HOA. They are  More

We moved here about 3 1/2 years ago. Prescott Valley is growing out of control, the town rubber stamps anything a builder wants. Traffic is getting worse, new residents  More

Before moving to Prescott Valley I lived in Phoenix 30 years and watched Prescott Valley go from basically a few little mom and pop stores on the main road to Prescott  More

I’ve lived in Seaside for the past 20 years and I love it. I’m a fourth generation Monterey Bay family. Seaside hands down has the best views in the Monterey Bay. It’s a  More

Housing in Seaside is more affordable than it was, mainly due to the bursting of the housing bubble. There are still problems, though, mainly because of the huge number  More

unless you went to grad school, or are already rich, don't expect to be able to get a nice house here. You'll be house-poor(not able to afford anything outside of your  More