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Raleigh, NC vs Lafayette, CO

#8 Most Competitive Public Colleges

#16 Best Green Cities

#18 Most Competitive Private Colleges

#68 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#1 Best Cities for Teleworking - Small Metro Areas

#2 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Mid-Size Cities)

#7 Best Green Cities

#17 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

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

#74 2005 High Gas Prices

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

#142 2005 Best Places to Live

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

The City of Lafayette is trying to be attractive and desirable, so that's something. Being on the outskirts of Boulder and metro Denver has the benefits of quick access  More

can't say enough good things about Lafayette - it is next to Louisville CO which has been voted the best place to live by Money Magazine.   More