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Punta Gorda, FL vs Jonesboro, AR

#35 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)

#49 2005 Best Places to Live

#57 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)

#124 Best Green Cities

#2 Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster (Highest Risk)

#2 Riskiest Places for Natural Disasters

#75 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)

#80 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)

#257 2005 Best Places to Live

#270 Best Green Cities

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

I have lived in Jonesboro for 25 years and have enjoyed seeing the economic growth of this community. My children are able to attend a great public school and my wife  More

Yikes, this is one of those places that used to have sundown town policies in place well into the 20th century. Welcome to the conservative, baptist South.  More

Ashamed of Jonesboro! I was born and raised there back in the late 70's and 80's We never heard of killings, not much of drugs, we were able to play outside, Nettleton  More